21.02.2013
- Europe's hard-pressed refining industry faces more closures as its competition in the United States enjoys the double bonus of growing domestic shale oil supply and cheaper...
16.11.2012
- European oil refiners can expect margins to come back down to earth in 2013 as global capacity returns, after a rollercoaster this year that saw them soar in the second and third...
06.11.2012
- Dubai-based NetOil, led by Middle Eastern businessman Roger Tamraz, has submitted a new offer to take over France's oldest refinery, unveiling a last minute deal with British oil...
27.10.2012
- Total refinery workers will join a sector strike next month against the possible liquidation of the former Petroplus refinery in northern France, the French major's union...
31.05.2012
- Swiss-based trader Gunvor, co-owned by a Russian tycoon, has bought a second European oil plant from Petroplus, as trading houses emerge as the biggest winners from the insolvent...
26.07.2010
- Many European oil and chemical firms have been looking to sell domestic refineries since last year as demand for fuels and petrochemical products has fallen more sharply in Europe...
