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Industry Newsletter | May 26, 2010 Issue

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Picture   Synthetic living cells could produce fuels in new oil factories

Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell. The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA

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General news

 

Update on Gulf of Mexico oil spill response as per May 20
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico
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PPPRA, others insist on fuel deregulation in Nigeria
Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Authority (PPPRA) and some petroleum industry experts have tasked the Federal Government to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, insisting that it was long overdue
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Chevron Caltex gets new look
Caltex’s Star Mart is rolling out a new brand identity for its convenience stores in Australia ahead of its global launch
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Petrol stations news

 

TOTAL Kenya attracts interest from National Oil Corporation Kenya
National Oil Corporation Kenya (NOCK) is likely to acquire some of the former Caltex fuel distribution business being sold by Total Kenya
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Emarat shares its retail experience with a delegation from ADNOC Distribution
A delegation from the ADNOC Distribution Company visited Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" to observe the procedures and processes adopted by the Corporation in the fields of service stations management, in addition to the best practices followed regarding environment protection, safety, health and maintenance
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7-Eleven Australia may buy Exxon Fuel outlets an Australian newspaper says
7-Eleven Australia is close to acquiring most of Exxon Mobil Corp’s local filling stations, an Australian newspaper wrote, without saying where it got the information
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Convenience retailing

 

Chapmans Convenience Store gives I-POS the thumbs up
The I-POS from Indigo, launched at the Convenience Retailing Show, has been given the thumbs up by one of its first customers, Steve Trice of Chapmans Convenience Store in Essex. I-POS is an in-house developed stand-alone till system developed with the small to medium sized c-store operation in mind. It features scanning and promotions management with all sales and maintenance administered through the touch screen
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See latest European C-store and petroleum retail designs on Insight NACS Future of Convenience 2010 store visits
The Insight NACS international best practice study tour will visit installations in Cambridgeshire, London, Dublin and Paris this September 20th-24th
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Giant and Shell team up to help customers save at the pump
Consumers will be able to shop at Giant and save on fuel at participating Shell stations with their Giant loyalty card
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Equipment manufacturer news

 

NCT delivers the Petrol Plus solution to National Oil Corporation of Kenya
NCT in partnership with Impax Business Solutions will provide the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) with the smart card based fuel and loyalty card solution Petrol Plus. NCT will deliver a turn-key solution for NOCK’s nation-wide network of 67 petrol stations and Impax Business Solutions will operate Petrol Plus on the behalf of NOCK
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An efficient quartet - Hectronic restructured into four business units
In rough times like these change is the only constant thing. This especially applies to businesses, which must constantly face new challenges. Hectronic has responded to this and changed the way it is organised accordingly, creating four independent business units
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SiteSentinel® iSite Automatic Tank-Gauging System orovides an all-in-one tank-monitoring solution for SKS, Inc.
Distributor gains added control of its bulk-lube AST-storage inventory
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