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What is the outlook for UK refining?
Since the closure of BP’s Belfast plant in 1982, the UK refinery network has undergone continuous shrinkage, from 18 facilities with a total distillation capacity of 132 million tonnes (mt)...
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Analysis
What price oil? Q1 2025 in review
...of tariff uncertainty. In further bearish news, ARA gasoline stocks hit a record high in early February highlighting the issues faced by European refineries as the Dangote refinery progresses towards...
Interview
ESL Fuels: working with customers to deliver sustainable fuel solutions
...the bigger success at that time and this led to a period of sustained growth. In 2012, the company bought the mothballed BP Castrol terminal at Stanlow, a facility with...
News
People Moves – December 2024
...She also has extensive experience in key account management in north-western Europe. Saskia will be responsible for leading B2B sales activities in the Marine, Aviation, and Wholesale sectors. Stanlow Terminals...
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Deal could see key hydrogen role for Fawley
...ExxonMobil, a potential cornerstone producer and user of hydrogen, joining our project is a significant step forward.” We previously reported plans to create a carbon-free hydrogen plant at Stanlow refinery....
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Fuel supply expansion for Scotland refinery
Petroineos has announced a multi-year agreement for sole access to the ASCO UK Aberdeen Inland Terminal that expands the fuel supply footprint of Scotland’s only refinery. The supply of diesel,...
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Hydrogen collaboration for Uniper and Phillips 66
...Refinery from 2029. The hydrogen would be used to replace refinery fuel gas in industrial-scale fired heaters, as part of Phillips 66’s plans to reduce the Humber Refinery’s scope 1...
Insight
Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation
...MT. Turning attention to the refinery network and oil products demand. Supply & Distribution: There is now only one operating refinery in the country, the Equinor (formerly Statoil) facility at...
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Argent Energy earns gold and silver global health and safety awards
...gold awards. Argent Energy’s Stanlow Site, also based in Ellesmere Port, UK, was awarded the RoSPA Silver Award for its exemplary health and safety standards during the period of 1...
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Top honours for HOYER Petrolog drivers
James Givens (l) winner of the first prize in HOYER’s 2016 driver of the year competition with Mark Binns, MD of HOYER Petrolog Three drivers working at Kingsbury and Stanlow...
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Essar Oil UK announces senior appointment
...zero energy industrial cluster at Stanlow, which involves the construction of hydrogen production units as part of the HyNet project to create a hydrogen economy across North West England and...
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Essar’s exemplary safety performance awarded gold
Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow Manufacturing Complex has achieved Gold in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, which offer a prime opportunity to benchmark safety performance year on year and...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes investments in hydrogen
...unit with a new, net zero ready furnace at Stanlow. Phillips 66 Limited will also receive a grant of over £500,000 towards research into fuel switching in the Humber refinery’s...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes support for decarbonisation projects
...play in decarbonising industry as well as supporting high quality jobs right across the UK throughout the energy transition. North West – Essar’s Stanlow refinery is central to the HyNet...
News
Delivering SAF at scale: a sector investing in future production
...Stanlow by end 2026 • Velocys is developing plans for a SAF plant at Immingham • Phillips 66 supplying BA from Humber with SAF (co-processed waste oils) Among some of...
News
Cautious industry response to fuel resilience bill
...of critical fuel infrastructure are financially sound and operationally capable financial assistance – to enable government to support supply resilience improvements A spokesperson confirmed that Essar, operator of Stanlow refinery and...
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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...
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...