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New executive director at the TSA
The Tank Storage Association (TSA) has announced that its executive director, Hugh Bray, is to retire at the end of April 2016. Peter Davidson, currently UKPIA’s director of safety,...
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Phillips 66 sees Humber refinery project shortlisted for Phase-2 CCUS
...Storage Association (CCSA), said: “I am delighted to see the government providing certainty to business today by confirming the Phase 2 shortlist. These world-leading projects can now move forward and...
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TankCare TankStream – fuel quality and wetstock monitoring
New products from TankCare UK (an OTS Group company) include TankStream, a fuel quality and wetstock monitoring system for dispersed fuel storage installations. Designed to provide real time updates, the...
Interview
Preparing for the red diesel rebate changes
...cleaning has never been higher. Sites, including the depot storage tanks of fuel oil suppliers, must be cleaned to remove all residue of red fuel. Not doing so could result...
Interview
Holding steady in challenging times
...built with storage capacity for 110,000 litres of kerosene, 75,000 litres of gas oil, 75,000 litres of derv and two 70,000 underground petrol storage tanks. Sales from the forecourt...
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Stolt-Nielsen acquires Dagenham storage terminal
...support to the Stolt Tankers’ inter-European coastal fleet. Our initial plans include an immediate upgrade programme, with the decommissioning of several old tanks and the construction of new tanks.” http://www.stolt-nielsen.com/...
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Oil Tank Supplies rebrands to OTS Group
...to fuel” Originally established in 1971 as Oil Tank Supplies, the business focused on the manufacture of bunded diesel fuel storage tanks. With nearly 50 years’ experience, OTS Group is...
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StocExpo 2015 Set to Break Records
...still with an expanded show floor and its strongest ever conference programme and speaker line-up. Nick Powell, StocExpo & Tank Storage Portfolio Event Director commented on the show’s progress: “The...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...by tanker. Coaster, for lifting by tanker. Closely integrated with the refinery, which is a key feedstock source, is the adjacent petrochemical complex, which produces polyethylene, polypropylene and other industrial...
Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...by recession, Harvest Energy’s sales volumes are up. Extending storage options Harvest Energy supplies fuel from north of Inverness at Tain down to Penzance. “Storage is key as it enables...
Opinion
UKPIA calls on Government to speed up hydrogen transport plans or risk net zero
UKPIA is calling on Government to bring forward plans to develop its ‘business model for low carbon hydrogen transport and storage’ or risk delaying major projects needed to deliver net...
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Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...tanker – a tanker which happens to be very similar to the one the author drives for a living! The story is set across Cumbria and features local landmarks and...
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Liquid storage expansion plans for UM Terminals’ new MD
One of the UK’s leading bulk liquid storage specialists has announced a new interim managing director. Vic Brodrick steps up to the role at Liverpool-headquartered UM Terminals, which he will...
Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...of a new quarterly series from the downstream trade association. “Today we face some of the biggest issues for a generation, and possibly for many generations. We are living through...
Insight
The climate emergency: a game of two halves
...and the net zero transition. We chair the COMAH Strategic Forum net zero group – with the Tank Storage Association and others being an integral part. Some organisations may be...
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LWE launches VEHESTA as the vehicle energy station of the future
Ledbury Welding & Engineering Ltd (LWE) is the leading manufacturer of above ground petrol storage tanks in the UK and pioneers of the alternative concept of modular filling stations. With...
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Harbour Energy’s Viking project to transform Humber into UK’s leading CCS hub
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) can play a major role in preventing carbon dioxide emissions being released into the atmosphere in hard to decarbonise sectors. With power generation and industrial...
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September 2023: People moves in the fuel distribution sector
...brands across the UK.” Suttons Tankers Suttons Tankers has recently appointed David Heath as Head of Fuels and Powders. Essar Essar Oil (UK) Ltd has announced the appointment of Ramesh...