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Workers protest over Coryton sale
Workers at the Coryton oil refinery in Essex gathered with their families at Purfleet on 21 and 22 July, to protest against the closure of the refinery and the subsequent...
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Interview
In Profile – Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy Ltd
...note? Being involved in Prax’s acquisition of Lindsey Oil Refinery and the early days post-acquisition, all whilst working remotely during COVID. Tell us your greatest fear. I don’t tend to...
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Petroineos GasOil and Biofuel Workshop
A workshop hosted by fuel processing giant Petroineos at its Grangemouth refinery to discuss growing concerns that red diesel is causing damage to farm machinery saw a large turnout from...
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The UK’s first purpose built oil re-refinery
Hydrodec – fully engaged in the planning, permitting and financing process for its oil re-refinery The Hydrodec Group has announced plans to develop a facility to re-refine used lubricant oils...
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Phillips 66 enters UK market
...base and an impressive portfolio of business divisions, including consumer-facing marketing and our world-class Humber Refinery,” continued Pete George. A key part of Phillips 66’s global refinery portfolio, the Humber...
Analysis
A year in the wholesale markets
...Esso and the Nisa convenience brand.” Greenergy acquired the former Petroplus refinery on Teesside (now named Greenergy North Tees) in July 2012 and began supplying from the site soon after....
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Important milestone for joint venture
...cleared and the remaining refinery demolition due to completed in 2016, the partners determined that this is right time to proceed with the sale of excess refinery land. www.thamesenterprisepark.co.uk www.greenergy.com...
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Coryton assets to be sold to joint venture
...are managing the safe closure of the refinery. The sale follows a five month exercise to explore all the options for the refinery. As stated by the administrators in May,...
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Petroplus administrators reveal scale of Coryton’s financial woes
...the Coryton refinery. The report provides creditors with a detailed description of progress that has been made in the six months since the appointment of the administrators. Trading losses from...
Insight
Sustainable low carbon liquid fuels: perspectives and prospects
...UK, the Phillips 66 Humber refinery started co-processing in 2017, at 50,000mt/ year, subsequently expanded to 150,000 mt/year, with further expansion to 250,000mt/year in 2024. The diagram top right of...
Insight
A vertically challenged market
...infrastructure, enabling product movements from refinery to market place. Common to all these companies was vertical integration – particularly obvious in the UK’s refinery network and inland market presence with...
Opinion
Unite Grangemouth survival plan calls for transition to biofuels hub
...which represents the workforce at Grangemouth, has written to energy secretary Ed Miliband demanding action on Grangemouth. In September, Grangemouth owners Petroineos announced its intention to close the only refinery...
Analysis
What price oil? Q2 2025 in review
...jet fuel production capacity at its Castellon refinery in Spain, amid weak market growth. On 22nd April, the UK Trade Remedies Authority recommend continuing current anti-dumping duties on Argentinian biodiesel...
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Essar donates £3,000 to support Warrington charity
A significant safety milestone at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex has seen a £3,000 donation made to Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) charity, Families United (Warrington). Mathew James, Essar production...
Analysis
Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...to the agriculture sector for their bespoke vehicles.” Essar recently announced a new joint venture with Progressive Energy to build the UK’s largest hydrogen hub at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex....
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Essar appoints Stein Ivar Bye as chief executive officer
...as chief operating officer at Scandinavian crude oil giant Preem, Stein Ivar Bye will be based at Essar’s Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. He brings with him over...
Analysis
Improving the UK’s fuel supply network
...immediate benefactors here are Essar’s customers,” Arun explains. “By connecting our site with Northampton, via the UKOP, they can operate with a lower tonne mileage (vs Stanlow), which reduces the...
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Essar expands fuel distribution into the South East following Oikos Storage agreement
...the United Kingdom Oil Pipeline (“UKOP”) system to supply the Northampton and Midlands regions boosting supply resilience. Currently diesel and jet fuels are pumped from Essar’s Stanlow refinery to the...