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3rd day report from PetroForum Kuala Lumpur
As the event's media partner, we have been in Kuala Lumpur with a PetrolPlaza team and summarised our impressions in three daily reports. This report is the last out of the three on-site reports. A post event summary as well as an image gallery with hundreds of pictures taken at the event will be published shortly on PetrolPlaza.
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CECOD launch their new website
CECOD is the Committee of European Manufacturers of Petroleum Measuring and Distributing Equipment, a non-profit association, providing facilities for its members to share technical information related to fuel measuring and dispensing technologies and processes
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Automechanika Innovation Award and Green Directory – applications now invited
Automechanika Frankfurt, which will be held from 14 to 19 September 2010, will once again honour outstanding new products and innovative solutions with the ‘Automechanika Innovation Award’
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PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC, Sinochem, BP China, Total China, KPI, PetroVietnam to participate in Oil Distribution & Retail 2010
On 11th February 2010, the Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China has issued guidance opinions on promoting the development of non-fuel business of petrol stations in the period of the "Twelfth Five Years Plan" (Year 2011t o 2015)
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Virent and Shell start world’s first biogasoline production plant
Virent Energy Systems, Inc., (Virent®) and Shell announced the successful start of production at the world’s first demonstration plant converting plant sugars into gasoline and gasoline blend components, rather than ethanol
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Brazil oil growth won't stunt biofuel – Brazil to sell more refined oil products, less crude
An expected rise in Brazil's oil output will not threaten its fast-growing biofuels sector as more petroleum will be destined for export while most of its cane-derived ethanol is consumed at home, a government biofuel official informed
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Gazprom Neft doesn’t plan to bid for Total’s U.K. oil refinery
OAO Gazprom Neft, the oil unit of Russia’s natural-gas exporter, doesn’t plan to buy Total SA’s U.K. refinery and filling stations
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Vietnam fuel companies don’t have total pricing freedom
Vietnamese fuel traders have been given more autonomy in adjusting prices based on market supply and demand, but the government will continue to oversee their pricing, an official informed. “It’s not correct to say the government has given fuel companies the right to set prices on their own,” Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Cam Tu said. “Fuel companies are only allowed to decide prices to a certain extent”
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Shell sells New Zealand fuel retailing assets
Royal Dutch Shell Plc agreed to sell its New Zealand fuel-retailing assets to Infratil Ltd. and the New Zealand government pension fund for NZ6.5 million (2 million) to focus on oil and gas production
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Alexela sells its Lithuanian business to Neste Oil
Neste Oil is to strengthen its position on the oil retail market in Lithuania by acquiring 22 unmanned fuel stations. Neste Oil currently has an 11% share of the local market, which will rise to nearly 15% following the acquisition
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Downstream strategies of ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron/Caltex in New Zealand
A shake-up in petrol station ownership looks set to continue as global oil giant ExxonMobil continues to investigate the potential sale of its New Zealand distribution and retailing, or downstream, business
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TOTAL may close up to 10% of petrol stations in France
Total S.A. estimated that about 10% of all petrol stations running under the Total brand in France could close within the next two to three years
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Shell to exit 35 per cent petrol stations worldwide, cut 2,000 jobs
Royal Dutch Shell has announced sweeping changes by outlining plans to raise performance and reduce costs in a bid to save -billion and bring itself to a surplus cash flow position by 2012
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SPAR (South Africa) signs deal over D-Store POS solution
SPAR (South Africa) has signed a deal to implement D-Store, the POS software solution from Austrian company POS Systemhaus, across its international store network
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EMKE GROUP to deploy Wincor Nixdorf store software
Emke Group has opted to deploy TP.net, Wincor Nixdorf's store software. The retailer is planning to install TP.net on 3,000 POS systems and has signed a corresponding master agreement with an option for a further 1,000 licenses
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Advanced Car Wash Systems partners with PDQ Manufacturing as Equipment Distributor for Georgia, Alabama and Florida
PDQ Manufacturing, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of touch-free vehicle wash systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Advanced Car Wash Systems as a new distributor serving the Southeast market, for the states of Georgia, Alabama and the Panhandle region of Florida
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Zytouch supports Imotion outdoor digital display
Zytronic has announced its 65in (1,651mm) Zytouch touchscreen supports the interactive capabilities of the Imotion range of advanced, high-definition outdoor digital displays
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OPW is leading the way in India – Announces opening of new manufacturing facility in Chennai
OPW Fueling Components, a Dover Company, is proud to announce the opening of its newest manufacturing facility in Chennai, India. This state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is part of OPW’s global expansion strategy and demonstrates commitment to localize its presence in the markets it serves
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Dresser Wayne achieves OHSAS 18001 Certifications for Health and Safety in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Certifications aid fuel dispenser and forecourt technologies provider in focus on sustainability practices in the growing Central and Eastern Europe region
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The PetrolPlaza home page has been restructured to provide our readers a selection of the most interesting news.
The ticker text box lists the news headlines of the last three days. The Editor's choice is a recommendation of our editor. The most popular stories of the last two weeks, determined by the number of clicks they have received from our readers, are listed under Reader's choice.
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