2 successful performances: PetroForum UK & Ireland and Fuel Distribution Forum by OpenRoom Events
A review of PetroForum UK & Ireland and Fuel Distribution Forum in Marbella, Spain
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Automechanika demonstrates strength through stability
Automotive industry eagerly awaiting the biggest highlight for the sector
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Bring your recyclables to Adnoc
Recycling centres will soon be installed at petrol stations across the capital. Adnoc informed that bins for paper, plastics and metal waste would be installed in at least 10 service stations later this year
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Pain in Spain could fall on British companies
Britain's exposure to the financial turmoil sweeping through southern European economies could be far greater than previously thought
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HAM opens CNG filling station in Barcelona
Spain’s HAM Group, a liquified natural gas (LNG) distributor and transport company, will open its second public service station for natural gas vehicles in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, the first in the Barcelona metropolitan area, in mid June this year. Gas will be sourced from a medium pressure natural gas pipeline which supplies the city
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E.U. to announce tighter controls on Biofuels
The European Commission will seek to salvage its beleaguered biofuels policy on Thursday by announcing a quality-certification process for biofuels and ethanol and clarifying limits on fuels from sensitive areas like forests and partly drained peat lands
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London will see ‘green’ black cabs in time for 2012
Zero-emission black cabs will be on the roads in time to show London's green credentials to the world, as people converge on the capital for the 2012 Olympics
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Phoenix Petroleum set to list shares sold to state pension fund
Listed oil retailer Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. will be listing an additional 7.5 million shares to cover the sale of a 9.7% stake in the firm last month to the Social Security System (SSS), the government-run pension fund for private sector workers
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2009 Corporate Citizenship Report details industry leading results
ExxonMobil outlines achievements in environmental, safety, economic & social performance: • Greenhouse gas emissions reduced by three million metric tons, the equivalent of taking 600,000 cars off U.S. roads • Lowest-ever workforce lost-time incident rate recorded • More than 0 million spent with U.S.-based minority- and women-owned businesses
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ExxonMobil Esso testing new operating mode in France
Esso SAF is trialling dealer-owned or operated service stations in the western Atlantic region of France in the forthcoming months. If this pilot project proves successful, it will affect 78 service stations in the region, but not its motorway stations
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Private fuel retailers to make positive margin on sales after deregulation in India
Essar Oil, Reliance Industries, Shell Petroleum and state-run Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals have, at present, one wish in common — making positive margins on the sale of auto fuel and to scale up their fuel retail outlets
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Shell aiming to surpass BP in Germany
Shell has reached an agreement to purchase 44 service stations from leading German grocer, Edeka. The acquisition would enhance Shell's position in Germany as it looks to fend off the threat of supermarket fuel retailers, and pull ahead of its main rival, BP-owned Aral. However, in such a concentrated market, doubts remain as to whether the deal will be approved by the competition authorities
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TOTAL Uganda and MTN enter distribution partnership
Total Uganda and MTN, Uganda’s biggest telecommunications firm with 6 million subscribers in its network, have signed an enhanced partnership which will place MTN’s products and services in more than 129 Total petrol stations
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New guidance from the Energy Institute on petroleum road tanker design and construction
The Energy Institute (EI) has recently published a new edition of Petroleum road tanker design and construction. It provides comprehensive recommendations for the design and construction of road tankers for the conveyance of petrol, kerosene, diesel and gas oil. Certain recommendations may also be applicable to other petroleum products
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Brulines Group announces the acquisition of Retail & Forecourt Solutions
Brulines Group plc, the leading provider of real time monitoring systems and data management services for the leisure and forecourt services sectors, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Retail & Forecourt Solutions Ltd (“RFS”). Based in Desford, Leicestershire, RFS is the UK market leader in fuel pump calibration, adjustment and legal verification, and also a leading provider of forecourt audit and compliance services. The acquisition will take effect from 9 June 2010
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