Omanoil to set up five filling stations in 2012
22/02
Oman Oil Marketing Company (omanoil) ended 2011 with over 1bn litres in fuel sales and ten new filling stations to make up a total of 132 to date, earning its position as the fastest growing retail network in the sultanate
Commercial vehicle shift to natural gas spurring a mini-boom
22/02
While everyone seems focused on electrification through batteries and hybrids, commercial vehicles are moving instead to natural gas, a proven and cheaper green fuel
Is oil sector deregulation for Nigeria the right way to go?
22/02
The Federal Government’s plan to deregulate the downstream oil and gas sector (petroleum refining & marketing) is seen as a move geared towards opening up the sector to new investments. This is however expected to bring about competitive market which will eventually drive down the pump price of fuel
OMV and Alvern Media knit campaign for winter diesel
22/02
2,000 OMV MaxxMotion FillBoards™ – pump nozzle advertisements – advertise premium diesel for temperatures as low as -35°C
Australians spend more on fuel than eating out
22/02
Victorian drivers are pumping an average $1264 worth of petrol into their vehicles each year, far more than spent on eating out and entertainment. And men are outspending women, fuelling suggestions they are not as budget conscious, a major study has found. The state's motorists visited the bowser an average 27 times, about once a fortnight
Positive development continues at Ruud Lighting – Italian subsidiary illuminates IP
21/02
Also after the takeover of the company Ruud Lighting, Inc. by the Cree, Inc. group, the service station business of the company is developing positively
Satyam to provide FuelQuest implementation and support services
21/02
Mahindra Satyam, a consulting and IT services provider, informed it has entered into a global services agreement with FuelQuest, a Houston based software and services provider for the energy industry
Konzum to open its first petrol station
21/02
Supermarket retail chain Konzum, a subsidary of Croatia's largest privately owned company Agrokor, is about to branch out from the food business by planning to open its first petrol station in Zagreb
SOCAR to make Sumgait a world’s first city where urban transport relies on hydrogen fuel
21/02
The Ecological Department of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan has launched a joint survey with the German Scientific-Research Institute on adapting SOCAR passenger buses to hydrogen and other alternative fuels
Emarat participates in "Gulf Food 2012" exhibition
21/02
Emirates General Petroleum Corporation "Emarat" seeks, through its participation for the third consecutive time in the Gulf Food 2012 Exhibition, open in Dubai International Exhibition and Conference Centre from the 19 to the 22 of this February, to promote, enhance and support its trademarks "Freshplus", "Bakeria", and "Café Arabicca" and to attract investors into franchising these trade names