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Biorefinery set for take-off at Stanlow

...Essar Oil (UK) Limited (Essar), Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited (Fulcrum) and Essar’s subsidiary company Stanlow Terminals Limited. This innovative bio-refinery will convert several hundred thousand tonnes of pre-processed waste, which would...

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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...NORTH WEST Four main distribution points – Essar’s Stanlow refinery, Valero’s Manchester Fuel Terminal (on the mainline pipeline), the CLH Bramhall terminal (leased by Phillips 66) and the NuStar Eastham...
Grangemouth march for jobs

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A just transition for Grangemouth?

...could have invested in Grangemouth Refinery over a period of 5 years, therefore saving jobs and the future of Scotland’s refinery. I believe the UK Government could have intervened. “As...
Oil prices

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What price oil? 2025 in review

...strikes on 21st June. Late on 30th June came the shock news that the 105 kb/d Prax Lindsey refinery in Lincolnshire had entered administration. Q3 2025 – Refinery Shock, OPEC...
The industrial facility will pave the way to reduce CO2 emissions by 1 million tons

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Essar selects tech partner for Stanlow carbon capture facility

...flue-gas treatment.” Moving to a world-first, low carbon refinery Essar’s overall decarbonisation strategy plans to reduce refinery emissions with two state-of-the-art projects: Industrial carbon capture (ICC) announced at Stanlow in...

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Award winning Essar Stanlow makes foodbank donation

In recognition of the 4th anniversary of the acquisition of the Stanlow Refinery, Essar Oil UK, whose Ellesmere Port site won its 19th consecutive RoSPA award, made a £7,500 donation...

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UK refining – hunting for answers

...A large refinery reputedly contributes £60 million to the local economy.  “Closed in 2009, Petroplus’ Teesside refinery was an ex-ICI plant, very simple in refinery complexity terms but closely integrated...

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Stanlow – a winner in the 2014 RoSPA safety awards

Essar Oil UK received the gold award for 2014 and the order of distinction for 18 consecutive gold awards at its Stanlow manufacturing complex. Delighted to be recognised for Essar...

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The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery

...“We are committed to all Lindsey Oil Refinery employees, who are a key element for the future success of the refinery.” Lindsey Oil Refinery saw a major investment from Total...

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Prax Group agrees purchase of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery

...are a key element for the future success of the refinery.” Lindsey Oil Refinery saw a major investment from Total in 2015, which modernised and streamlined the refinery. “Since selling...