As part of the “World No Tobacco Day 2010” Emarat sponsors "No Smoking Women" campaign launched by Dubai Municipality
Emirates General Petroleum Corporation sponsors the awareness campaign "No Smoking Women" organized by the Dubai Municipality as participation in the “World No Tobacco Day 2010,” on 31 may 2010 on which Emarat shall cease selling cigarettes and other tobacco products in its various stores and shall launch an awareness campaign in its service stations in Dubai during which all the employees at these stations will wear special T-Shirts with a massage incorporating the slogan of the campaign
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Austria: Economy ministry holds today fuel-price summit in Vienna
The ministry said that People’s Party (ÖVP) Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner had invited representatives of oil companies and petrol station operators to attend, adding that officials of car clubs OAMTC and Arbö had not been invited
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OPW receives greater Hamilton Safety Council President’s Award
Company recognized for zero lost-time injuries in 2009
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Air Liquide partners Challenge Bibendum 2010
The French company has stepped up as technological partner of the 10th Challenge Bibendum, which takes place in Rio, Brazil between today and 2nd June 2010. The event has been organised by Michelin since 1998
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Europe’s first commercial fast-charging EV station opens
Europe's first commercial smart-charging station for electric vehicles (EV) has opened for business in The Netherlands
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ExxonMobil to sell 190 Mobil stations in New England
ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with Global Partners to sell all of its 190 Mobil-branded petrol stations and convenience stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire for USD200 million
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Hellenic Petroleum receives support from EI Bank for production of cleaner fuels
The European Investment Bank provides a total of EUR 400 million to HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA, for increased production of cleaner fuels through upgrading the Elefsina refinery
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Mobil Oil Australia confirms agreement to sell retail fuels business to 7-Eleven
Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia Pty Ltd., confirmed it signed an agreement to sell its retail gas business to 7-Eleven Australia, less than a month after Caltex Australia Ltd. said it wouldn't proceed with its offer for Mobil's stations after competition regulators blocked its bid
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ENI Agip gets approval to buy EXXONMOBIL Esso network in Austria
Italian oil giant Eni, which is present in Austria through Agip, has received formal approval by the European Commission to buy ExxonMobil's downstream business in the country
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TOTAL and ERG get approval for Italian joint venture
TOTAL SA and Italian oil refiner ERG SpA have secured an EU regulatory approval for their refining and marketing joint venture in Italy
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Al Maha plans 41 souks by year-end in Oman
Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing Co in cooperation with Al Fair, is currently in the process of opening many retail shops at various Al Maha filling stations. The company is projecting to open 41 shops by the end of the current year, and most of these shops will be opened for 24 hours. These shops will have will provide job opportunities for many nationals who are ready to grab them
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PEC Fuel Pumps to develop vapour recovery management system
A government grant for almost million will allow a Marton company to refine further technology that stops fuel vapours being lost into the atmosphere when motorists fill their tanks at petrol stations
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KSS enters Australasian markets
KSS Ltd, the leading provider of pricing software, analytics and consulting services to fuels retailers and wholesalers, announced that it has received orders for its PriceNet retail fuels pricing system for Australia and New Zealand, under its global agreement with a multinational fuels supplier and marketer
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Hectronic installs HecStar autofuel systems in the entire Neste filling station network in Poland
This is one of those major projects which have to be planned over a long period of time, which are the most demanding and which are one of those projects which are the most pleasing at the end. Frank Gampp, Head of Refuelling at Hectronic, was therefore very pleased when he took interim stock
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LSI Industries’ Crossover® LED Canopy Lighting, the Most Widely Used LED Canopy Fixture in the World, Just Got Smarter!
LSI Industries, the company that revolutionized petroleum with its Scottsdale® canopy lighting family, has taken its Crossover canopy lighting to a whole new level with the creation of the Crossover Generation 3 line. The Gen 3 was developed to provide the absolute best LED lighting solution at the most affordable cost
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