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FPS EXPO 2015 – visitor numbers up by 20%

Over 1600 movers and shakers and key decision makers from the oil distribution industry world attended the two-day event which included 12% of delegates from European countries ...
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Barton Petroleum open day

Depot manager Angelo Colleta at the open day Last week Barton Petroleum held an open day at the company’s Oakley depot near Bedford. The ...
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A south coast storage opportunity

Aerial view of Portland Port – a naval dockyard for over 150 years, Portland Harbour is now a thriving and successful commercial facility A storage facility adjacent ...
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NEW – Safe Loading Pass scheme

The scheme has been revised by a cross-industry team, comprising representatives of UKPIA, the Tank Storage Association (TSA) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Since ...
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HOYER generates record earnings

Mark Binns, chairman, HOYER Petrolog UK Hamburg- based logistics provider HOYER has reported a thoroughly successful result for the financial year 2014.  Turnover, at EUR 1,107...
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Trend for forecourt closures evens out

After a 20-year period of dramatic reduction in the numbers of forecourts, there were 8,609 forecourts at the close of 2014 which was broadly in line with ...
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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 ...
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Reducing the cost of decommissioning

The results of a major study to look at ways to reduce the cost of decommissioning will be unveiled in Aberdeen on 27th May. The ...
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Great savings for Texaco retailers

Texaco retailers have been benefiting from reduced Merchant Service Charges (MSC) after Valero, restructured their agreement with their acquirer. The reduction, which came into effect ...
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A shining light in the fuel industry

Celebrating on the OAMPS Petrochemical stand at FPS EXPO are Duncan Grant, the newly appointed FPS president with the winning Flynn Fuels’ tanker driver Ciaran ...
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Major marine fuelling point opens at Blyth

Pete George – looking forward to working alongside the Geos Group to ‘capture the many growth opportunities it offers’ A new strategic marine fuel distribution alliance ...
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New terminal manager at Certas Energy

(l-r) Ron Tomal, Stuart Sealey, and Donald Smith After 40 years in the oil industry, Ron Tomal, terminal manager at Certas Energy’s Aberdeen and Inverness ...
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OSS (Hydrodec UK) buys Eco-Oil business

OSS, the trading name of Hydrodec (UK), has acquired the business, assets and trade name of Eco-Oil from Eco-Oil International and its subsidiaries. Together with ...
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MFG and Euro Garages buy Shell service stations

This week Shell UK accepted offers for the sale of 185 company-owned service stations to selected independent dealers and has exchanged contracts for 158 of these service ...
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New look for Esso brand

Esso is rolling out a new site image at select Esso-branded service stations ExxonMobil is rolling out a new site image along with new product ...
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Around the clock fuel monitoring

High accuracy electronic gauging provides instant information on fuel stock levels, remaining tank capacity and ullage Cameron Forecourt has supplied a new centralised fuelling system ...
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Gulf Aviation fuels Cheltenham Gold rush

Gulf Aviation fuel tankers provided refuelling services at last month’s Cheltenham Festival In partnership with Helicopter & Aviation Services, Gulf Aviation added another prestigious ...
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