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Tony Wood, Global Marketing Manager for IBM Chemicals and Petroleum Industries examines that current pressure on refinery operations and possible alternative strategies.
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Heating its schools has always been a local affair for Nottinghamshire - thanks to its strong coal-mining traditions. But, during the past decade local coal has become increasingly scarce due to pit closures. One solution - at least for the County Council's school buildings - is a switch to wood pel...
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In 2006, UKPIA published its report Meeting our energy needs: the future of UK oil refining, which set out some of the challenges facing the sector in the coming years. The report prompted the UK DTI, now BERR, to commission a study from Wood Mackenzie reviewing UK oil refining capacity. Here, UKPIA...
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Andy Bradley, Wood Mackenzie's Vice President, Downstream Oil, asks whether it is time to reconsider the traditional role of retail fuels marketing for integrated refining-marketing companies. If a 'first age' for fuels retailing was dominated by integrated oil companies, while the 'second age' has ...
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Benchmarking is now frequently used as a key improvement tool for many companies in different industries. Dr Brad Wood, Director of Bencmarking with Juran, the Ntherlands, describes an annual operation efficiency benchmarking consortium for bulk liquid storage and loading facilities, and discusses a...
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David Wood of David Wood & Associates looks at the impact of more heavy and sour crudes coming to the market, including the emergence of a Middle East sour crude futures market.
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The high and rising oil price in 2004 presented major challenges to fuel retailers across Europe as they sought to pass on ever higher fuel purchase costs through raising their own forecourt pump prices in a way that did not compromise their competitiveness. Stephen Brooks, Downstream Consultant at ...
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While crude feedstocks are becoming poorer in quality, regulation and market demand and clean air initiatives are leading transportation fuels in the opposite direction, writes David Wood.
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