News
New vapour recovery offers savings
...to actually make money in a remarkably short time, simply by retaining petrol that would otherwise go back to the depot or refinery,” says Roger Bailey, sales manager of Petroman...
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Analysis
Prax Petroleum – A year of challenges and opportunities
...gains in contracted and spot sales. The uncertainty surrounding our close neighbour, Coryton refinery, has undoubtedly presented all Thames-based wholesalers with further opportunities. “Changes to the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation...
News
Protests create temporary fuel shortages- drivers urged not to panic buy
...Stop Oil, have been blockading refinery access near London and Birmingham since Friday, preventing tanker trucks from leaving or entering. FairFuelUK has reported being “bombarded” by messages informing them that...
News
JET – nearing its target of 400 branded sites
...finance director Chirayu Patel. “Combined with the refinery down the coast offering a secure and flexible supply, it gave us confidence that JET was the right choice for us. Our...
News
Valero’s newly expanded Avonmouth Terminal
...the upgrading of ethanol blending systems. Valero’s Avonmouth Terminal is now fully open for all grades, and receives fuel products directly from its oil refinery in Pembroke, South Wales. www.Valero.com...
News
Thames Oilport completes first phase of development
...of these shipments is a major milestone that brings fuel into the terminal for the first time since the closure of the Coryton refinery. The development of Thames Oilport is...
News
Process safety – Rivers and Hackett speak out
...oil industry. He recently returned from New Zealand where he was running the country’s only oil refinery and was previously responsible for Shell’s refining and petrochemical operations in the UK....
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – A managed transition?
...will not be ready until 2032. A risk too far In our own industry we are facing similar issues. Petroineos has announced the closure of the Grangemouth refinery and plans...
Opinion
Highs and lows of the oil price drop
...in demand for fuel – most significantly from motorists and the airline industry – Valero insists it is business as usual at its Pembrokeshire oil refinery, which employs about 1,200...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...prior five-year period. Refinery demand fell by 7.8% compared with the same period in the previous year following maintenance during the second quarter of 2023. Net imports of primary oils...
Case Study
A case study: software that is maximising flexibility in fuel deliveries
...decarbonisation. Supplying some 18 billion litres of fuel annually, Greenergy manages fuel supply chains from refinery gates to customer sites which requires a high level of both flexibility and efficiency....
News
Thames Oilport – diesel and gasoil supply commences
...significant milestone in the regeneration of the site, to turn the former refinery into a modern import terminal capable of meeting growing fuel demand in the south east. Twelve months...
News
Greenergy proposes to end production at its Immingham biodiesel plant
...Immingham. Following last week’s announcement of insolvency by Prax, owner of the nearby Lindsey oil refinery, putting 420 jobs at risk and potentially impacting many more, a further 60 employees...
Opinion
“A solution to plastic pollution that makes business sense.”
...to mitigate the accumulation of residue. The final output often manifests as a wax-like substance, necessitating further processing in a refinery to yield either plastic or fuel. Notably, a substantial...
News
EET Fuels appoints Adrian Curry as Chief Decarbonisation Officer
...delivering the world’s leading low carbon process refinery. He brings extensive experience as a seasoned chair, managing director, and board member across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with...
News
Essar sponsors awards
...UK. “We are all proud of the modern and clean Essar brand, and we have exciting plans for our retail network, all backed by a world class refinery.” www.forecourttraderawards.co.uk/ www.essaroil.co.uk/...
Insight
COP26 Blog 3: A just energy transition
...rotation at a refinery, another in a solar farm, and perhaps another working for an engineering firm or for a CCUS company – allowing the individual to be truly equipped...
Analysis
Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence
...manage the UK market. Potentially these refineries could become just storage locations, like Shell Haven and the previous Gulf refinery at Milford Haven.” An innovative approach Situated in London’s Victoria...