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Unite has warned that strike action by 160 Apache offshore workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies as staff protest pay disputes.
If strike action goes ahead this month, it will affect seven Apache assets associated with the Forties and Beryl oil fields, which could lead to the whole Forties Pipeline System halting. Operated by Ineos, this system handles around 29% of UK oil and…
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ADIPEC 2026 will welcome its strongest-ever participation from Asia, with 353 companies and six country pavilions – China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea – taking part in this year’s event.
The Asian organisations will join more than 2,250 exhibitors across 16 halls and 30 international pavilions, where companies from across the global energy value chain will showcase…
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Funds managed by KKR have entered into separate agreements with investors to sell Central Tank Terminal (CTT), Japan, and Central Terminal Korea, in South Korea. KKR acquired CTT in 2021 and CTK in 2023.
CTK operates a tank terminal complex in Ulsan’s chemical industrial hub, and CTT has 12 terminals across Japanese regions including Kawasaki, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe and Hiroshima, operating…
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KKR has signed agreements to utilise company funds to make a majority investment in Indian bulk liquid and gas storage and logistics business Cisternina Logistics Private Limited.
The agreements include supporting Cisternina’s proposed acquisition of Ganesh Benzoplast Limited (GBL), a liquid storage terminal and rail buidness, which would then serve as the platform’s anchor asset. Other…
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Grain LNG, a 50/50 joint venture between Centrica and Energy Capital Partners (ECP), has appointed Peter Abdo as chief executive officer, effective from 1 October 2026.
Abdo has more than 30 years of experience across the global LNG, natural gas, power and commodities markets, recently serving as chief commercial officer LNG and global origination at Uniper.
Abdo says: ‘I am delighted to…
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Hiap Seng Engineering Limited FZC has begun works on the Mount Row Terminal Expansion Project after securing the $192 million (€168.6 million) engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract from Mount Row Terminals FZE in March 2026.
The Mount Row Terminal Expansion Project, located in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, has an overall…
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From 1 August 2026, Karen de Lathouder will become chief operating officer for Chane and lead the company’s operations across the European network, driving improvement and collaboration across Chane’s terminals and offices.
De Lathouder bring experience from the energy, infrastructure and mobility sectors, having most recently served as COO for Eneco. She currently sits on the supervisory…
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Tepsa France has appointed Mathieu Bleusez as general manager, who takes over the role from Didier Clot.
Bleusez is a chemical engineer specialising in quality, health, safety and environment and has held several terminal manager positions within Tepsa, demonstrating extensive experience in liquid product storage. In 2025, he was promoted to deputy general manager of Tepsa France and is…
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GRP Plasticorr has chosen Gerotto Robotics’ technology Lombrico FTC for an underground tank cleaning project in Hungary.
Lombrico FTC – a tank-based ATEX zone 0 robot weighing less than 130kg – is engineered to enter up to 400mm manhole and designed to perform tank cleaning duties in underground tanks/ It has a movable arm with three rotating eater nozzles that can pump water with an…
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Shell’s LNG Outlook 2026 claims global demand for liquified natural gas (LNG) will increase to nearly 700 million tonnes a year by 2050 – around 65% from 2025 levels – as countries prioritise flexible and reliable energy security.
While LNG trading was expected to increase significantly in 2026 from 2025, severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz has contained around one fifth of…
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Vapour recovery unit (VRU) company Platinum Control hires Will Nelle as chief technology officer to lead VRU engineering, product strategy and Platinum’s telemetry platform PULSE.
Nelle brings more than 20 years of oil and gas experience to the role, focusing on the design, application and innovation of compression equipment used in upstream production. Within his role at Platinum, Nelle…
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Environmental Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) buys underground and aboveground storage tank (UST and AST) system company ARM Environmental Services, expanding EIS’ footprint across North and South Carolina, US, and strengthening its specialised line services.
ARM, based in Colombia, South Carolina, oversees UST and AST projects from assessment and remediation to closure and removal. The…
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The Tank Storage Association (TSA) publishes the latest edition of its Annual Review, focusing on the bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector, in partnership with Insights Global.
Looking at 2025, the publication provides an overview of sector activity, with detailed insights on the industry’s contribution to the UK economy, terminals, process safety and occupational health and safety,…
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Vopak gives notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting that will take place on 29 July 2026, where it will be proposed that Helle Kristofferson and Roeland Baan be appointed as members of the supervisory board.
More details to follow then.
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The Federation of European Tank Storage Associations (FETSA) has announced its new president, as Bruno Hayem, CEO of Tepsa, concludes his tenure. He will be succeeded by Walter Moone, president business unit Netherlands for Royal Vopak.
The announcement was made during FETSA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Hamburg, Germany.
During his presidency, Bruno Hayem helped guide FETSA through a…
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bp is streamlining its organisational structure to focus on Upstream and Downstream verticals – rather than the current three-segment structure. The move aims to improve performance while growing value for shareholders. Gordon Birrell will be executive vice president of Upstream, with Richard Harding as interim executive vice president of Downstream.
Upstream brings together bp’s oil and…
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African integrated energy company Heirs Energies has been awarded the Best Oil & Gas Deal of the Year at the EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2026. The win is based on Heirs Energies’ $750 million (€651 million) dual-tranche Senior Secured Reserved Based Lending facility.
The financing is structured to ‘accelerate field development, optimise production and support Heirs’…
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Digitalisation across fragmented port environments such as Houston, Texas, US, is no longer constrained by technology. The platforms exist, the data is available and the operational value case is increasingly clear. The greater challenge lies in execution; bringing independent organisations together around shared, digitised pre-arrival workflows and persuading them to move away from…
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From September 2026, Thomas de Boer will succeed Frans Everts as president director of Shell Netherlands. Everts has led the role since April 2023.
Under Everts’ leadership, Shell Netherlands began construction on one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen plants, and made progression on new energies with Shell’s fourth offshore wind farm and the roll-out of the charging stations network.…
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Europe’s defence readiness is constrained by a fuel system designed for efficiency in peacetime, not resilience in crisis. A new HCSS report by Irina Patrahau, Ron Stoop and Lucia van Geuns finds that in a large-scale conflict, the Netherlands and the wider EU would struggle to meet surging military fuel demand while keeping the civilian economy running
The report, No Fuel, No Fight: The Dutch…
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