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Total – adaptation plan to secure LOR’s future
“LOR will be a smaller, but a higher converting and more profitable refinery,” says general manager Jacques Beuckelaers The Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) will be adapted, along with its logistics...
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Prax Lindsey launches first-of-its kind apprenticeship to support low carbon transition
...testing, all vital for the safe and reliable running of the refinery and industrial sites. Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery, commented: “The foundations for transforming Prax...
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What price oil? 2024 In review
...avoid attacks. In turn, this caused delays to product getting to Northwest Europe. February Supply distribution continued into early February. This was exacerbated by German refinery maintenance lowering domestic production....
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£1bn investment in hydrogen venture supports Essar future
Essar has today announced that it has formed, with Progressive Energy, Vertex Hydrogen Limited, a new joint venture to build the UK’s largest hydrogen hub at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex....
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A UK hydrogen first for Stanlow
...carbon hydrogen plant at Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port, has been awarded £7.5m. The plant will produce 3TWh of low carbon hydrogen – double the UK’s total...
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Deloitte statement further highlights Stanlow concerns
Concerns surrounding money siphoned out of the Stanlow oil refinery have been raised by Deloitte, after the accounting giant quit as auditor to the parent company of the refinery –...
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Essar business update shows significant fuel sales recovery
...secured a contract to supply fuel. With Stanlow a key strategic national asset, producing over 16% of the UK’s annual road transport fuels, Essar continued to operate the complex at...
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Major investment at Essar
...regenerator head for a key petrol producing unit at its Stanlow refinery. Part of a £23 million refurbishment project, the 428 tonne steel head was lifted 225 feet before being...
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The meteoric rise and sudden demise of State Oil
...Oil – the owners of Prax Petroleum, the Lindsey Oil Refinery and various North Sea exploration assets – had gone into Administration. Not too much information is yet available around...
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Phillips 66 Humber refinery innovation in sustainable aviation fuel receives accolade
...look to progress toward the refinery of the future.” Alongside producing SAF, the refinery is also the only producer of specialty graphite coke in Europe, an essential component used in...
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Humber refinery – a family affair
...to ten years old took part, including four-year old twins Alex and Tyler who became the refinery’s firemen for the day, and five- year old Evan who stars as a refinery...
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Unite challenges first minister on the future of Grangemouth
Unite has called on the first minister, John Swinney, to “show us the plan” over the future of the Petroineos oil refinery based in Grangemouth. In social media comments the first...
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Phillips 66 sees Humber refinery project shortlisted for Phase-2 CCUS
...sharing.” The Humber Zero project is one of the many lower carbon initiatives the Humber Refinery is a part of. The Humber Refinery is the only refinery in Europe to...
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Essar strengthens ASDA relationship with new deal
Essar Oil UK, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has today announced a new agreement with ASDA for the supply of petrol and diesel in the Midlands. ASDA has...
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Workforce investment essential to Essar’s low carbon future
Following its positive business update at the turn of the year, Essar Oil (UK) has invested heavily in plans to develop the UK’s first low carbon refinery. In addition to...
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HOYER Petrolog – driver of the year
...*Total Bitumen Immingham, BP Titan, Puma Glasgow, Esso Purfleet, Shell Thames, Esso Immingham, Shell Billingham, Esso Stanlow, Petrolog Fleet Stanlow, Multifleet Immingham, Shell Killingholme, Petrolog Fleet Morley, Petrolog Fleet South...
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Essar supports young carers
Representatives of the charity attended the celebration at Stanlow, to raise awareness amongst employees and to formally receive the donation The sixth anniversary of the acquisition of Stanlow Refinery by...
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Essar staff offered £30,000 “leaver incentive” package
As reported in July, Essar’s 1000 employees at the Stanlow Oil Refinery are being offered a voluntary severance package, now rumoured to be worth a fixed-sum of £30,000. All employees...