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an international retail petroleum news digest
Issue No 27 | June / July 2013
Asia, Middle east & africa edition
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Petron builds its 1000th service station
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock
Exchange, Petron said the expansion has
so far brought the total number of Petron
stations in the country to nearly 2 100, after
building its 1 000th station in Guiuan, Samar.
“Petron is in a period of unprecedented
growth and expansion. Our network expansion program ensures that Petron’s premium
products and services are more accessible to
our countrymen, anytime, anywhere”, Petron
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ramon Ang said. The firm said it has built
250 stations each year for the past four years,
setting a record in the country’s oil industry.
Petron added that its retail network in the
country’s oil industry is bigger than that of
its two closest competitors combined. As
of 2012, the oil company said it had a 34.5
percent share in the retail market. The firm
said also its expansion project, anchored on
easy-to-build small stations, helps Filipino
entrepreneurs and generates employment
in rural areas.
Hanoi fuel stations too close
Under prevailing regulations, the safety
distance between a fuel station and public
areas must be 50 metres. The station must
be far from high voltage lines at an elevation
that is 1.5 times the height of the pillar of
that line. It is also required to be situated
100 metres from areas prone to fire or explosions”, said an official in Hanoi. However,
most of the fuel stations in the district do
not meet these regulations. Out of the 489
stations inspected year, 117 violated safety
regulations, said Major General Nguyen Duc
Nghi, Director of the Hanoi Fire Prevention
and Control and Rescue and Salvage Department. In the first five months of this year, 28
stations have been fined more than VND1
billion ($ 48 000) for their infringements,
Nghi said. There are about 490 stations in
Ho Chi Minh City, and most of them are
situated in residential areas, posing a threat
to local residents.
RIL’s Gapco expands
in Africa
Gapco, RIL’s international fuel retailing
venture, operates a total of 131 outlets in
the East African region. The domestic
fuel retail market may not be an exciting
one for Reliance Industries (RIL), but
its international fuel retailing venture
– Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation
(Gapco) – is doing well as RIL plans
to expand its reach in Africa. Gapco
operates 131 outlets in the East African
region – 80 retail outlets operational in
Tanzania; 37 in Uganda; 12 in Rwanda
and two in Kenya. Gapco enjoys support
from RIL in sourcing fuel and has depots
in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania with
a combined storage capacity of almost
220 million litres.
Adnoc opens 42 stations to ease demand
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is
to open 42 new fuel stations across the
country next year to keep up with rising
demand, especially in new residential
areas and the Northern Emirates. Most
will be in Abu Dhabi, with 20 in the city,
four in Al Ain and five in the Western
Region. The Northern Emirates will get
13 new stations – six in Sharjah, three
in Fujairah, two in Ras Al Khaimah and
one in Ajman and Umm Al Quwain – to
ease fuel shortages.
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DPR uncovers fake filling stations
The Nigerian authorities of the Department
of Petroleum Resources (DPR) released the
result of an audit of petrol stations announcing the discovery of fake filling stations in
the state. According to the DPR, the audit of
petrol stations in the state revealed that illegal
petrol stations outnumbered legal ones. The
Operations Controller of the DPR in the state,
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PSO launches Fuel Smart Cards
The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has launched
what it terms as ‘Fuel Smart Cards’. PSO
also claims to have reached a technological milestone by introducing the first of its
kind ‘chip-based smart cards’. These, it was
stated, have been introduced with the objective of providing increased convenience for
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PSO card customers and that the fuel cards
incorporate added security features in the
form of chip-based encryption technology. In
two years’ time the PSO intends on becoming the number one company in Pakistan,
in four years a regional player and then a
global company.
Alarms at fuel stations in Doha
The Civil Defence has asked all service stations in the country to install alarm systems
that are linked to its central operation room
and is functional round-the-clock. The proposed link would alert fire fighting and rescue
teams in the eventuality of any untoward
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incident such as fire or leakage. Many stations
in the country were built years ago but rapid
urbanisation has brought some of them closer
to residential areas, putting public safety at
risk. It is dangerous to have fuel stations close
to homes, sources said.
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Mr. Bassay Nkanga, said “the discovery has
led to the riot act read to petrol station owners in Bayelsa state over petroleum products
diversion and under dispensing. Henceforth,
any petrol station found diverting petroleum
products, and engaging in under dispensing
and illegal price regime would face the sanctions from the DPR”.
As part of strategies to strengthen distribution in Africa, French oil company Total
SA has announced the acquisition of rival
Anglo-Dutch Shell PLC’s fuel retail network
in Egypt. Total, a leader in the retail fuel
market on the African continent, already
owns 70 fuel stations in Egypt, representing
a 4 percent market share. It will acquire 85
more from Shell to become Egypt’s fourthlargest gasoline retailer, doubling its market
share, the company said. Retailers are now
focusing on emerging markets as fuel retail
activities have decreased in Western Europe,
due to lower consumption. The deal is not
expected to be completed for several months,
Shell said.
Egypt to issue smart cards
Egypt will begin using smart cards in the
next few weeks to distribute petrol and diesel,
Oil Minister Sherif Haddara said, in a step
towards meeting IMF terms for a loan. The
first smart cards will go to fuel stations and
then the program will widen to include all
car owners. The government is turning to
smart cards to reduce the amount of money
it spends on subsidized energy products,
which eat up a fifth of all state spending. The
International Monetary Fund is asking Egypt
to act to reduce its budget deficit in return
for a $ 4.8 billion loan. The government will
issue cards to tanker trucks and 2 870 gasoline
stations in June to regulate the distribution
of fuel. Car owners throughout the country
will get the cards in July and August. Any
fuel sold outside the smart card system will
be sold at cost and not at the free market
price, Haddara added. He did not say when
the government will actually start selling fuel
through the cards.
Essar Oil to add 50 more outlets
Encouraged by the steps taken by the government to get diesel prices in sync with the crude
price, Essar Oil is planning to ramp up its
retail network by adding 50 new franchisees
and five company-owned outlets this fiscal, a
senior official has said. “We will add 40–50
franchisees by the end of the fiscal if the
diesel prices continue to get increased and
the differential between the state-owned oil
marketing companies and private players’prices
goes down”, Chief Executive for marketing S
Thangapandian has said. The company also
plans to open at least five outlets owned and
operated by themselves.
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Thailand’s PTT plans
expansion
PTT Oil Company from Thailand is preparing to open two fuel stations in Yangon
in the coming year and to sell nearly
500 000 litres of fuel per month. The PTT
Group aims to expand the building of its
oil refinery and other business in Southeast Asian countries and plans to open
stations in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.
Moreover, the group plans to operate its
petrochemical business in Vietnam.
Pertamina to record fuel
purchases at stations
State energy company Pertamina has projected its budget at more than 3.5 trillion
Indonesian rupiah ($ 357 million) over the
course of five years in order to implement
the electronic monitoring system for the
consumption of subsidized fuel. Pertamina
is expected to work with Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (INTI), a state-owned
electronics firm, which had been awarded
contracts to carry out the program. “We
estimate that the annual spending for this
program is 703 billion Indonesian rupiah.
The spending is already included in our
budget and work program”, informed Ali
Mundakir, Pertamina’s Vice President corporate secretary. INTI will be responsible
to register and compile all the data gathered
during the program over the course of five
years. Pertamina said that it seeks to cut
its dividend payments to the government
in order to cover the cost of the electronic
monitoring system. Last year the company
paid 7.7 trillion Indonesian rupiah as dividend to government. Under the program,
all private vehicles will be installed with a
device called a radio frequency identification (RFID).
EPPCO introduce
self-serve facility
The self-service facility will be i mplemented
at 10 EPPCO stations from 12 midnight to
6 am. This follows an earlier announcement
to introduce self-service facility at ten sites
in July, and interaction with customers for
their feedback on the new initiative. One
of the concerns raised was that they might
need assistance initially in fuel dispensing.
In response, EPPCO service staff will
extend support to customers initially, enabling them to confidently and safely fill the
fuel themselves. The new dispensers have
been developed in line with international
standards following market research and
in collaboration with renowned partners
and suppliers.
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Land owners demolish fuel stations
The Bharat Petroleum fuel station is the eighth
fuel station in the city to be demolished after
private landowners filed in court to reclaim the
land the stations were standing. After leases
expired. Owners across the city are reclaiming
their land in order to use it for more profitable
business activities. The dealer of the station
that was demolished last week said he had little
choice – their lease under the Maharashtra
Rent Control Act had expired and was not
to be renewed. Once the lease expired the
landowner moved to reclaim his land rather
than renewing, preferring to cash-in on soaring
real estate prices. Fuel companies too have
decided to terminate their agreements instead
of renewing them at the current market rate,
a sharp increase from what they paid earlier,
stating that it is not financially viable. Of the
253 fuel stations in the city, 88 belong to private landowners, said Ravi Shinde, President
of the Petrol Dealer Association.
Sri Lanka introduces high quality fuels
High quality petrol and diesel products will
be introduced to the market to provide a
more environment friendly service, said Sri
Lanka’s Petroleum Industries Minister Anura
Priyadarshana Yapa. Minister Anura Yapa
said the ministry has already provided directives to upgrade petrol products. According
to these directives, Octane 92 and 98 petrol
will replace the existing Octane 90 and
Octane 95 petrol. Super diesel and European
standard diesel products will also be introduced to the market. “Environment pollution
which is caused by the burning of fuel will
be reduced with the launch of new petrol and
diesel products. Vehicle engine damages will
also be reduced with the introduction of new
petrol and diesel products”, the minister added.
The minister will also make it compulsory to
clean underground fuel storage tanks at fuel
stations once in every two years to provide a
high quality service. If fuel station owners are
reluctant to do that, a new process of cleaning
these tanks through the Ceylon Petroleum
Corporation will be introduced.
Indian Oil plans fresh investments
Having established itself as a major fuel retailer in Mauritius, India’s leading public
sector oil company IOC is planning fresh
investments to expand its capacity in the
island nation. It is also looking to expand
into African markets and make Mauritius its
base for the region, IndianOil Mauritius Ltd
(IOML) Managing Director Ranjan Kumar from the country’s ports for exports to Africa.
Mohapatra has said. “In the first phase, we Mauritius has been always considered as a
would like to take our lubricant product Servo gateway to Africa and we must capitalise on
to Africa. Currently we are not exporting this. IOML has 18 fuel stations in Mauritius
anything, but we being a Free Port entity in and is also a major supplier of aviation fuel
Mauritius would have significant benefits with almost 49 percent market share in this
once we start exporting to Africa”, Mohapatra segment. Across all petroleum products, it
said in an interview. A Free Port entity in has an overall market share of 23.4 percent,
Mauritius gets various tax breaks for operating according to Mohapatra.
UAE becomes largest base for Total
The UAE has emerged as the largest operations base for TOTAL of France in the Middle
East. TOTAL is one of the world’s largest
oil firms and it is involved in 8 hydrocarbon
ventures in the UAE with equity production of 248 000 barrel per day. “We are most
active in the UAE, where we are present in
exploration and production (E&P, LNG),
petrochemicals and solar power”, the company
said in a report. “Our annual investment in
exploration has increased, from $ 1.5 billion to $ 2.8 billion … we expect 3 percent
production growth overall between 2011 and
2015 to reach 3 mbpd by 2017 … 90 percent
of 2017 potential is already in production or
being developed”, the company said. The
report showed Total’s average Middle East
production is around 550 000 barrel per day
in 2013, or 25 percent of the company’s total
global production.
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Iran build 50 new
LPG stations
Launching new oil refining projects has
prepared the ground for raising the share
of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the
country’s basket fuel. These stations will
be built mainly in the cities locating in
the vicinity of those oil refineries producing LPG. Those interested in setting up
LPG stations, whether private sector or
municipalities, can send their applications
to NIOPDC. According to an official, the
company will examine the applications
to decide on the necessary permissions.
On CNG stations, the NIORDC official
noted that the company plans to expand
CNG stations along with setting up
50 new LPG stations. Currently 16 LPG
stations are operational across the country
since launching the development plan of
Shazand oil refinery. The refinery now
produces 2 000 tons of LPG per year, up
by 1 400 tons.
Authorities intercept
subsidised fuel
An attempt to smuggle 27 300 litres of
s ubsidised petrol across the MalaysiaThailand border has been prevented by
State Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) who
intercepted a tanker finding 51 870 Malay
sian ringgits worth of petrol. The suspect
was transporting the fuel from Penang to
an oil depot located in Bukit Kayu Hitam.
When in Bukit Kayu Hitam the driver suspect would be directed to the location of
the oil depot. In this case the UPP foiled
the attempt to smuggle the fuel.
New pricing model
wrong
Oil Minister Veerapa Moily has warned
that introducing an export parity pricing
model for fuel products will leave refining
unprofitable in India and stop investment.
While oil marketing companies (OMCs)
will get support depreciation in the rupee
is likely to severely impact on the underrecovery of OMCs. In an interview with
CNBC-T V18, Moily said that he had
raised concerns with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and that acommittee
to study the matter would report in two
to three months. Moily argued that export
parity pricing is not suitable for India as
the country meets 80 percent of its fuel
requirement through import. “If you want
to make it only 100 percent export then
the companies will go red, almost all the
refineries will go red, and no new refinery
will come up”.
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Petronas boost efficiency and ambience
For Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PDB), the retail electricity consumption. The LED lights are
arm of national oil company Petroliam controlled by an energy management system
Nasional Bhd, making a stop at a fuel station that also regulates air conditioning temshould be more than just filling up stating that peratures. A rain water harvesting system is
they want to be a one-stop centre providing also installed as part of the company’s water
“convenience to our motorists”. Last year the conservation efforts, collected and used for
twin stations concept was launched that various purposes. Inclusive of acquiring the
included energy-efficient solutions such as land, PDB invested about 35 million Malaysolar photovoltaic panels which can generate sian ringgits in the twin stations and have
200 kilowatts of electricity per hour generat- reportedly set aside capital expenditure to
ing energy enough to power 90 households a “improve the ambience” of about 50 of its
year with energy-efficient solutions helping other stations nationwide. Currently PDB
to reduce carbon emissions. Twin stations has 1 027 stations nationwide and this year
have light-emitting diode (LED) lighting that have set aside 300 million Malaysian ringgits
provides better illumination while reducing for new stations and to upgrade existing ones.
Chevron Malaysia & 7-Eleven get together
Chevron Malaysia Ltd – operator of the Cal- giving our local Caltex investors greater flextex service stations and 7-Eleven Malaysia ibility in customising their station’s non-fuel
Sdn Bhd have teamed up and over the next offerings to meet their customers’ needs and
5 years 7-Eleven will open more convenience drive potential profits”, Chevron Malaysia
stores on the forecourts. Both sides have Country Chairman Jeremy Oh Beng Chuan
signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA). said. “The respective agreements with
Chevron Malaysia also signed a similar alli- 7-Eleven and Burger King are expected
ance with Cosmo Restaurants Sdn Bhd – the to contribute towards Chevron Malaysia’s
Burger King franchise holder for Malaysia. targeted network expansion of 100 new
“Our alliance with 7-Eleven and Burger King Caltex stations by 2015 (in addition to its
is part of a regional strategy geared towards current 420)”, he added.
Six major companies interested in sale
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Oil
Corporation, Gas Authority of India Ltd,
Reliance Industries Ltd , Essar Oil and Cairn
India – have shown interest in buying off the
stake of the Bengal government in Haldia
Petrochemicals , the joint venture between
the state government and The Chatterjee
Group. The state government has floated
an expression of interest for the sale of its
40 percent stake in HPL. HPL Chairman and
State Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee
confirmed the development.
Woqod opens new fuel station
Qatar Fuel (Woqod) opened a new fuel &
service station at Rawdat Al Hamama offering
a variety of products and services for the local
community and passing motorists. The station
will provide gasoline and diesel for motorists
and a special lane for fuelling trucks with
high speed dispensers and a drive through
facility for cars. The facility has a conveni-
ence store, car wash & tyre bays with basic
vehicle maintenance tools. Services provided
are within the context of Woqod’s desire to
provide a community centre for the customers
in the area and passing motorists from the
highway. Woqod has two additional service
stations under construction and another 11
under planning consent.
Egypt tackles fuel shortages
The Egyptian government has re-shuffled
several officials at top state-owned energy
companies in a bid to tackle the deepening
fuel crisis. The move is aimed at “improving the performance of the petroleum sector, and giving it a push to cope with the
demands of the current situation in the
country”, the ministry said in a statement.
Egypt has a chronic natural gas and diesel
shortage, with long lines at fuel stations
and electricity b
lackouts. A further eight
state-owned firms saw senior management
changes including Gulf of Suez Petroleum
Co and Suez Oil Co, the statement added.
The country is talks with Qatar to supply
about 13 cargoes of liquefied natural gas to
the overseas customers of two companies
currently exporting gas from Egypt-BG
Group and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional
Bhd, or Petronas.
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Open day in Stuttgart planned for UNITI exhibitors
Plans are being put in place for a pre event
gathering of UNITI expo exhibitors, to help
companies taking part to gain a better perspective of the exhibition halls, transport links to
the venue and the local area generally.
The date is not yet confirmed but the organisers would like this to take place 3 months
prior to the exhibition, sometime in February
next year. Nick Needs from McLean Communications, international press spokesman
for the event says “This idea was discussed
at a recent internal meeting between all partners and everyone felt it to be a really useful
opportunity of preparing exhibitors in the
best possible way for this new international
trade fair. A tour of Stuttgart Messe and the
exhibition halls will be followed by a few short
presentations from the organising team and
a Q&A session. Guests will then be invited
to join the UNITI expo organisers for some
informal hospitality. Members of the international industry press will also be invited
to attend. More details and confirmed dates
will be published after the summer break.”
Other news from UNITI expo is that the
Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) from
the US has confirmed that it will take part in
the event and most probably be represented
in one or more of the seminar sessions taking
place over the three days. UNITI expo organisers can also confirm that UNITI expo will
be represented at the upcoming PEI @ the
NACSSHOW event in Atlanta. Nick Needs
says “We are delighted that there will be collaboration between PEI and ourselves and for
anybody who wishes to find us in Atlanta, we
will be there with an information point right
next to the main entrance to exhibits”.
Information about UNITI expo
UNITI expo takes place in Stuttgart, Germany, from 3–5 June 2014. It is a three day
international exhibition for manufacturers,
distributors, installers, retailers, PMCs and
commercial operators of petroleum equipment, petrol forecourt services & retail technology. The fair will expand over 35 000 gross
square metres of space and incorporate
three exhibition halls to feature exhibits on;
Forecourt Equipment & Technology, Shop &
Convenience Retailing, Car wash & Car
care, Payment & Automation, Fuel Logistics,
Lubricants, Fuels and Additives. UNITI expo
will also host the 2014 ‘Future of Forecourts’
Forum, an established international mainline
conference, attracting senior executives from
major petrol retailers, oil companies, government agencies and major associations from
all over Europe.
For general enquiries, please contact
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Shell launches improved commercial fuel
Shell Diesel Extra, a new commercial fuel for
trucks and cars was launched in Oman last
month. The product has been designed to
help fleet operators save up to three per cent
fuel, reduce fall-off engine performance, and
lower emission of carbon-dioxide and black
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smoke, the company said. Shell Diesel Extra
is designed to help engines burn fuel more
efficiently, helping to deliver fuel economy
and avoid carbon build up. The product is a
hit in other parts of the world having proved
its cost saving abilities.
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MOL completes first phase in Romania
Hungary-based oil and gas firm MOL Nyrt
has completed the first phase of a new fuel
terminal next to the River Danube in Giurgiu, southern Romania, the company said
in a statement. MOL is investing 10 million
euros ($ 13 million) in the project, which will
have a total storage capacity of 7 000 cubic
metres when it is completed. MOL didn’t say
when that would be. “Romania is included in
MOL Group’s long-term growth strategy; the
inauguration of the fuel terminal in Giurgiu
is a significant milestone in its expansion
there”, said K inga Daradics, Chairman
of MOL Romania. The completed phase
of the project provides diesel fuel storage
and sales, addressing the needs of MOL’s
growing distribution network in Romania.
MOL also recently received approval from
Bucharest to explore three blocks in Romania, MOL Hungary’s head of exploration
and production, Tamas Szakal, said in an
interview earlier.
Fuel-dyeing initiative to stop thieves
Haulage firms in the UK are adding dye to their
diesel tanks in a bid to protect their businesses
from fuel thieves. Bottles of special dye have
been mixed into a company fuel store and
warning signs saying the diesel is marked have
been put on every vehicle. Any fuel taken from
either fuel stores or from the tanks of vehicles
can be traced back to the companies, meaning
that diesel thieves can be linked to the crime.
As part of the operation police officers will
be dipping fuel tanks to check if any of the
specially-marked diesel is present. Each diesel
dye kit contains enough of the solution to colour
40 000 litres of diesel, a sign alerting people that
the fuel is marked, and stickers to be placed on
the tanks of vehicles or on storage tank.
OMV supporting flood helpers
OMV has given support for the current disaster
relief effort in Austria with fuel vouchers worth
100 000 euros. ‘Team Austria’, a collaboration
by the Austrian Red Cross and Hit Radio Ö3,
have mobilised volunteers to assist in flood relief
efforts. OMV will also make 100 000 euros
available to ‘Team Austria’ in the form of fuel
vouchers which can be used at their fuel stations.
Irish adventurer motivates Maxol retailers
Tom Noonan, CEO of The Maxol Group
invited Irish Adventurer, Pat Falvey.as
keynote speaker at Maxol’s Retail Therapy
Day, an event arranged to congratulate its
top retailers and to provide further insights
into the world of Retail, supporting new
learning aimed at assisting its retailers to
grow and develop their businesses further
in 2013 and beyond. Pat Falvey is a world
renowned Adventurer, Corporate Speaker
and Team Trainer. Speaking at the event,
Tom Noonan commented: “We believe in
the importance of strong retailers who can
motivate their staff to achieve individual
goals and strive for retail excellence. Pat
has given us unique insights into how best
to work towards our goals and fulfill our
ambitions despite the challenging market
and economic c onditions. The achievements of Pat are truly amazing and set the
very best example for our business”. Since
the end of 2012 Maxol has embarked on an
ambitious acquisition strategy to expand
its network of service stations and commenced the roll out of its new forecourt
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SOCAR rebrands in Switzerland
SOCAR Energy Switzerland, wholly-owned
by Azerbaijan’s state energy firm SOCAR,
plans to open its first fuel station following the rebranding in the Swiss district
of Kreuzlingen in Lake Constance area.
SOCAR acquired all shares in Esso Schweiz
GmbH and thus took over Esso’s network
of fuel stations in Sw itzerland in July
2012. Over the next twelve months, the
new brand SOCAR is planned to gradually
take the place of the Esso brand throughout
Switzerland. The company reported that
the official opening of the first station was
in May. SOCAR started its operation in
Switzerland in September 2012 with com-
missioning its first fuel station in Zurich.
In December, the first fuel station under
the SOCAR brand was opened in western
Switzerland. The company reports that more
than 160 stations under the SOCAR brand
operate in Switzerland.
Alexela build LPG stations in Estonia
One of the country’s largest fuel station
operators, Alexela, has acquired four liquefied petroleum gas filling stations from Reola
Gaas and says it plans to build another ten in
the country by the end of this year. “The deal
gives us confidence to move forward with our
investments. The plan is to construct another
ten stations this year and to expand strongly in
2014, founding an Estonia-wide network”, said
Ain Kuusik, CEO of Alexela. Kuusik added that
LPG is widely used in western Europe, as well
as in Latvia and Lithuania, and that Alexela
wants to transform itself into a three-in-one
fuel stations chain, offering petrol, diesel
and liquified gas. LPG is around 40 percent
cheaper than diesel or petrol. Alexela Oil
currently has 57 fuel filling stations around
the country. Reola Gaas said that the sale
will allow the company to concentrate on its
wholesale operations.
Repsol & Cepsa protected from hostile bids
Repsol SA (REP) has won protection
from Spain in a new law that lets the
government put conditions on asset sales
or hostile bids for pipeline and refinery
owners. Jose Manuel Soria’s Industry
Ministry must be notified of offers so
that it may impose requirements on
purchases of those assets if they give
a buyer influential or significant power
over the facilities, according to the new
law. Repsol owns five refineries in Spain,
and Cia de Petroleos SA, or Cepsa, owns
three and is also covered. The government
may not veto any deal outright but may
place conditions on bids that represent
a “real and grave threat” to power, gas
and oil supply activities.
Unipetrol want OMV
fuel stations
Saras and Rosneft share interest
Italian refiner Saras and Russian partner
Rosneft are eying the fuel station network
that oil major Royal Dutch Shell is thinking
of selling in Italy, a Saras executive said. “I
think they (Rosneft) are probably going to take
a look and we hope to be able to cooperate
with them”, Saras Managing Director Dario
Scaffardi said in a conference call after the
company reported core earnings of 48.2 million euros ($ 62.56 million) in the first quarter
of this year. Shell is Italy’s seventh biggest
petrol retailer with 983 sales points in the
country compared to top retailer Eni’s 4 698,
according to data from Italian petrol association Unione Petrolifera. Italy has a total
of around 23 000 petrol stations across the
country, more than twice the number in the
UK and almost double the number in France.
Saras’s joint venture deal with Rosneft, which
still needs to be finalized, strengthens the
Russian group’s presence in the Mediterranean
area and offers the Italian refiner better access
to feedstock. Flagging refining margins and
weaker demand from traditional markets have
hurt earnings at Saras’s main refinery on the
island of Sardinia.
Eni sells off Galp shares
Italian oil and gas group Eni has raised
677.6 million euros ($885 million) from the
sale of a 6.7 percent stake in Portuguese
energy company Galp Energia as part of
its strategy of selling off interests which it
cannot control. Earlier in May it sold a stake
in Italian gas transportation group Snam for
1.45 billion euros. In a statement Eni said it
had sold about 55.5 million Galp shares to
institutional investors at 12.22 euros each.
In November Eni raised 1.4 billion euros
from the sale of shares and convertible bonds
in Galp. The latest sale leaves Eni with a
stake of 16.34 percent in the Portuguese
group but the shares are locked up to cover
the convertible bonds and options that can
be exercised by major Galp shareholder
Amorim Energia.
Merkur-BP plan alliance by 2014
Merkur, part of the Rewe Group, has announced
plans to open three to four shops per month
in BP Stations from the end of 2014. A total of
80 shops in fuel service stations are planned,
bearing the name ‘Merkur inside’. The Rewe
Group currently has 125 Jet stations.
Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol
has held talks with OMV about buying
the Austrian group’s Czech fuel station
network. Unipetrol, majority owned by
Poland’s PKN Orlen, is planning to invest
up to $ 1 billion over the next five years
to return to profit. The company aims
to increase its share of the retail fuel
market to 20 percent by 2017 from now
14 percent. Unipetrol Chief Executive
Marek Switajewsk i has been quoted
as saying that the company was open
to acquisitions in the retail market but
declined to comment on specific opportunities. Unipetrol posted net losses
in 2011 and last year, hit by a downturn
in European markets that has squeezed
margins for refiners and left the industry
with excess capacity.
Italy fuel station chaos
Martino Landi, chair of the federation of
independent petrol stations (FIB) fears
what will happen when the European
Central Bank starts printing the new 10
and 20 euro notes as almost all of Italy’s
20 000 fuel st ations still have to update
the software that runs the fuel vending
machines.
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News – Europe
More European refinery closures likely
Total CEO and Chairman Christophe de
Margerie has predicted that more European
refineries, including some in France, are
likely to shut down in the coming years.
Speaking in a televised interview, de
Margerie noted that closures were likely
due to falling consumption of refined oil
products. He declined to say which refineries in France the integrated oil major is
considering closing, explaining that French
law requires union representatives to be
informed first of such plans. The comment
underscores the difficult environment for
refiners across Europe, with small margins,
low demand, increasing regulation and
competition from emerging markets eating into profitability. Total transformed
one of its six French refineries into an oilstocking plant three years ago but failed
to find a suitable buyer for a UK refinery.
Last year, Switzerland-based Petroplus AG
filed for bankruptcy protection.
Phillips 66 plans
refinery sale
Phillips 66 has appointed Deutsche Bank to
handle the sale of refining assets at Whitegate and Bantry in West Cork, Ireland. The
company has targeted a sale of the country’s
only refinery by the end of the year. “Phillips
66 intends to continue operating the assets as
usual during the marketing process, which
is expected to last for several months”, said
company Spokesman Rich Johnson. While
the Whitegate facility is positioned to process
any oil recovered from the nearby Barryroe
and Dunquin fields, local media reported that
it could be closed as a refining facility and
used as an oil products distribution base for
fuels. P
hillips 66 Executive Vice-President
Larry Ziemba signalled such a move in
March, speaking at a Bank of AmericaMerrill Lynch conference.
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Tesla could be a fuel station company
Tesla has attracted plenty of attention for
the Model S, dubbed by some in the know
as the best car of the year and maybe one of
the best cars ever. But here’s an idea worth
considering: the company is quietly building
up a product that could end up being much
more important to the future of the auto
industry than its high-priced luxury sedan.
That product is the network of so-called
Supercharger rapid-charging stations, which
the company says take just 20 minutes to fill
a battery with enough power to drive for 200
miles (other charging systems can take hours
to do the same). While others are rolling
out public infrastructure for electric vehicle
charging, there is no single standard for fast
charging that all electric cars can plug into,
and Tesla’s Supercharger system is the fastest
public charge available. If Tesla can roll out
a proprietary fast-charging network before
anybody else, it could be a big deal for the
company – big like Henry Ford following up
the Model T with a national network of gas
stations he also controlled access to. As an
entrepreneur familiar with the Internet, Tesla
founder Elon Musk understands network
effects, and the prospect that Supercharger
could become the platform for fast, long-haul
electric car charging must be on his mind as
the company doubles down on the network
of stations.
EU benchmark reform plan unfeasible
The European Union’s proposals to formalise
the control of benchmark rates could impose
huge liabilities on oil price reporting agencies.
The agencies are currently under renewed
scrutiny after the offices of oil majors Shell,
BP and Norway’s Statoil and lead price publisher Platts had been raided by the European
Commission as part of its investigation into
alleged rigging of oil prices in Europe going
back more than a decade. The rates of petrol
and other oil and biofuel-related products are
calculated based on a number of benchmarks
such as Brent crude. Under the proposals
drawn up by Brussels to boost the “integrity”
of critical benchmarks following the Libor
scandal, the administration of the key rates
would come under the European Securities
and Markets Authority (ESMA), based in Paris.
The commission recommends moving direct
supervision of Libor, Euribor and benchmarks
for oil and gold from London to Paris. The
proposal is due to be presented in summer.
Asda UK plans price-cut stations
Plans have been formally submitted to build
a new eight-pump automated fuel station at
the entrance of an ASDA supermarket. The
planning application states that the facilities would see the removal of 30 car parking
spaces at the site to make room for the station,
which would operate seven days a week. The
station would be unmanned most of the time
but will have a ‘forecourt greeter’ for more
than 60 hours a week to help customers. The
pumps will be fully automated and self-service
operated using customer credit card authorization only, no cash sales. The station will have
four dual-sided dispensers on four islands with
fuel hose delivery to both sides of the dispenser
for eight filling positions.
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IIS wins deal to support EuroGarages
Inform Information Systems’ product,
FuelsPricing.com, will be used by EuroGarages to support fuel pricing across its
growing network of 100+ retail locations
in an announcement made 31st May 2013.
The deal will allow EuroGarages to monitor the market in real time and assist it in
price decision making enhancing its fuel
pricing capabilities as the chain continues
to grow. The product was chosen after an
extensive market assessment and trial
process over several months where it was
successful in demonstrating that it could
meet key requirements. In addition to the
benefits for its fuel pricing process, EuroGarages was attracted by the speed, ease
of implementation and low overall cost of
ownership. IIS’s long term relationship
with ExxonMobil and their heritage in UK
fuels pricing with Esso UK’s PriceWatch
was also a contributory factor in the decision given EuroGarages recent purchase
of Esso stations.
Datatronic – Fight
diesel-fuel losses
Austrian company Datatronic GmbH has
developed a system that helps avoid loss of
diesel fuel at fuelling stations. The heart of
the system is software that automatically
registers all refuelling and prevents misuse and theft. Authorized vehicles are
identified by a transponder close to the
fuel neck rather than by the reading of a
driver’s badge or fuel card. The fuel pump
is activated only if the transponder is on
a white (authorised) list. Misuse of the
fuel system is impossible says Datatronic
CEO Wolfgang Peiritsch. The transponder
has a worldwide, unique ID which can be
detected by Bluetooth (up to 100 m) to a
controller connected to the pump switch
and the fuel-flow metre. The white list is
stored in the controller.
Incap agreement
with Tokheim India
Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt
Ltd has signed a manufacturing agreement
with Tokheim India Pvt Ltd to manufacture
PCBAs for the electronic assemblies of fuel
retailing equipment. The PCBAs are manufactured in Tumkur, India and delivered to
Tokheim’s factory in Mumbai. Mr. Antoine
Gin, Director Purchasing Tokheim said:
“Tokheim is happy to reinforce its supply
base in India, reinforcing its worldwide
positioning on deliveries of quality and cost
effective products for key markets.”
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KSS Fuels & Petrolview partner
KSS Fuels is pleased to announce it has
entered into a strategic partnership with
Petrolview BV of The Netherlands. The two
companies will combine comprehensive
service station and fuel price data from
Petrolview with KSS Fuels Location Intelligence analyt ical services and performance
forecasting. The combined offerings will
help fuel and convenience retailers to optimize their networks of service stations, set
achievable performance goals and identify
the actions needed to meet them. Petrolview
regularly surveys nine major European countries, collecting service station attributes and
other operational information and makes it
available via web-based query and reporting
tools. They also collect fuel price data in a
form readily accessible by fuel pricing systems,
helping fuel retailers react faster to market
price changes.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root finalises purchase
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has finalised the agree- stock management, automated refuelling &
ment to acquire the majority shares of Auto- maintenance services to retail & commercial
mated Fuel Systems Group (Proprietary) customers, including mines & government
Limited (AFS Group), based in Johannes- agencies. AFS has been a long time distribuburg, South Africa. As part of the Gilbarco tor of Gilbarco Veeder-Root products. This
Veeder-Root family, the company will be called acquisition provides an opportunity for both
Gilbarco AFS. With more than 240 associates, AFS and Gilbarco Veeder-Root to strengthen
AFS is a leading fuel management technol- the product & services offered in the Southern
ogy and services company providing wet Africa market.
Fibrelite new DEF dispenser sump
Fibrelite has invested in new tooling to manufacture a two-compartment fiberglass dispenser sump designed to accommodate new
combination diesel / Diesel Exhaust Fluid
(DEF) dispensers. The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest emissions rules require
DEF to be used on board diesel vehicles of all
sizes. DEF is an aqueous urea solution that
is injected into the diesel exhaust as it moves
through the engine. The DEF vaporizes in
the diesel exhaust stream and helps to reduce
the number of pollutants released into the air.
Operators of diesel vehicles must maintain
their DEF levels so refilling the DEF tank is
now just as important as refilling the fuel tank.
Fibrelite’s new EL/G/DEF dispenser sump
is designed to accommodate the piping and
conduits for both sides of the DEF dispenser.
This new sump model will be manufactured
using Fibrelite’s high technology RTM production methods to produce a fully conductive,
high quality component.
PDQ LaserWash® 360 In-bay automatic wash system
PDQ Manufacturing, Inc., an industry-leading
manufacturer of in-bay automatic vehicle wash
systems, is proud to announce that its LaserWash® 360 In-Bay Automatic Vehicle Wash
System was selected as a “Product of the Year
2013” in the category Group III: Equipment
Services Related at the recent 2013 Polish
Petrol Station Trade Fair. PDQ’s innovative
LaserWash 360 vehicle-wash system has been
designed to deliver significantly faster wash
times that help maximize revenue-generating
vehicle throughput opportunities. The LaserWash® 360 also has unlimited wash-package
configurations and multiple service offerings
that give customers a full array of wash choices.
The LaserWash® 360 also minimizes water
requirements, reducing electrical consumption and lowering chemical usage.
OPW EMEA certificate of approval
OPW, a Dover Company is pleased to announce
that its OPW EMEA Czech Republic manufacturing operation has received OHSAS
18001:2007 Certificate of Approval by Lloyd’s
Register Quality Assurance Limited. By gaining
this certification, OPW is providing assurance
that it is in control of the organizational processes and activities that can have an impact on
safety and the environment, while also assuring
to its employees that they are working for an
environmentally responsible company. Regarded
as the world’s most recognized occupational
health and safety management systems standard,
OHSAS 18001:2007 is awarded to companies
that meet OHSAS-established guidelines for
controlling occupational health and safety risks
at their plants. This is the first OPW manufacturing facility worldwide to achieve this coveted
certification. Achieving OHSAS compliance is
another first for OPW and demonstrates their
commitment to consistent internal processes
throughout their operations.
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Hectronic acquires Bennett + Sauser
Hectronic has announced the acquisition
of the sales and service activities of Swiss
company Bennett + Sauser AG who will now
benefit from the huge resources Hectronic
has to offer, allowing it to compete more
effectively in the retail petroleum market.
Dr. Jürg Dübendorfer, Managing Director of
Bennett + Sauser AG and its sister company
Bamotec AG said “We are adapting to changing
market conditions and we are delighted about
the collaboration with Hectronic, which will
allow our customer relationships to continue
and keep much of our workforce in place. It’s
an ideal solution for everyone. The combination of petrol pumps and customer activated
terminals with efficient service is essential.”
KPS installer training exceeds expectations
Over the last year, KPS trainers have organized
77 training sessions in 32 countries, trained
495 participants and certified 458 of them.
This exceeds the expectations and goals set on
corporate level. All 19 trainers have received
very positive reviews by participants that also
appreciate the mix of theoretical and practical
training. The KPS installer training program
has been running in its current format since
2008 reaching installers in over 60 countries.
To achieve this KPS has a train-the-trainer
program teaching trainers how to use training material and how to evaluate participants’
skills and knowledge. Trainers use translators
whenever they do not share the participants’
language and vital parts of training material
is always translated in the local language,
currently available in 13 languages.
MultiTank installed at 1 200 fuel stations
SECU-TECH have successfully finished a
project for Norwegian oil company STATOIL,
installing SECU-TECH’S MultiTank CrossOver-Prevention system in all STATOIL sites
across Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Latvia
and Lithuania. “Completion of the project
was achieved in the first 4 months of 2013
to the complete satisfaction of their client”,
says Dagmar Höckner, Managing Director of
SECU-TECH. She added, “This is one more
reference for SECU-TECH and the follow-up
of a successful story for our COP System”.
SGB presents remote monitoring LOD
As one of the leading companies involved
in leak detection technolog y, SGB had
developed Leak Detector Online Diagnostics (LOD). LOD’s technology is able to
establish the secure and continuous remote
monitoring of leak detectors, particularly
remote installations difficult to access, as
well as unmanned fuel stations and emergency power supply units, making daily
surveillance is much easier. LOD is easy and
safe to handle, and personnel are no longer
bound to travel long distances in order to
control the leak detection system. All leak
detector operating conditions and data can
be collected and transmitted autonomously
via cellular mobile technology to the LODserver and analysed every 24 hours. Late
identification of alarms, unreported alarms
and local manipulation of the annunciator
are no longer a problem. In the process of
controlling the features of the leak detector, the LOD system also transmits the
current pressure in the monitoring system
and the leak tightness value of the entire
system. The system is safer and more reliable than before.
product news
Christ show off latest
technology
The new Wash Park Steel Construction
SK Y LINE f rom Otto Chr ist AG offers a well-designed wash bay width of
4 900 mm and a serial passage height
of 3 200 mm. The steel construction is
available with a flat roof design or with
a translucent round roof design. The bay
partition walls can be obtained in either
canvas, as sandwich plate elements or
with thermally toughened safety glass
(ESG). Innovative LED-technique guarantees power savings up to 70 percent
in comparison to lighting systems using
fluorescent lighting tubes. For a 5-bay
Wash Park with a yearly burning duration of 1 500 hours and a power price of
0,30 euros pro kWh comparatively adds
up to a power savings of approximately
2 300 euros per year.
SGB expand international distribution
network
Germany’s SGB GmbH, a leading producer
of leak detection technology, has extended
its international distribution network with
three new partners. In China the Windbell
Electric Co. In Japan, P & D Japan Ltd
and in Taiwan, The Taiwanese Bay Chain
Engineering Co, offering leak detectors for
double walled tanks, pipes and containments developed and produced at SGB’s
headquarter in Siegen. Chinese, Japanese
and Taiwanese customers will now benefit
from short delivery times as well as advice
from local experts following these successful agreements. With these distribution
partnerships SGB completes its presence in
East Asia. From now on interested persons
and users of high quality leak detection
systems in China, Japan, South Korea and
Taiwan have local contact persons.
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Gazprom makes its mark in Romania
by Nick Needs
In 2008, Gazprom Neft, Russia’s fifth largest
oil producer and ranked third according to refining purchased a 51 percent stake in Serbia’s
oil and gas company Nafta Industrija Srbije
(NIS), a shareholding that has been increased
to 56 percent in recent years. Gazprom Neft
operates about 1,100 filling stations in Russia
under the ‘Gazpromneft’ trademark. Unlike
the name of the company, the filling station
brand is written as one word. In total, the
company’s retail network consists of more
than 1,600 filling stations, including sites in
Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus
and Ukraine. Incorporating the activities
of NIS, Gazprom Neft now also has retail
operations in Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and
Herzegovina and Romania. In 2011, Gazprom
Neft won the ‘Brand of the Year Effie’ award.
NIS Gazprom Neft owns the largest retail petroleum network in Serbia with approximately
350 filling stations. In 2010 the company
started a major modernisation program of the
retail network. As part of its business plan
for South-East Europe, NIS Gazprom Neft
will expand its operations and establish over
250 fillings stations in the Balkan regions,
namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria
and Romania.
This GAZPROM branded network will be
completed by the end of 2015, with 80 stations in Bulgaria and 120 in Romania. In
2011 NIS Gazprom Neft purchased its first
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petrol stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Bulgaria. In 2012, it acquired 100 percent of
OMV subsidiary operations in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, together with its network of
28 filling stations. This was followed quickly
by the acquisition of 63 OMV stations in
Romania, making NIS Petrol the fifth largest
operator in Romania, after Petrom 550 sites,
Rompetrol 450 sites, Lukoil 300 sites and
MOL 133 sites.
Nick Needs and Alexander Malanin discussing the
NIS Gazprom Neft strategy for the Balkan region
To coincide with the opening of a brand new
Gazprom petrol station in Romania, I was
invited this month to Bucharest, by Adrian
Balan-Doltu, Business Development Director
with NIS Petrol Romania to see for myself, one
of the new look sites. We drove out of the city
on the A1, approximately 50 km west of the
capital, to find two shinning petrol stations
on either side of this busy motorway, ready to
be unwrapped and opened. The first person
Adrian introduced me to was Mihai Corbu,
Executive Director for NIS Petrol Romania
downstream, the driving force behind the new
site design concept and the leader of the NIS
Petrol Romania development and operation
team, all of which was hard at work as we
walked on to the forecourt. Everyone seemed
to know exactly what they were doing. Then
there was the press to deal with, the operating
staff who would be taking their positions for
the first time, the opening ceremony itself
which resembled something from Hollywood
and the arrival of the NIS CEO from Serbia.
Mihai explained to me the philosophy behind
the concept concerning these new Gazprom
filling stations. “Each of these sites will offer
clients premium facilities, together with the
latest European standard fuels i. e. diesel,
gasoline, LPG and lubricants” he said. “We will
only be developing premium petrol stations
in Romania and all of these will be located
either along national and international roads,
or in the major cities. All the new filling stations will include a shop, a restaurant and a
cafe, with free wireless internet as standard”.
When the point was made by Mihai that
Gazprom would be promoting fuels offering
certain standards, it brings back to my mind
the first time I came to Bucharest some 10
years earlier, where the average man or woman
in the street, certainly seemed to have a brand
loyalty to their own preferred petrol station,
usually depending on which oil company was
supplying the fuel. I remember the driver I first time filling up their vehicles with fuel
had taking me to the airport, telling me in no and not hearing the noise of a dispenser pump.
uncertain terms, that you have to be careful The underground chambers from Fibrelite and
because some of the oil companies put water the double wall piping systems we have used
in the petrol! For many people in Romania, it from Nupigeco, address our requirements to
still seems that quality fuels remain a subject make our petrol stations as environmentally
friendly as possible. In all areas we have used
for discussion today.
It was indeed a showbiz affair with a huge the most up to date equipment available and
stage, glamorous women everywhere, a rock in the process of developing our site concept
band, important guests, VIPs with police and we have set a new standard for the market. A
security personnel in considerable numbers key feature of the shop is its counter, incorkeeping a close eye on things. Despite all these porating the POS, which has been designed
precautionary measures being taken, Jan Poot with a curvature in its shape to allow the
from Philips Lighting, Anton Martiniussen customer to see the full range of services we
from Elaflex and Steven Stirrat from Nupigeco are offering them. It leads them effortlessly
and Fibrelite still managed to find their way from the shop to the deli counter and then to
onto the guest list. In fairness they each played the restaurant and the premium products we
a significant role in the development of this are inviting them to enjoy”. At a similar recent
particular site and their respective products site opening in Bulgaria, CEO of Gazprom
are all to be found in the appropriate places. Neft for logistics, processing and sales, Anatoly
Florin Finaru, Country Manager for Gilbarco Cherner said “Launching a retail network
also attended to support the installation of under the GAZPROM brand in Bulgaria is
the next step towards achieving our strategic
Gilbarco’s Horizon dispensers on site.
The finished product, seemingly on show to objective to develop a sales network in Europe.
the world at large judging by the hundreds of
people who turned up to witness the opening,
was indeed striking and a tribute to the hard
work of Mihai Corbu and his team. The sharp
imaging of the site will undoubtedly stand
out on the bleak winter days which lie ahead
and the state of the art facilities on offer will
certainly be appreciated by those motorists
who can spare the time to stop. The shop,
A view from the restaurant looking back towards
the restaurant and even the toilets have been
the POS area and the shop
developed with the customer in mind, Adrian
Balan-Doltu tells me over a cup of coffee. He We plan to continue to expand our presence
explains “The basic functionality of this site in Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria and I am
is the same as any major petrol station you confident that the Gazprom branded network
can see anywhere, i. e. fuel, shop, services, of filling stations will quickly gain popularity
but we wanted our customers to have an en- in the Balkans”. Alexander Malanin, Execuhanced experience when they decide to visit a tive Director for the Sales and Distribution
Gazprom service station. From the dispensers, of Gazprom Neft, who was on site for most
which are the first to use multimedia in this of the day paid tribute to the work of the NIS
part of the world, to the high tech solutions Romania operation for bringing this project towe have implemented for lighting, the shop, gether and said he was deeply impressed with
the kitchen and the restaurant. As an example, the delivery of the new concept. At precisely
this is the only site in Romania with full LED 12 o’clock, the road block at the entrance to
solutions. The submersible pumps from Red the slip road feeding into the petrol station
Jacket mean customers will experience for the was taken away by the police, to allow Kirill
Gazprom are definitely ‘Rocking all over the world’
See if you can spot Jan Poot, Steven Stirrat and
Anton Martiniussen
Kravchenko, CEO of NIS Gazprom Neft and
VP of Gazprom Neft to enter the proceedings.
In the two or three hours he spent on site
he happily inspected everything for himself,
conducted a TV and radio interview and
officially opened this new petrol station on
Kirill Kravchenko, CEO of NIS Gazprom Neft
and VP of Gazprom Neft
stage supported by two very professional TV
presenters. I enquired to sources close to him
and was told that apparently he was delighted
with everything he saw. Mr. Kravchenko was
born in Moscow, has studied sociology in
Russia, financial management in the UK and
is a doctor of economics science. He worked
for YUKOS before joining Gazprom Neft,
where he held various executive positions.
He was appointed CEO of NIS in February
2009. After the last balloon had flown away,
the band had played its final song and there
were no more speeches to be made, everything
came to a well organised conclusion, allowing
this particular petrol station to start paying
back some of the huge investment made in its
direction. The only malfunction of the day was
the blue and white confetti, Gazprom colours,
fired into the sky signalling that the site was
now open, which caught a freak gust of wind
and ended up where everybody wasn’t. At the
end of the day though, a very busy one indeed
for the NIS Petrol Romania team, Mihai and
Adrian were both very pleased that the official opening had gone so well and delighted
with all the feedback they had received from
everyone, including I understand the VIP
visitors from Serbia.
A shop layout designed to effortlessly move the
customers through the store
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News from Russia & CIS
Unicard introduces cashless payments
Director of Georgia’s Unicard payment system,
Beso Abuladze and SOCAR Energy Georgia’s
General Director Mahir Mammadov and
signed an agreement on the service of payments at SOCAR fuel stations in Georgia. As
a result, more than 1 million users of Unicard
can now pay for fuel at SOCAR filling stations
by using their cards. Also, there will be the
possibility of accumulation of bonuses and
other incentive programs.
Ukraine study production of alternative fuel
Ukraine and the United States have agreed on
strengthening cooperation in the production
of biomass and the development of alternative types of fuel, the press service of the
Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has
reported. A press release of the ministry says
that the decision was made at a meeting of
the specialists of the engineering and technical services and agricultural engineering
department of the Ukrainian ministry and
an expert in international energy statistics
at USAID, Robert Baumgartner. The sides,
in particular, agreed on holding a joint conferences and consultations on bio-energy,
and discussed the formation of data for the
national balance of energy, stocktaking of
greenhouse gases and reports to the Energy
Community.
Tatneft opens new
station in Yaroslavl
The new station sells AI-95 and AI-92 gasoline grades and diesel fuel and accepts bank
cards as well as fuel cards for payment. In a
statement, the company noted that there is
a convenience shop with a diverse range of
goods for the road. The station also has a set
of services for vacuum cleaner cleaning the
of car interior, tire inflation and windshield
washer water refilling. A car wash will be
opened at the filling station In the near future,
Tatneft said.
Every third litre of
petrol is counterfeit
Every third litre of petrol sold at Ukrainian
fuel stations is not in line with the current
q uality standards, President of the Kyiv
Motorist Club, Maksym Holovin has said.
The state energy company SOCAR’s fuelling vessel, which works during the navigation The results were received after a test of
vessel has begun the refuelling of yachts period from May to September, is intended petrol samples selected by drivers in 10 leadand boats. Two ships can be refuelled at the to supply small-sized water vehicles with ing stations of the capital conducted by the
station at the same time with “Nano” diesel petrol and diesel fuel. Thirty-four fuel sta- Ukrainian Research and Educational Centre
fuel. In general, its reservoirs contain 67 cubic tions operate under the SOCAR brand with of Chemical Science and the Certification
metres of oil products, which allows fuelling plans to increase the number of stations in of Fuels, Lubricants and Technical Liquids.
The test results were deplorable: “At least
several large vessels without bunkering. The the Ukraine to 100 in 2013.
30 percent of the petrol sold in the country is
in line neither with old Ukrainian standards
nor with Euro 4 and Euro 5 fuel standards”,
the
Kyiv Motorist Club informed.
is
the
most
optimal
way
to
enter
the
market.
Gazprom Neft is considering buying a chain of
filling stations in Belarus according to Deputy By 2020 the number of Gazprom Neft fuel
Director for Retail Sales of the Belarusian stations in Belarus is expected to reach 100.
company Gazprom Neft-Belnefteprodukt Artur Akhmetgalimov said that they plan to
Artur Akhmetgalimov. Fuel stations are abun- reconstruct five fuel stations in Belarus this
dant around major Belarusian cities and it is year. The reconstruction will involve the Gazprom Neft has begun producing 10 parts
quite difficult to enter the market, therefore demolishing of the old stations and the con- per million sulphur diesel fuel meeting Euro 5
buying small chains or independent stations struction of new ones in the same locations. standards at its 250 000 barrel per day Moscow
refinery. The company reconstructed a diesel
hydrotreater and added a hydrotreatment unit
as part of a modernization program begun in
sent
its
proposals
to
the
government
in
April
2009.
All fuels produced at the refinery have
The Russian government may cut the state’s
holding in Rosneft, the nation’s largest oil for the additional privatization in 2013 of met Euro 4 standards or above since April
company, to 51 percent, Prime Minister around 19 percent of Rosneft, reducing 2012. The sulphur content limit for Euro 4
Dmitry Medvedev has said. The state can the state’s share in it to 50 percent plus diesel is 50 parts per million. “We will soon
reduce its holding to this level and privatize one share. State-owned Rosneftegaz cur- expand the range of our higher-grade fuels,
up to 49 percent of the company “without rently holds 69.5 percent of Rosneft, while starting with Euro 5 gasoline”, said Anatoly
any threat of forfeiting our strategic posi- Britain’s BP holds 19.75 percent. In March, Cherner, Gazprom Neft Deput y Chief
tion”, he said, but did not specify when Rosneftegaz sold 5.66 percent of Rosneft Executive Officer for logistics, processing, and
privatization of the company would take as part of the deal to buy the TNK-BP oil sales. The Euro 5 sulphur limit is 10 parts
per million.
place. The Economic Development Ministry company.
SOCAR launches fuelling vessel
Gazprom Neft buys fuel station chain in Belarus
Moscow refinery
producing Euro 5
Russia may cut Rosneft holding to 51 percent
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First Hydrogen fuel
cell E-bike
The hydrogen fuel cell e-bike which was
launched by Cycleurope and two partner
companies is called Alter Bike. Cycleurope is
launching it under the brand name Gitane. The
bike maker calls it: A new concept of electric
bicycles which relieves the user from most of
the constraints of electric mobility: No plug-in
infrastructure for charging is necessary, lighter
weight and range availability on demand. It
operates without long battery charging times
and plug-in socket requirements. Just replace
the ready-to-use energy cartridges which can
be suited to individual range needs.
CleanFuel converts
patrol cars to propane
First Bio-LNG station in UK
The first open-access station dispensing a
blend of biomethane and natural gas in the UK
has been opened. Gasrec’s standard “Bio-LNG”
blend contains 25 percent of liquid biomethane,
which is derived from organic matter such
as household food waste. The blend can be
used by gas-powered or dual-fuel trucks. In
comparison to pure diesel equivalent BioLNG can cut CO2 emissions by a minimum
of 20 percent and mono-nitrogen-oxides and
particulate matter emissions by 90 percent, as
well as reducing fuel costs by 20–30 percent,
according to Gasrec. A report by consultants
Ricardo-AEA found running the UK’s HGV
fleets on Bio-LNG could cut haulage emissions by up to 65 percent.
GS Energy builds fuelling network
IGS Energy CNG Services plans to build and
operate a $ 2.5 million compressed natural
gas fueling station as it extends its reach
into the CNG realm. The company, which
shares ownership with natural gas supplier
IGS Energy Inc. of Dublin, said the station
will serve a growing number of Ohio busi-
nesses and drivers converting their vehicles
to compressed natural gas. It is part of IGS
Energ y CNG Ser vices’ broader plan to
develop stations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia where the Utica and Marcellus
shale plays are producing abundant supplies
of natural gas.
T hese vehicles will help the City save
significantly on fuel costs in a short period
of time, according to the City’s return on
investment analysis. “We estimate our fuel
savings in the first year alone to be more
than $ 82 000”, said Bill McCarty, Director
of budget and management for the City of
Springfield. “Transitioning our police patrol Beijing now has 2 000 vehicles powered by 500 kilometres and is capable of meeting the
vehicles to propane autogas was an extremely natural gas, and that number is expected demand of urban commuters. The city will
easy decision to make because we are saving to be 10 000 by the end of 2013, which will add more than 30 000 additional natural gas
taxpayer dollars, improving the environment include 2 000 taxis, 3 143 city buses, and vehicles by the end of 2017 if the trial project
through cleaner auto emissions and support- vehicles for some driving schools, the Beijing is successful, a total of 7 000 natural gas
ing a domestically produced fuel source.” A Environmental Protection Bureau has said. powered public buses will be put into service
recently installed o n-site refuelling station A vehicle using natural gas can go as far as by the end of 2015.
featuring a CleanFUEL USA CFT Pro 2100
autogas dispenser will fuel the vehicles,
used by the City’s public works department.
The infrastructure for propane autogas Germany has been a strong supporter of renew- it comes to hydrogen fuel cells. Now a new
refuelling is less expensive than any other able energy for some time. Most of the coun- non-nuclear submarine has been unveiled in
alternative fuel.
try’s focus has been on solar energy, with some Germany and it is powered by hydrogen fuel.
attention being devoted to hydrogen fuel for he submarine itself is part of an on-going prothe sake of transportation. Germany’s interests ject from the German Navy, which is meant
in renewable energy have largely revolved to incorporate clean technologies into marine
around its incorporation in the private sector, vehicles. The submarine has been named U36
but
the country’s military is beginning to show and is the second of its kind to be designed
In the US Georgia’s Centre for Transportation
and the Environment (CTE) has launched strong interest in clean power, especially when for the German Navy.
its new hydrogen-powered bus project. The
bus makes use of hydrogen fuel cells and the
project is meant to test the viability of hydrogen
fuel in the realm of public transportation. The Japan’s first dual-purpose hydrogen and first hydrogen fuel station went live in Japan,
state’s Capital Metropolitan Transportation refuelling station opens in Ebina. Hydrogen the first of 40 stations planned in the Tokyo
Authority will operate the bus for a period fuel cell vehicles are seen as a better choice area on the ‘Hydrogen Highway’. This is just
of one year in order to show off the capabili- to electric since they can fuel up in just a few the start with other entities getting involved,
ties of hydrogen fuel. After one year, the bus minutes as opposed to nearly an hour. There including automakers, regulators, and even
will move to Washington D.C., where it will are just over 200 hydrogen fuel stations in the anti-green petroleum companies. By 2015,
be used in a similar fashion by the District the world and it’s taking some countries time Japan expects to have a total of 100 hydrogen
Department of Transportation.
to get behind these projects. Last month the fuel stations in the country.
Beijing targets 2 000 taxis for natural gas
Hydrogen fuel used powers submarine
Showing off the
viability of hydrogen
Hydrogen fuel infrastructure is most advanced
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Mansfield oil company Costco most popular fuel station
acquires Maxum
Costco is where North American drivers prefer also ranked number one in Market Force’s
The Great Lakes division of Maxum Petroleum to fill their tanks, according to a new study
comprised of Hartney Fuel Oil Company by Market Force Information. Wholesale
and Paulson Oil Company, announced that clubs once again beat out traditional stations
its transport and railroad fuel businesses in popularity, with Sam’s Club coming in
have been acquired by Mansfield Oil Com- second behind Costco among the more than
pany. Mansfield provides comprehensive fuel 7 600 study participants. QuikTrip, Wawa and
service supply, distribution, delivery and RaceTrac also had strong showings in third,
dispensing solutions through an integrated fourth and fifth place, respectively. Costco
network of refiners, terminals, carriers and
retailers throughout the continental United
States and Canada.
ClickFuel, the provider of Fuel Station, a marketing analytics and performance management
solution for small to medium-sized businesses
(SMBs), announced its partnership with
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announ VirKet, the leader in Hispanic performanceced the launch of “Fuel NY”, an initiative to based digital marketing technology and
improve access to fuel during a severe storm services, with more than 50 000 active SMB
or other major weather events. “Fuel NY” was customers and several Fortune 500 clients.
developed as a direct response to fuel shortages VirKet will leverage Fuel Station’s analytics
that occurred during Hurricane Sandy, and
includes the nation’s strongest back-up power
requirements for fuel stations in strategic
locations. As one step in a comprehensive Phillips 66, which owns station brands Phillips
initiative to protect the fuel supply chain in an 66, 76 and Conoco, has announced several
emergency, “Fuel NY” will make up to US $ 17 programs and initiatives at its 2013 Marketmillion in funding available to help retail fuel ing Conference & Trade Show. These new
stations improve their back-up power capacity programs address the current challenging
so they can remain open during major storms. marketplace by helping drive traffic to sites,
reduce costs and improve operating efficiencies. The programs include buying group,
TV, branding, proprietary card, apps and
2012 fuel station study. With their low prices
and convenient petrol pumps, grocers and
wholesale clubs are continuing to take market
share from national fuel retailers. When asked
where they most frequently fuel their cars,
less than half (49 percent) go to a national
fuel station chain, and 21 percent said they
visit a local station.
ClickFuel partners with VirKet
Fuel NY initiative tackles shortages
dashboard to provide its customers, including
media companies throughout Latin America,
with the ability to track and monitor marketing campaigns and results for their SMB
users. Through this partnership, ClickFuel
will deploy the first Spanish version of Fuel
Station, supporting the company’s strategic
growth plan to expand its customer base and
presence in Latin American markets.
Phillips 66 unveils marketing programs
Hydrogen refueling
station competition
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell
Technologies Office has issued a request for
information seeking feedback from stakeholders about a potential H-Prize competition
involving home hydrogen refuelling systems.
These systems would provide supplemental
hydrogen for vehicle fuelling at single- or multifamily dwellings, using feed-stocks commonly
delivered to most residences (e. g., electricity and natural gas). Information regarding
individual components of the systems are of
interest, but responses regarding complete
systems (including the hydrogen generation
technology and the components required for
refuelling, including compression and filling
equipment) are of particular interest.
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mobile wallet. “With our industry continuing
to change at a rapid pace, we’re focused on
developing programs that help our customers
compete in the new world of convenience
and petroleum retailing”, said Andy Viens,
President of Global Marketing at Phillips 66,
Houston. The company has introduced several
new marketing programs which will begin
rolling out later this quarter.
TruStar Energy providing CNG
TruStar Energy is working hard throughout
North America to provide a clear path toward
compressed natural gas (CNG). TruStar is
providing comprehensive choices to those
fleet owners that are looking toward moving
away from diesel, but want a better choice of
options to suit their specific fuelling strategies”,
said TruStar Energy President, Adam Comora.
In addition to providing design, construction
and station maintenance, Comora said that
TruStar’s No-Cost Fuel Station Partnership
offers an additional path to natural gas – with
advantages to those fleets that want to preserve
their capital for other uses.
BP sells refinery & retail assets
BP has completed the sale of its Carson,
California refinery and related logistics and
marketing assets in the region to Tesoro
Corporation for approximately US $ 2.4 billion as part of a plan to reshape BP’s U.S.
fuels business. Cash proceeds from the sale
include approximately US $ 1.075 billion for
assets and an estimated US $ 1.35 billion
primarily for inventory at market value and
other working capital.
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