Swiss company wins modernization project from Romanian Petrom
Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded contracts by PETROM S.A. for investments which form part of PETROM's Petrobrazi Modernization Project, a major refinery modernization project being implemented at the Petrobrazi Refinery in Ploesti, Romania. PETROM is majority-owned by OMV AG of Austria and is described as the largest oil and gas producer in Southeast Europe
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What to do about the Shell brand in New Zealand
The new boss of Shell's fuel retailing business, which was recently sold to Kiwi owners, says the decision to rebrand it or stick with Shell is tricky
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Galp workers to strike for 3 days
A three-day strike by workers at Portuguese oil firm Galp will go ahead on April 19-21, closing the company's two refineries, after talks between workers and management broke down on last Friday
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MIT researchers engineer viruses to split water in search of hydrogen
The jury is still out on whether hydrogen-fueled cars will be a competitive alternative in the future. BMW still seems to think it will be. Honda hasn't given up on its FCX Clarity hydrogen car either. Cities like London are laying the preliminary groundwork for a network of hydrogen filling stations. And then there's the hydrogen highway
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WHOLE FOODS installs first electric vehicle charging station
Whole Foods Market has installed its first electric vehicle charging station at its Texas flagship store
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Italian oil giant to enter Slovenia
Italian energy company Eni plans to form a new company Eni Slovenia. The Slovenian government will decide on a meeting this week whether Eni will be allowed to use the name Slovenia for its daughter company
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BP takes price rollback to the next level
There may be other chains and fuel companies offering price rollback at the pump, and participating in Excentus Corp.'s fuelperks! program, but BP is the only one currently thinking beyond the present moment and creating a plan for brandwide deployment of price rollback technology across all branded locations -- allowing it to expand beyond partnerships to offer its own redemption programs
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Azerbaijan starts construction of a laboratory to control the quality of oil products
The State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patents has started the construction of a lab to control quality of oil products on the domestic market, committee head Ramiz Hasanov informed at an expanded session of the Cabinet for results of the socioeconomic development of the country in the first quarter of this year
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star and Scheidt & Bachmann introduce first contactless payment system at petrol stations in Germany
Once again Scheidt & Bachmann proves to be leading the way by introducing innovative solutions for cashless payment at petrol stations. After installing the system for contactless payment and payment without signature at the first two star stations in Moenchengladbach and Elmshorn, Germany, customers of Orlen Deutschland GmbH are able to pay contactless at more than 120 stations by now. There MasterCard PayPass cards as debit and credit cards are accepted
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Kuwait Petroleum Italia awards 3 year POS and Payment Systems contract to Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has been awarded the contract with petroleum company Kupit (Kuwait Petroleum Italia) for the supply of Point of Sale systems, Payment Terminals, EMV retrofit equipment and services at Q8 and Q8 Easy brand fuelling stations in Italy for the next three years. In addition to providing the new terminals and POS, Gilbarco Veeder-Root will support Kupit with remote assistance, help desk and installation services
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Fill up with cash at OMV in the future
Starting now, you can fill up not only on fuel, but also put cash on your card at Austrian OMV filling stations with VIVA shops – and customers of Erste Bank und Sparkassen may also use other banking services
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MTS Sensors announces Level Plus Model MG meets American Petroleum Institute (API) custody transfer standard
The Level Plus® Model MG liquid level transmitter, manufactured by MTS Sensors, meets the requirements for the custody transfer standard as set forth by the American Petroleum Institute (API). The Model MG level transmitter conforms to the Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards' requirements in Chapter 3, Section 1B, for inherent and overall installed accuracy of an automatic tank gauge
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ISTOBAL & MRH increase business
Istobal, one of Europe's largest manufacturer of vehicle wash equipment, are pleased to have secured two major contracts with the number one Top Independent MRH (GB) Ltd.
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Army and Air Force Exchange Service awards fuel management contract to FuelQuest
Multi-Year agreement provides outsourced management of retail fuel operations
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Champion Laboratories appoints John Casanova Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Champion Laboratories, Inc., a worldwide leader in filtration-product technology and quality, is proud to announce that effective April 1, John Casanova has joined its team as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this role, Casanova will spearhead Champion Laboratories’ initiatives to enhance sales growth and increase brand awareness for the company’s leading filtration products worldwide—including well-known brand names such as Champ®, PetroClear®, Kleener® and Luber-finer®
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Durapipe PLX discovers sweet success in Stockwood
Durapipe PLX fuel supply pipework has been specified for an exciting development at a community discovery centre in Luton
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