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Industry Newsletter | May 19, 2010 Issue

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Picture   Is Ethanol a challenge for our cars?

Adding more ethanol to gasoline may help the U.S. meet a Congressional mandate to use more of the renewable fuel, but it could damage many of the cars now on the road, say automakers

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Latest Industry News

General news

FuelQuest announces former Shell International executive Paul Stone, Chairman Shell Turcas Petrol AS, joins Advisory Board
Stone is a veteran energy executive whose extensive experience within the oil products industry includes: retail, commercial, lubricants, and supply & distribution. In his thirty-two years at Shell, Mr Stone managed business expansion into countries such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. He is also an active member of the Energy Institute
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Hayward comments on President Obama's statement
Tony Hayward, BP Group Chief Executive's response to President Obama's statement
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Alternative & renewable fuels

 

Germany’s BOC plans gas route for trucks in Australia
German gas company BOC has unveiled a 5 million plan for a series of fuel stops for LNG-powered trucks up the east coast from Melbourne to Brisbane
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GM inks Hydrogen infrastructure deal with TGC in Hawaii
Abundant hydrogen is available on the island of Oahu to power a ramp up of fuel cell vehicles through a General Motors collaboration with The Gas Company (TGC), Hawaii’s major gas energy provider, the two companies announced
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Oil company news

Delek Israel CEO Kaminitz resigns
Kaminitz's biggest headline was his NIS 11.6 million ($ 3.08mln) salary for nine months of work in 2009
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SOCAR develops petrol station network in Azerbaijan in partnership with AP Petroleum
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has drawn a foreign operator to develop its own network of filling stations in the country
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Petrol stations news

Privatized petrol stations in Burma to open
Some 250 petrol stations in Burma earmarked for privatization in January as part of a grand economic reshuffle by the government are to open next weekend
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Tanzania to unveil tool to check fuel offences
Tanzania is set to introduce a new technology that will reduce widespread fuel dumping and adulteration which is costing the country millions of shillings in revenue
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Convenience retailing

 

Delphi Display Systems introduces Insight RPM – Real-time Performance Metrics dashboard for the QSR Drive-Thru
Delphi Display Systems, Inc., announced that it is introducing Insight™ RPM, a revolutionary new operational tool for the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry. Insight™ RPM, or Real-time Performance Metrics, is the first in a suite of Insight™ product offerings designed to provide a total solution for managing and optimizing drive-thru operations from the single store business to the large enterprise-wide chain
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Equipment manufacturer news

Pinnacle wins Expo Trends Award at NACStech 2010
Selected by participating retailers as exhibiting the most exciting technology products and services
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Amscreen signs another fuel chain to C-store network
Britain’s Amscreen is set to nearly double its presence in gas-station convenience stores through a deal with fuel retailer MRH, and believes its network could eventually reach 10m motorists weekly
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Abierto’s Digital Marketing Platform among top NACStech new products - Voted 'most exciting' by 2010 attendees
Abierto Networks has announced that its Digital Marketing Platform was selected as one of the top 5 new products exhibited at this year's NACStech show in New Orleans. Attendees chose from more than 100 exhibiting companies, with the winning results revealed at the EXPO Trends 2010 workshop on Friday, May 7
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