A summary of 2011 event reviews on PetrolPlaza
During the past 12 months, the PetrolPlaza team has visited many interesting places all around the world to report from trade shows and important events in our industry. Here you can find a summary of our reviews and video reports published in 2011.
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Leading oil companies converge on Singapore for PetroForum 2012
PetroForum Singapore is growing at a tremendous rate. With the top oil companies signed up, and 70% of the supplier places already filled, the Forum is set to be a truly productive event. Taking place in Singapore from the 6th – 8th March, the Forum combines a one-to-one meetings program with conference and informal networking
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Smuggling of Iranian fuels to Pakistan cannot be stopped
Customs officials in Quetta have admitted that smuggling of Iranian petrol and diesel through border cannot be stopped due to extreme pressure of influential mafias and powerful gangs in Balochistan for which policy measures such as a legalisation on import of diesel/petrol from Iran and joint check posts of all law enforcement agencies along the coastal belt of Balochistan and Pak-Iran border land routes are needed
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Ane Mette Hol wins Statoil art award 2011
The young, Norwegian artist Ane Mette Hol wins the Statoil art award 2011 and the cash prize of NOK 500,000
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ExxonMobil predicts bright future for hybrid cars
One out of every two cars will be either hybrids or an alternative-fuel vehicle by 2040, ExxonMobil predicted. Hybrids, which rely on both gas and electricity for power, now account for less than 1 per cent of all vehicles on the world's roads. They should move into the mainstream as governments boost fuel-efficiency requirements, ExxonMobil said
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Pace of fuel prices in Ukraine in line with European trends, says TNK-BP Commerce
Prices of petrol in Ukraine, not taking into account tax, are comparable to European prices, TNK-BP Commerce's Vice President for Sales, Trading and Logistics Olena Alekseyeva said at the 7th annual conference "Ukraine's Motor Fuels Market: Key Trends, Marketing and Technologies" in Kyiv
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Delegation from the Omani Al Maha Oil Company discusses co-operation with Emarat
A delegation from the Omani company Al Maha Petroleum Products Marketing visited ‘Emirates General Petroleum Corporation’ (Emarat) at their Headquarters in Dubai, to examine the services and products provided by the Corporation as well as to discuss the prospects of co-operation in the petroleum products sector, especially in Auto lubes and their development
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Sasol says output and supply from South Africa refineries on track
Sasol Ltd.’s production and supply of all fuel variants from its South African refineries are on track, spokeswoman Jacqui O’Sullivan said in an e-mailed statement from Johannesburg
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TATNEFT starts petrol station network in Belarus
The first filling station of TATNEFT in the Republic of Belarus started to work in Baranovichi, and construction of the second filling station was completed on the highway Minsk-St. Petersburg. A few days ago the State Commission signed the act of putting both in operation. As of December 1 construction and installation works were approaching completion and preparing for commissioning six other stations
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Poland and the awkward Lotos position
The sale of Lotos Group, Poland’s second-largest refiner, is plodding ahead, with the treasury ministry setting a date of December 20 for final bids. But if, as many expect, the process ends without a winner, speculation is rising that the government will return to its time-worn formula of trying to join Lotos with its larger state controlled rival, PKN Orlen. Will that work?
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Slovenia opens its first CNG station
Slovenia’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station has been opened in Ljubljana, the country’s capital and largest city. At the same time the city has welcomed 20 new CNG powered public transport buses. The CNG filling station was co-financed by the European Union under the CIVITAS ELAN project
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Better Place signs deal with rental company in Israel
Better Place and the Eldan Group, the largest car rental company in Israel, announced that they signed an agreement to lease and rent hundreds of electric cars. Under the agreement, Eldan will acquire hundreds of Renault Fluence Z.E. electric cars from Better Place in 2012
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Electric cars winning over flex-fuel cars on places to fill up
Public charging stations for electric cars outnumber outlets for alternative motor fuels by almost 2-to-1, even though there are hundreds of times more flex- fuel vehicles than plug-in cars in the United States
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IKEA installs 4 EV charging stations in Covina, California - Fifth IKEA store in U.S. to complete installation of units
IKEA, the the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, plugged-in four Blink Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations at its Covina, California store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, Inc., a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. This initiative represents the fifth such project for IKEA in the United States. Additional installations are also planned at four other IKEA stores in the Western U.S.
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Charging stations for electric cars coming to Peoria
As more electric vehicles hit the road, charging stations around the Valley are slowly popping up. Peoria recently approved a license agreement with ECOtality Inc., in which the San Francisco-based company will install, maintain and operate six electric vehicle charging stations on city property
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GM and BMW team up for fuel cell research
The automotive industry continues to get cozier with new partnerships, as reports now suggest that BMW and General Motors will soon announce an agreement to work together
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Statoil Fuel & Retail expands its network in Russia
Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA announced that it has finalised a purchase agreement with Ekogasservice JSC to acquire seven service stations in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region
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SOCAR operates now 88 petrol stations in Georgia
SOCAR has last week commissioned 6 fuel stations in various Georgian regions
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Phoenix to build 100 outlets in 2012
Independent fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. is embarking on an aggressive expansion plan that will see the construction of around 100 petrol stations in 2012
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Stations hi-tech war on fuel prices: "Dear motorist, you have 10 hours remaining to buy cheap fuel"
Some lucky drivers on the Sunshine Coast, Australia, soon will be receiving similar text messages from an independent petrol station that has launched a new tactic to attract customers
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Sobeys announces agreement with Shell to purchase 250 retail gas locations in Québec and Atlantic Canada
Sobeys announced it has agreed with Shell Canada to purchase approximately 250 retail gas locations in Atlantic Canada and Québec. It is expected that the network to be acquired will include corporate owned and dealer operated locations and will have annual fuel volumes in excess of 1 billion liters
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Discount gas stations in Korea face setback
Korea’s plan to launch discount gas stations hit a fresh snag as the government has again failed to strike a bargain with refiners over the prices of petrol supplies last week. The project was initiated in July as a key mechanism for the government’s battle against sky high fuel prices, and calls for converting about 10 percent of the country’s gas stations, about 1,300 outlets, into discount vendors by 2015
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Kum & Go selects NCR's Radiant c-store technology
Kum & Go LC has entered into a new agreement with NCR Corp. to implement NCR's Radiant c-store technology within each of the retailer's more than 400 stores. Kum & Go chose the Radiant solution to manage a wide range of its business operations from one system, including fuel island, foodservice and multichannel marketing initiatives
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Multicard implements new fuel card program for Australia's Neumann Petroleum
Multicard, a leading supplier of credential solutions, identity management and system integration services and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc, announced it has implemented a new fuel card program for Neumann Petroleum, a privately owned oil company based in Queensland, Australia
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TravelCenters of America LLC and Comdata Networks agree to roll out Fuel Island Manager cardless fuel transaction system
TravelCenters of America LLC announced that it has agreed to purchase and install RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology at all of its locations nationwide. This technology, called Fuel Island Manager, is distributed by Comdata Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Comdata Corporation. Comdata is the exclusive marketer of the Fuel Island Manager system, a product developed by QuikQ, LLC
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Arval sells fuel business to FleetCor
Arval UK has announced the sale of AllStar Business Solutions to FleetCor Technologies, an independent global fleet card provider
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Another safety award for Xmo Strata
Xmo Strata won the APEA Health & Safety Award, sponsored by Artelia UK, at a ceremony held in Coventry’s Ricoh Arena on November 23. The judges commented on the company’s ‘unswerving commitment to behavioural change’ not only for the benefit of their own employees, but for the benefit of everyone working in the forecourt industry
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