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Our latest look at the changing downstream landscape

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UK Downstream: the changing landscape

...on an ambitious distributor acquisition programme, which included the equity distributor businesses of Shell (Shell Direct), Texaco and Total (TotalButler). Principal market channels: We will now take a brief look...

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Fuel theft in the UK

...value for domestic fuel theft was £630,163.93.   Fuel theft hotspots by recorded instances Commercial Fuel Theft Hotspots Total Recorded Instances Domestic Fuel Theft Hotspots Total Recorded Instances Greater Manchester...

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A vertically challenged market

BP, Esso and Shell were supplying approximately 70% of the UK’s total requirements at the end of the 80s. Of the three only Esso now has a refinery presence in...

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The growth of large retail dealer groups

...HAVE NETWORKS IN EXCESS OF 200 SITES Now with a total of 1,400 sites these four groups represent 17% of the UK’s network and 26% of independent dealer outlets and...

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Refining operations

THE LINDSEY OIL REFINERY (LOR) AT KILLINGHOLME IN LINCOLNSHIRE WAS COMMISSIONED BY ITS JOINT OWNERS, PETROFINA AND TOTAL, IN MAY 1968 It was joined about a year and a half...

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Sector decarbonisation: The future transport energy mix

...The biggest challenge presented is long-haul journeys (those over 7 hours duration) which, while comprising less than 10% of total flights, account for 52% of total aviation emissions. Recognising this,...

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The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery

The Prax Group has signed an agreement with Total to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery and its associated logistic assets, with the deal subject to the conditions of sale being met....

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Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery

...a reduced total distillation capacity of 275,000 bpd.   Supplying 15% of the country’s requirements As Britain’s largest refinery, Fawley now accounts for 18% of the country’s total refining capacity...

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Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity

...comprise around 25% of total international bunker use. By far the largest bunkering port in the world is Singapore, which supplies around 36million mt/year; total US bunkering activity amounts to...
Fuels Industry UK

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The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis

...products uses, both contributing 31% to the total. The UK has continued to over perform against its GHG emissions targets set out in Carbon Budget 3 and the total GHG...

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Q2 2012- oil production and consumption decreases

Total energy production – Q2 2012 Oil production fell by 12.2% in the second quarter of 2012, compared with a year earlier. Oil consumption fell by 2.4%. The Department of...

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Will refinery restructure lead to a sale?

  A restructure at the Total Lindsey oil refinery (LOR) is set to take effect from spring 2013. Total LOR, which has seen more than £600m of investment in the...

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Research into new marine lubricants

Total’s new facilities significantly add to the company’s existing capabilities for both lubricants formulation and testing Earlier this month Total Lubmarine opened new laboratory facilities near Lyon in France.  The...

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Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation

...Demand: Consumption of refined products has remained relatively unchanged over the past four years, with only Jet A-1 showing a sharp fall-back, as it did everywhere, in 2020. The total...