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PetrolWorld
and the Malaysia
Fuel Retail &
Distribution
Market
08
Malaysian
Fuel
Retailers
34
EU Energy –
Interview
with UPEI
President
SECTION 1: FEATURES
04
World View
Snapshot stories from around the world
06 PetrolWorld and the Malaysia Fuel Retail &
Distribution Market
PetrolWorld’s association with Kuala Lumpur since 1997
08
Malaysian Fuel Retailers
Brief overview of key oil companies
SECTION 2: NEWS
OIL COMPANY AND RETAIL BRAND NEWS
16ASIA
20Africa
24 MIDDLE EAST
27Saudi Arabia: Tas’Helat Fuel Retail
28EUROPE
34EU Energy – Interview with UPEI President
36 north america
40LATIN AMERICA
SECTION 3: PRODUCTS & SUPPLIERS
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PRODUCT AND SUPPLIER NEWS
SECTION 4: INDUSTRY INFORMATION
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PetrolWorld is delighted to be hosting its 16th international
gathering in Asia during June. It is also significant for
PetrolWorld to be holding the PetrolWorld Conference
and Business Meeting event in Kuala Lumpur which we
have been associated with since our first visit in 1997.
In this issue, we profile the key fuel retail oil companies
and brands currently operating in Malaysia and Singapore.
I also give my personal perspective on our association
with Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia. The Product and
Suppliers news section will also highlight the solution
providers and suppliers participating at the event in the
Maya Hotel.
The EU has recently published a strategic framework for
Energy Union. We interview the new President of Union
Petroleum of European Independents (UPEI) , Mr Thierry
De Meulder. – Realistic Challenge or opportunity?
News from around the world will have the usual mix of
key brands and issues currently happening. The Product
and suppleirs news keeps you up to date on new
developments and products.
One key change you will notice in this issue is the fact
that our C-Store Executive will be on line only for the
remainder of 2015. C-store Executive will be back with a
new format and more developed content in 2016.
Other key news items from PetrolWorld is the appoitnment
of a new International Business Development executive
which will be announced in Kuala Lumpur as well as a
new representative office in Kuala Lumpur.
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Section 1
Feature > World View
World View
Snapshot stories from around the world
Petronas Launch New High Spec Syntium CoolTech Lubricants
Petronas has unveiled the new Petronas
Syntium with CoolTech, its flagship Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) lubricant
brand, which has been expertly engineered to fight excessive engine heat to
maintain optimum engine performance.
Amir Hamzah Azizan VP Lubricants
Business of Petronas said “We at
Petronas are proud to bring you Petronas
Syntium with CoolTech, our flagship
lubricant brand, which has been reformulated to fight excessive engine heat,
enabling drivers like you and I enjoy a
trouble free drive.”
David Egan from PetrolWorld was in
attendance and learned during the press
conference question/answer brief that
the international distribution of the
new Petronas Syntium with CoolTech
lubricant has a timeline of 18 months
to its key lubricant markets outside of
Malaysia. This includes China and Europe
amongst other geographical targets.
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Total Oil Group Restructures
In advance of the expected refinery
restructuring today, Total said refining
margins in the region had risen to a two
and half year high in the first quarter
of 2015.
La Mede refinery in Marseille
Total’s European refining margins
indicator (ERMI) rose to $47.1 per tonne
in the first quarter of 2015 from $27.5
in the previous quarter. That was the
highest level since the third quarter of
2012, historical data provided by the
company showed. The indicator had hit
a four-year low in the first three months
of last year.
Total group is expected to announce a
restructuring plan for its French refineries
that will include capacity cuts at its La Mede refinery in Marseille and investments at its Donges refinery on
the Atlantic coast.
Following the closure of its Dunkirk
plant in 2010, Total promised not to shut
any more plants in France for the following five years. In August 2015, CEO
Christophe de Margerie said he did not
plan to shut any refinery completely but
might reduce capacity.
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Feature > World View
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Review: Africa Oil Demand Remains Stable
African oil product demand grew by over
4% y/y in 2014, outpacing growth in all of
the other ‘BRICA’ areas, bar none. The
strong performance came despite ongoing
political upheaval.
Even before the oil price crash, and
its attendant challenges in terms of
upstream investment, investor curiosity had been piqued by steady volume
growth on the African downstream. The
latter has traditionally been perceived
as more complicated and less rewarding
than the upstream, a fact which helps to
explain the near-complete withdrawal
of Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell from
African refining and distribution over
the past 10 years. The majors, bar Total,
may have left, but others, including Vivo
and Puma, are battling to replace them.
The promise of volume is therefore providing reassurance to would-be investors
on a continent still characterised by a
patchwork of esoteric supply chains,
regulatory regimes and country risk
profiles. But even on the demand front,
the outlook varies significantly by region
and by product. Africa’s oil product
demand potential nevertheless remains
huge. Nearly half of Africa’s primary
energy mix is still made up of biomass
(wood and charcoal) versus 22% in India.
Africa’s demand potential will of course
only be satisfied if industrial and retail
consumers are able to purchase fuel
when and where they need it. Product
shortages, as evidenced by queues and
rationing at the pump, are a regular
occurrence in many countries and
point to pent-up demand. The existing
downstream oil infrastructure in many
countries is creaking under the strain of
higher volumes and major supply chain
investment is needed to deliver the fuels
of the future.
CITAC London April 2015
England UK: Mobil 1 Partnership With Bentley Motorsport
Mobil 1 has been appointed ‘Technical
Partner’ to Bentley Motorsport and
celebrate a long term collaboration.
The partnership builds on the joint
expertise gained as the factory fill engine
lubricant of choice for models across the
Bentley Motors road car range for over a decade. During its inaugural racing
season in 2014, the all-new Bentley
Continental GT3 race car recorded a
total of five podium finishes, including
three race wins, both in the European
Blancpain Endurance Series and the
USA-based Pirelli World Challenge.
The impressive results also saw Bentley secure a second place finish in the
Blancpain Endurance Series’ Drivers’ and
Teams’ standings.
At the heart of these achievements were
nine race-prepared 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8
engines filled with Mobil 1 0W-30 Racing
Oil, delivering unparalleled performance
coupled with exceptional reliability and
wear protection over total race mileage
of 18,000 miles (29,000 km) of gruelling
competition.
Brian Gush, Director of Bentley Motorsport, said, “Our new Bentley Continental
GT racer performed very well during its
sucessful debut season. Engine reliability in extreme conditions is clearly a
key component in that success and with
proven performance on the road, Mobil 1
was the obvious choice for a Technology
Partner to support our motorsport
efforts.”
round of testing and development for the
upcoming season’s racing.”
Hauke Braack, ExxonMobil Strategic
Global Alliances (SGA) Manager added,
“For more than a decade we have worked
together to develop and deliver peak
engine performance on the road across
the Bentley Motors model range. Transferring this valuable knowledge from
the road to the track has proved to be a
winning strategy, and we look forward to
evolving our relationship during this next
Throughout 2015, Mobil 1 and Bentley
Motorsport will continue to work handin-hand, as the Bentley Continental GT3
race car competes across four continents
and for the first time competes in the
ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain Sprint
Series.
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Source: Mobil
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Section 1
Feature >Malaysian Fuel Retailers
COVER STORY
PetrolWorld and the
Malaysia Fuel Retail &
Distribution Market
PetrolWorld has been associated with both Malaysia
and Singapore since September 1997.
With the 16th PetrolWorld Asia event taking place
in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in 2015; David Egan gives his
personal perspective on his first visit to Malaysia.
Hotel Maya host to 16th PetrolWorld
event in Asia
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Feature >Malaysian Fuel Retailers
First Visit to Oil Companies &
Suppliers in September 1997
The timing of my first visit to the key
oil companies retailing fuel in Malaysia
and Singapore was very significant.
The bank crisis in Thailand had just
been world headlines. I flew into the
old Subang Internatioanl Airport, the
only main airport operating in KL at
the time. I visited the offices of BP retail,
Projet (Conoco-Sime Darby), Esso Retail;
whose retail brands no longer appear
in the Malaysian fuel retail market.
Caltex and Shell retail had offices both
in KL and Singapore (SG) which I visited
along with Singapore Petroleum Corp
(SPC). Construction workers were still
completing the final cosmetics of the
Twin Towers when I had my first meeting
with Petronas Dagangan. With regards
to suppliers, tank producer CN Asia and
distributors Flowco, Titan and Polyfo
were the first supplier meetings at that
time. Other countries visited at that
time were South Korea (SK & Caltex)
and Japan (Idemitsu & Tatsuno). Later
PetrolWorld would visit China, India,
Indonesia, and the Philippine markets.
Speed of Change in Asia
My second visit to KL and SG was six
months later in March 1998. I flew into
the newly completed KLIA and witnessed
the completion of new motorway, skyscrapers and infrastructure that included
fuel service stations. Coming from a
conservative and slow pace Europe, the
amount of change and the speed of the
change was a definite feature of Asia.
The other feature of my second trip to
KL was an invitation to chair an oil company meeting with regards to standards
and specification of underground storage
tanks in Malaysia. It became obvious
Branded Fuel
Tanks at CN Asia
in KL
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PetrolWorld’s New
Representative
Office in KL
to me that there was no international
platform for market players to discuss
downstream regulation and standards.
A number of old and new partnerships in
KL will be resurrected over the summer to
support our future operational activities.
Fuel Retail & Distribution
PetrolWorld would like to take this opportunity to thank all the market players,
suppliers, oil companies and others,
for their support over the years. Visit
our main website and register for our
newsletter to be kept informed of our
new schedule. I would have to write a book to record
all the petroleum downstream and retail
changes that have taken place in Asia.
Suffice to say that KL and SG have been
central to the activities of PetrolWorld
due to their international geographical
location. Malaysia and Singapore have
been influential fuel retail and convenience markets in South East Asia. In
the next few pages, we profile BHPetrol,
Caltex, Petron and Petronas Dagangan
together with SPC.
PetrolWorld Returns to Kuala Lumpur
It is appropriate that Kuala Lumpur will
host the 16th PetrolWorld Asia event. It
also marks a new chapter for PetrolWorld
as it announces a new represetantive
office in KL reflecting its commitment
to its future schedule over the coming
years.
The Future of Petroleum
Downstream in Malaysia
Johor Petroleum Development
Corporation (JPDC). The JPDC’s
stated mission is to transform
the region, particularly the area
known as Pengerang, into a global
downstream hub.
At the recent 2015 Energy Week
event in Sarawak, Tun Dr Mahathir
stated, “The downstream part of
the oil and gas industry is far more
important than the upstream in
terms of future perspective.”
Malaysia is currently experiencing
an upswing in downstream
developments after a quiet decade.
Malaysia’s current Prime Minster
Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin
Tun Haji Abdul Razak has stressed
the importance of downstream
developments to Malaysia’s oil and
gas future. His government has
designated increasing downstream
capacity as one of one of the key
entry point projects of the country’s
Economic Transformation Program.
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Section 1
Portrait > Malaysian Fuel Retailers
Malaysia – BHPetrol
Fuel Service Stations: 320
Shops: 190
Products: Fuels - Lubs - Fleetcards - LPG Cooking Gas
Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn Bhd
is a member of the Boustead Group of
Companies. We started our downstream
marketing business in 1964 and have
established ourselves in the marketing
and distribution of petroleum products
from retailing fuel at our network of
more than 320 service stations under the
BHPetrol brand to marketing of Liquefied
Petroleum Gas (LPG) and lubricants
through the Syngard brand. In addition,
we also operate more than 190 shops
within our retail service station networks
to provide further convenience.
BHPetrol is committed to providing the
best to our customers. For that we have
developed the revolutionary advanced
fuel called Infiniti Advanced2X which
incorporates a proprietary additive package to enhance its performance. Infiniti
Advanced2X offers more mileage and
improves the engine’s performance and
responsiveness.
Bulk Storage Terminal - BHPetrol bulk
fuels storage facility is strategically
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located at Northport Port Klang, one of
premier ports in Malaysia. Also known
as Northport Installation (NPI), it has
12 storage tanks, equipped with Saab
Radar auto-tank gauging, fully-automated tank truck loading bay facility and
automatic additives injectors. NPI stores
three grades of petroleum products
received directly from ships via dedicated
pipelines. In addition to petroleum
products, there is also a warehouse
facility to store and distribute BHPetrol’s
wide range of lubricant products.
Logistics - BHPetrol’s road tanker fleet
is fully equipped with GPS units which
are constantly monitored to ensure
vehicle safety and delivery integrity.
today.Listed on Bursa Malaysia in 1961,
Boustead is a leading Governmentlinked company (GLC) in which Lembaga
Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) is the
majority shareholder, has total assets in
excess of RM15.1 billion and more than
16,000 employees. Today the Group’s
business interests are focused in six key
divisions namely, Plantation, Property,
Pharmaceutical, Heavy Industries,
Trading & Industrial and Finance &
Investment.
Boustead Petroleum
Marketing Sdn Bhd
Level 15, Surian Tower,
Boustead Holdings Berhad (Boustead),
one of Malaysia’s oldest diversified
conglomerates, was founded in 1828
and over the last 180 years, it has grown
to comprise more than 80 listed and
non-listed subsidiaries and associate
companies that span across a wide
cross-section of the Malaysian economy
No. 1, Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara
Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
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Portrait > Malaysian Fuel Retailers
Company: Chevron Malaysia Ltd | Brand: Caltex
Parent Co: Chevron Corp USA Caltex was created in 1936 as a joint venture between
Standard Oil Co. of California and the Texas Co., with each having equal ownership.
Fuel Service Station Network: 420
Operations: Marketing, Lubricants and Fuel Terminal. A Downstream operation,
Chevron Malaysia Limited is essentially a marketing company importing fuels and
lubricants from Singapore.
Fuel products available in Malaysia: Caltex with Techron® fuel (Premium 95 with
Techron® and Premium 97 with Techron®), Diesel, Havoline® and Delo® oils and
coolant.
Convenience Stores: most of the fuel retail service stations have convenience stores,
Touch’n’Go top up services and Refreshrooms, in addition to Maybank ATM facilities.
History/Background
Established in Malaysia since 1937, the
business has undergone three name
changes, the last being Chevron Malaysia Limited in April 2006. Caltex commenced business in then Malaya in 1937,
with the marketing of lubricants via its
Singapore Office. Caltex Oil (Malaya) Ltd
was incorporated in the Bahama Islands
in 1959 and assumed responsibility for
the marketing of a wide range of petroleum products. In 1965, the company
name was changed to Caltex Oil Malaysia Limited.
With the merger of Chevron and Texaco
in October 2001, Caltex became part of
the ChevronTexaco family. In a move to
present a clear and unified presence in
the global marketplace, ChevronTexaco
Corporation changed its name to Chevron
Corporation in May 2005.
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All the major oil companies have developed new partnerships and ways of distributing fuel to the end user. Chevron has
developed new generation of partnerships
in South East Asia. If we take Malaysia,
Pen Petroleum is a good example of such
a partnership.
Pen Petroleum Sdn Bhd is the leading
branded marketer for Chevron Malaysia
Limited. Pen Petroleum owns and
manages a strategic network of Caltex
branded fuel service stations across
Peninsular Malaysia. Pen Petroleum
Sdn Bhd began operations in 2003 with
13 Caltex branded fuel service stations. By mid-2010, the company had
expanded to more than 130 fuel service
stations located strategically across
Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, Johor,
Selangor, Klang Valley, Terengganu and
Melaka.
Chevron Corp Overview
Chevron had a global refining
capacity of 1.96 million barrels
of oil per day at the end of 2013.
Chevron marketing network
supports retail outlets on five
continents. Chevron’s three fuel
network brands — Chevron®,
Texaco® and Caltex® — hold top
positions in their markets around
the world.
As of 2014, the fuel service station
network was a major player in
the following countries: Australia,
Canada, Czech Republic, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines,
Singapore, South Africa, Thailand
and USA.
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Portrait > Malaysian Fuel Retailers
Petron In Malaysia – Background & Overview
In August 2011 , San Miguel Corporation (SMC) entered a Sale & Purchase
Agreement with ExxonMobil to purchase its downstream oil business in Malaysia,
which is comprised of three companies: Esso Malaysia Berhad (EMB), ExxonMobil
Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMMSB) and ExxonMobil Borneo Sdn Bhd (EMBSB).
Petron marked its foray into Malaysia
with the incorporation of its holding
company, Petron Oil & Gas International
Sdn Bhd and the acquisition of ExxonMobil
downstream subsidiaries in 2012.
Petron Subsidiaries in Malaysia comprise of Petron Malaysia Refining &
Marketing Bhd (formerly known as
Esso Malaysia Berhad), a public listed
company listed on Bursa Malaysia;
Petron Fuel International Sdn Bhd
(formerly known as ExxonMobil Malaysia
Sdn Bhd); and Petron Oil (M) Sdn Bhd
(formerly known as ExxonMobil Borneo
Sdn Bhd).
Petron Port Dickson Refinery (PDR),
which has a rated capacity of 88,000
barrels per day, produces a wide range
of petroleum products which include
petrol fuel, diesel, lubricant, liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG), industrial and
commercial fuels, and aviation. Products are distributed via tank trucks to
seven strategically-located depots and
terminals ,which have been conferred
many times over the years , the prestigious Malaysian Society for Occupational
Safety and Health (MSOSH) Award.
The Petron fuel retail marketing business encompasses over 550 fuel service
stations in Malaysia. Petron’s ancillary
services at the fuel service station provides a one-stop service experience to
travelers on the road. This includes convenience retail store and food services.
Petron Malaysia
46 Janlan Dungun
Damansara Heights
Kuala Lumpur 50490
Web: www.petron.com.my
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Shell Malaysia
Shell has been active in Malaysia since 1891. Shell’s business activities in Malaysia
are Upstream International, Downstream, and Projects & Technology. Shell have
also established several hub businesses in Malaysia, which provide services and
expertise to the Asia Pacific region and, in some cases, globally.
Our business activities in
Malaysia
Backed by over a century of history
and presence in the country, the Shell
companies in Malaysia are involved in
Upstream, Downstream, and Projects
and Technology. Shell is one of leading
the fuel retailers in Malaysia. Apart from
one of the country’s largest networks
of retail stations, our operations also
include the world’s first commercial
gas to liquids (GTL) plant in Bintulu,
Sarawak, and a refinery in Port Dickson,
Negeri Sembilan. Under production
sharing contracts with Petronas, Shell
is the largest natural gas producer in
Malaysia. We also provide an increasing
range of technical, human resources,
financial and business support services
and expertise to the Shell Group via the
Shell Business Service Centre in Kuala
Lumpur and Cyberjaya.
Shell Malaysia Sustainable
Development
Introduced in 2008, the Shell Malaysia
Sustainable Development Grant programme aims to accelerate the country’s sustainable development progress
by empowering Malaysia-based NGOs,
local academic institutions, schools,
societies and individuals to initiate
projects within the ambit of sustainable
development. To date, more than RM3
million has been awarded to 73 NGOs.
Shell announced during May that it was
awarding over RM325,000 to support
nine deserving NGOs for environmental
conservation and sustainable livelihood
initiatives, under its Shell Malaysia
Sustainable Development Grants
programme. Six of the nine initiatives
benefit Sabah and Sarawak, while the
rest are for initiatives in Peninsular
Malaysia.
Sabah-based Blue Life ecoservices
was awarded the highest amount of
RM100,000 for two of its projects, “Fishing for Litter” as well as “Aquaponic and
Home Gardens for Better Livelihoods”,
which will benefit the inhabitants of
Mantanani, a remote island off the
northwest coast of Sabah. “Fishing for
Litter” is a project to establish a permanent organised management system for
marine plastic litter as well as waste on
the island’s coastlines and beaches. The
NGO’s second project will be to develop
home gardens and a Multi-trophic Aquaponic Greenhouse to benefit the island’s
inhabitants.
Presenting the grants, Guest-of-Honour
Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun,
Sabah State Minister for Tourism,
Culture and Environment, said, “The
Shell Malaysia Sustainable Development
Grant programme is a great example of
private-public partnerships that demonstrate how much more we can achieve
when we work together. Now in its seventh year, this programme has certainly
made great progress in the areas of
enterprise development, environmental
conservation, knowledge transfer, and
community development.”
Speaking at the event, Siti Sulaiman,
General Manager, Sabah, Shell Malaysia,
said, “Sustainability is central to how
Shell does business – it is part of our
business principles and our long-term
strategy. We take a very far-reaching
view to meet tomorrow’s complex
energy challenges in the most effective
and responsible way today. However,
we cannot do it alone. With the Shell
Sustainable Development Grants programme, we are able to leverage the
reach and insights of NGOs and other
like-minded organisations to work
on wider environmental and societal
issues.”
This year, grant recipients were selected
by an independent panel of judges from
a list of over 80 applicants, based on
practicality of initiatives, its direct benefits, financial need, sustainability, and
originality.
Shell Malaysia Facts:
125,000 barrels in refinery
production capacity - 6,800
employees - 450 oil tankers
distributing our products
nationwide - 16 oil depots (including
JVs) - 6 aviation airfields Shell Fuel
Service Station Network: 950
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Portrait > Malaysian Fuel Retailers
Key Moments for
Petronas Dagangan Bhd
1981
First fuel service staiton operation at
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
1982
Petronas Dagangan Incorporated
1985
First Lubricant Petronas Lubram
introduced
1994
Listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock
Exchange
1996
Network Reimaging & Kedai Mesra
Established
1998
Participates in 1st PetrolWorld
Business Forum, Penang
2000
Petronas Primax & Mesra Cstore
Website launched
Petronas Dagangan Berhad
2001
Fuel Service Station Network:
1057
2005
Involved in the distribution and sale of
finished petroleum products and operations of service stations for the Malaysian
market. The company has over 1057 fuel
service stations across Malaysia and
725 Mesra c-stores. The company has
also teamed up with food and beverage
companies, banks and transportation
companies to provide better services
within the network. Companies include
CIMB Bank, Dunkin Donuts, Kentucky
Fried Chicken, Konsortium Transnasional
Bhd, McDonalds and Maybank.
Petronas Dagangan Berhad (PDB) is the
principal marketing arm of Petroliam
Nasional Berhad (Petronas). Incorporated
in Malaysia under the Companies Act 1965
on 5 August 1982 and listed on the Main
Board of Bursa Malaysia on 8 March 1994,
PDB has since established itself as
Malaysia’s leading retailer and marketer
of downstream oil and gas products.
Malaysia Network
The Company’s Retail Business has also
grown to become Malaysia’s largest fuel
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Loyalty Programme set up
Introduced pay at the pump with
EMV payment
retail network with over 1,000 stations
and 725 Kedai Mesra throughout the
country. It continues to grow through the
strategic expansion of its retail stations
incorporating the one-stop convenience
centre concept of fueling, dining,
shopping, banking, car spa and other
services, all under one roof. Employees
as at 2013 was 1772.
Beyond Malaysia, PDB operates three
(3) downstream companies namely
Petronas Energy Philippines Inc in the
Philippines, Petronas (Vietnam) Co Ltd
in Vietnam and Petronas International
(Thailand) Co Ltd in Thailand.
Petronas Dagangan To Implement
Euro-M4
Petronas Dagangan Bhd will introduce
RON97 fuel that complies with Euro-4M
standard in September across Malaysia.
Mohd Ibrahimuddin Mohd Yunus, MD
and CEO told local media that the company’s fuel brands RON97, RON95 and
diesel currently comply with the lower
Euro-2M standard. Chairman Datuk Wan
2012
1001st Petronas Fuel Service
Station opened
2013
Unveiled improved SmartPay Chip
Card
2015
Launched New high spec syntium
CoolTech Lubricants
Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin said that Petronas
Dagangan will set aside RM500 million
in capital expenditure this year for its
overall growth plan, including the development of new and refurbished fuel service stations. Wan Zulkiflee said around
RM300 million out of the RM500 million
will be used for the retail business with
the remainder to enhance logistics and
fuel terminals.
Petronas Dagangan currently has 1,057
fuel service stations in its network and
it is planned to add another 20 sites in
2015, as well as refurbish existing fuel
service stations.
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15
Key Moments for
Singapore Petroleum
Corporation
(SPC)
1991
first to offer unleaded petroleum in
Singapore
2005
introduced Ultra-Low Sulphur
Diesel (ULSD) across its network
2008
first service station in Singapore
with a drive-through ATM
2008
first to introduce Out-of-Home
digital advertising at service
stations
2008
first to launch CNG refueling at a
service station in Singapore
Singapore Petroleum Corporation (SPC)
Sinagapore Petroeum Corp (SPC)
marketing business is organised into
five key units, namely Market Development and New Ventures, Retail Sales
and Development, Commercial Sales,
Lubricant Sales, and Operations and
Logistics. SPC’s retail network of 40
service stations island-wide provides
a total service package comprising
Choices convenience store, Speedy Care
automotive service centre and Manual
Car Wash. Selected service stations
also facilitate banking convenience
with Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs)
installed. Over the years, SPC continues
to play a significant role in changing the
landscape of its domestic market by
being the first-mover of various retailing
initiatives in Singapore.
It should be noted that 28 of the fuel
service stations were acquired when BP
withdrew form the retial business in SE
Asia. SPC continues to develop its commercial fuel busienss in aviation, marine/
bunkers, tanker chartering, storage &
termninals and fuel distribution.
Refining-Jurong Island
SPC, with partner Caltex, owns half
of the 285,000 barrels per day (45,300
m3/d) Singapore Refining Company
(SRC) plant, a complex refinery capable
of cracking crude oil. The refining of
crude oil to petroleum products remains
central to the Group’s operations. Given
the complexity of its refining facilities,
SPC is able to refine heavy, medium
and light crudes. SPC buys crudes from
some 13 countries with the bulk of its
supplies coming from the Middle East.
Lee Kuan Yew 1923 – 2015
On Monday 23rd March 2015,
Singapore mourned the death of
91 year old, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
LKY was an influential leader in
the economic development of
Singapore and very much revered
by Singaporeans. SPC’s internal
‘Shine’ publication referred to him
as “visionary statesman whose
name will always be linked to
Singapore’s economic prosperity.”
I was in Singapore at the time and
had a number of meetings related
to our event in Kuala Lumpur.
PetrolWorld used twitter and our
main website to pay tribute.
David Egan, PetrolWorld
www.spc.com.sg
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Oil Company Retail Brand News > Asia: News & Updates
ASIA
HEADLINE NEWS:
Australia: Caltex To Expand Independently of Chevron
FEATURED NEWS:
Australia
AACS Announces New Strategic Partnership
ACCC Targets Darwin for Fuel Retail Report
Caltex To Expand Independently of Chevron
Caltex Australia & Chevron Share Separation
Puma Energy Acquires BP Australia Bitumen Business
United Petroleum May Delay Listing
Woolworths CEO Admits Caltex Change had Impact
China
Pollution Drives Fuel Standards
Sinopec $6.4bn Bond Sale
Sinopec Confirms Completion of Fuel Marketing Business Sale
Chinese Mergers Considered By Authorities
ICET & Fuel Economy Standards
PetroChina Co Ltd Achieves Better than Expected Results for Q1
India
Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD)
CNG Retail Marketing License
CNG Retail License Bids Update
All India Petroleum Dealers Highlight Local Issues
BP Continues With Aviation Fuel License
Dealer Organisations Creating Closer Co operation
Petroleum Ministry rejects BP’s License Application for ATF
Reliance Intends Reopening All Network Sites
CNG Licences Change
Myanmar
Ministry Considers MPPE Joint Venture for Fuel Retail Market
Nepal
Earthquake & India Oil Corp Fuel Supplies
New Zealand
A Different View on Fuel Price Enquiry
Z Energy Gets Share Target Price Rise
Pakistan
Hascol Acquires Motorway Site Contracts
Papua New Guinea
Puma Energy appoints New Non Executive Directors
Philippines
New Seaoil Motorway Service Area for Clark Freeway
Petron Corp Records Profit Drop With Lower Fuel Prices
Petron Takes 8 Former Dealers to Court
Indonesia
PTT Philippines Network On
Mobile App
Subsidy Change Important for Fuel Market
South Korea
Pertamina To Reduce Refinery Operation Costs
SK Group Reorganisation
Japan
Sri Lanka
Family Mart & UNY Consider Merger
CYC Petroleum Hub To Get IOC
Backing
Petrobras Clarifies Okinawa Withdrawal
Malaysia
Malaysia Petrol Dealers Association On Float Pricing System
GST April Deadline
Petron Launches ‘Fuel Happy’ Campaign
Petronas Dagangan To Implement Euro-M4
Smooth Transition for GST in Fuel Retail Network
Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup Test in Sepang
Petronas Launch New High Spec Syntium CoolTech Lubricants
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PTT Sells Stake in Bangchak
Vietnam
Central Bank Policy Includes
E5 Biofuel Network
Environmental Protection Tax
on Fuel
Petrolimex’s 2014 Q4 Losses
Linked to International Oil
Prices
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Australia: Caltex To Expand Independently of Chevron
Caltex Australia looks set to expand after Chevron’s $4.73 billion
exit leaving Caltex Australia fully independent to pursue its
growth ambitions.
PetrolWorld notes this is the first major initiative by a major
upstream oil company (since last summers falling oil prices)
to reflect the difference between upstream and downstream
where lower fuel prices allow greater opportunities for operations to develop.
Chief executive Julian Segal said he saw no change to Caltex’s
overall strategy but acknowledged that Caltex was ready to
move onto its next phase of growth after strengthening its
business with the closure of its Sydney refinery and its balance sheet through a cost reduction program. Mr. Segal said
Caltex would look at further small and medium-sized bolt-on
acquisitions and targets of $200 million to $300 million, as
well as larger ones. Mr. Segal said any acquisitions would be
leverage off Caltex’s four core strengths: hydrocarbon processing; retailing; supply chain management, and distribution
infrastructure.
Goldman Sachs underwrote the sale last Friday 27th March,
of Chevron’s 135 million shares in Caltex at $34.20 a share.
However, after strong demand from overseas and local institutional investors Chevron eventually got $35 a share for its
stake, giving the deal a total value of $4.73 billion, rather than
the $4.62 billion at the underwritten price.
The Australian Financial Review stated that the sale was the
biggest block trade ever completed in Australia, trumping
Shell’s $3.3 billion sell-down of its Woodside Petroleum stake
last year. Chevron said it would receive the cash proceeds
once settlement took place on April 2, and the gain would be
recorded in its second quarter results. PetrolWorld notes we
can expect further changes in the Caltex/Chevron organisation
over the coming period.
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to our stations and find out.” Customers
will be given “freebies” during the ‘Fuel
Happy’ campaign period.
‘Fuel Happy’ is timely since it comes
after the completion of Petron’s
rebranding and upgrading program of
its fuel service station network. Today,
550 fuel service stations, formerly Esso
and Mobil, now carry Petron’s distinct
red and blue colors, have upgraded
facilities, and more importantly offer the
company’s premium fuels and innovative
services.
Malaysia: Petron Launches Fuel Happy
Campaign
Celebrating three years in the Malaysian
fuel retail market, Petron has launched
a new ‘Fuel Happy’ campaign to link
its focus on customer satisfaction and
experience at the fuel service station
with the Petron Brand.
Since its entry into the Malaysian market
three years ago, Petron has placed a
premium on customer satisfaction,
innovative products and services, and
rewarding relationships. These form the
Petron experience and are the take-off
points for the ‘Fuel Happy’ campaign.
‘Fuel Happy’ will give customers a
surprise treat every week of the month,
which will begin this month and continue
until December 2015 at participating fuel
service stations. When asked about the
surprise treats, Head of Retail Pn Faridah Ali said, “Customers will have to go
To spread more happiness, Petron has
partnered with local coffee makers to
offer freshly brewed coffee to customers as they discover Malaysia and travel
through cities in Ipoh, Johor Bahru,
Kuantan, Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
‘Fuel Happy’ is expected to reach more
customers with its network expansion
program. Petron completed 10 fuel service stations in 2014 and 20 more are in
various stages of construction bringing
the total network to 560 service stations
nationwide. PETROLWORLD 310315
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Indonesia Subsidy Change for Fuel
Market
President Joko Widodo’s attempts to
reduce fuel subsidies for Indonesia will
have a huge impact on the fuel retail
market as well as the country.
More than one million new cars and
almost 8 million motorcycles are sold
annually according to local statistics.
Indonesia is South East Asia’s biggest
economy and will be one of the world’s
largest fuel importers by 2018.
Indonesia liberalized its downstream
market in 2001 and Shell, Total and
Petronas opened fuel retail service stations but were prevented from developing in the market due to the subsidy
system. In fact Petronas was forced to
withdraw from the market. Emmanuel
Dujeu, head of downstream operations
at Frances’s Total in Indonesia stated to
local media “We are looking at expansion.” Suresh Sivanandam of Wood
Mackenzie said “It’s going to open up a
lot more opportunities for international
players.” The test will come when international oil prices go up again. PETROLWORLD 200215
See Indonesia Country Profile at
PetrolWorld Archives
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Pakistan: Hascol Acquires Motorway
Service Area Contracts
these retail outlets will be company
operated under the brand name of
Hascol.
Hascol agrees terms to operate 20 key
motorway service area fuel retail sites.
Hascol Petroleum Limited has entered
into an agreement with Motorway Operations and Rehabilitation Engineering
(Private) Limited, a subsidiary of FWO,
to take l twenty motorway service area
sites located on the Lahore-Islamabad
motorway. The term of the agreement
is for a period of twenty years, and all
The motorway service area retail outlets
will be upgraded to International Standards and will be equipped with state
of the art equipment and facilities. With
these outlets, the HASCOL brand profile
will be raised considerably in Central
Punjab and will have a positive impact
on the sales volume and profitability of
the Company. PETROLWORLD 270415
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Section 2
Oil Company Retail Brand News > Africa: News & Updates
AFRICA
HEADLINE NEWS:
Angola: Puma Energy Opens Marine Fuel Loading Bouy
FEATURED NEWS:
Ghana: GOIL & GoEnergy To Impact Fuel Market
Kenya: KenolKobil Cost Cutting Reflected in Results
Nambia: Vivo Marks Official Opening of B-One Fuel Service Station
Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN)
South Africa: Engen Celebrates One Year of Air1 Emission Reduction
Zimbabwe: Total Confident of Maintaining Strong Retail Position
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Angola: Puma Energy Opens Marine Fuel Loading Bouy
opportunities which help us provide safe, reliable and cost
effective supply, storage and distribution solutions to our
customers. This new CBM facility in Luanda provides security
of supply to and from Angola as well as Africa.” The CBM is
part of Angola’s long-term strategic objective to improve the
country’s infrastructure endowment. Improved efficiency at the
Port of Luanda will help Angola’s economy to remain amongst
the fastest growing in Africa.
Puma Energy has opened one of the world’s largest conventional buoy mooring systems (CBM) in Luanda Bay, Angola.
The fuel loading buoy anchored offshore serves as a strategic
mooring point for Africa and it will allow a wide range of carriers to berth while loading or offloading oil product.
The new CBM is located next to Puma Energy’s Fishing Port
Terminal in Luanda Bay, which is currently being extended
and will have a total storage capacity of 276,000m3. The CBM
meets Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)
standards and can accommodate vessels up to 225,000 DWT
(Dead Weight Tons) with a draft restriction of 19.3m. It has
bi-directional flow and a nominal product transfer rate of 4,000
m3 per hour on both lines. The mooring buoys are fitted with
navigational aids to assist with effective, safer and environmentally friendly tanker loading and berthing.
Puma Energy entered Angola in 2004 as a partner for Sonangol, Angola’s National Oil Company, in its strategic ambition
to invest, redevelop and liberalise its downstream oil industry.
Currently Puma Energy operates four businesses in Angola:
Pumangol Retail – Petrol Station network; Pumangol B2B
– direct seller of fuels to the industry; Pumangol Bunkering –
bunkering of vessels and AngoBetumens – bitumen storage
and distribution.
Puma Energy has built lasting vital infrastructure across all
18 provinces in Angola, including bulk storage facilities, a
retail network programme of near 71 fuel service station sites
across the country and created thousands of jobs.
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Puma Energy applied its extensive infrastructure experience to
construct this state-of-the-art facility – the result of which will
make Angola’s Fishing Port Terminal a key site securing the
supply of energy to and from Angola and Africa during a period
of high demand for energy products.
Pierre Eladari, CEO for Puma Energy said “We constantly
assess new and strategic infrastructure investment
Ghana: GOIL & GoEnergy To Impact Fuel
Market
GOIL has set up a GOENERGY Company
Limited, which is a Bulk Oil Distribution
Company (BDC) with the objective of
ensuring availability and stability of fuel
supply in the country.
During the last quarter of last year,
GOIL, through its BDC–GOENERGY in
collaboration with Bulk Oil Storage
and Transportation (BOST), ensured
improvement of fuel supply in the
country.
Mr. Patrick Akpe Kwame Akorli, the GOIL
Managing Director, in an interview with
the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines
of its 46 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
in Accra, said the company increased
its retail network with additional 14
company-owned and five venture stations. He said: “We are focused on the
vision to be a world-class provider of
goods and services in the petroleum and
other areas of the energy industry as
our geographical spread places us first
in terms of the distribution of petroleum
products whilst our networks enables
GOIL products to reach virtually all parts
of the country.
Other initiatives includes achieving
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 9001:2008 Certification which ensured the strengthening
of GOIL’s internal control structures to
guard its assets; and construction of a
fuel storage tank farm at Sekondi Naval
Base to boost the bunkering business.
Mr. Akorli said as part of the broader
measures to ensure dominance in the
downstream oil industry, GOIL was
strictly enforcing a national policy of
maintenance of high standards within its
fuel service station network of 204 sites
across Ghana.
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As part of GOIL’s social responsibility and consciousness, the company
contributes in diverse ways to various
organisations whilst constructing a
number of water bore-holes to communities across the country. The company
made various donations towards the
development of sports, health and education among other disciplines. The AGM
appointed Alhaji Abdul Razak El-Alawa,
a journalist; and Mr. Damian Yelbonkang
Zaato, an accountant, as Board Members to replace Mr Kojo Bonsu, the Chief
Executive Officer of Kumasi Metropolitan
Authority and Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo,
the Greater Accra Regional Minister,
who retires from the GOIL Board of
Directorship. The AGM also re-elected
Mr. Chris A. Ackummey, Mr. Thomas Kofi
Manu, and Mr. Eugene Akoto-Bamfo as
Board of Directors. PETROLWORLD 040515
Ghana News Agency
Kenya: KenolKobil Cost Cutting
Reflected in Results
KenolKobil’s 2014 net profit reached
Sh1billion for 2014 which was a 95 percent increase compared to 2013.
The increase is attributable to continued
cost cutting by the company, which has
lowered financial costs as well as reducing net borrowing. The firm’s operating
costs fell by 25 percent to Sh1.9 billion
down from down from Sh2.5 billion
recorded in 2013 while cost of sales has
reduced by 22 percent to 86.2 billion
shillings down from 105 billion shillings
recorded in 2013.
Net borrowing reduced by Sh4.2 billion
to Sh9.4 billion from 13.6 billion at the
end of 2013 a 31 percent reduction while
cash generated from operating activities
increased by 320 percent to Sh5.4 billion
shilling up from Sh1.23 billion in 2013.
KenolKobil’s said that it would continue
with its cost-cutting measures this year.
“With the view that international oil
prices will continue to remain relatively
low during 2015, positive opportunities
are anticipated to generate improved
margins,” the company said. KenolKobil who had expanded rapidly in recent
years became overstretched in operational terms. Now the company is heading for recovery as market activity in
East Africa rises.
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Nambia: Vivo Marks Official Opening of
B-One Fuel Service Station
Vivo Energy Namibia, which markets
and distributes Shell products, has
announced the official opening of the
Shell B-One service station in Rehoboth.
The station and is meant to serve the
community of Rehoboth as well as
motorists using the highway as it is
located on the corner of the B1 highway.
The new B-One service station will allow
drivers to refill while also re-energising
themselves at the convenience store.
The service station offers Shell V-Power,
Shell Diesel Extra, Shell Diesel 50 as
well as Shell lubricants.
Managing Director of Vivo Energy
Namibia, Johan Grobbelaar said at the
official launch last Thursday that, “Vivo
Energy Namibia is committed to expanding our presence in Namibia and we
are especially excited to be opening our
third retail site in Rehoboth. Rehoboth
is developing at an exponential rate and
our focus is to make use of this growth
and invest in the town. The opening of
this service station is part of an aggressive network roll out that Vivo Energy
Namibia has planned for the next five
years,” he said.
Deputy mayor of Rehoboth Stephanus
Tiboth said, “I have personally experienced the steady growth of this company
in recent years, driven by a clear strategic focus on operational excellence,
successful logistical planning and a ‘no
compromise’ attitude towards safety and
environmental management.”
Vivo Energy’s executive vice president
Bernard Le Goff said that, “the opening of our third retail site in Rehoboth
is proof of Vivo Energy’s commitment to
bring high-quality fuels and lubricants
and an exceptional retail experience to
customers in Namibia. The Namibian
government has created a positive environment for development and investment. We will continue to identify future
opportunities in the country.”
Vivo Energy Namibia was established
in 2012 although the Shell brand has
been in Namibia since 1975. Vivo Energy
Namibia has 45 retail stations with
a majority having convenience retail
stores. The company now employs 61
people. Vivo Energy also operates in
retail of commercial fuels in Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ghana,
Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Tunisia and Uganda.
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Major Oil Marketers Association of
Nigeria (MOMAN)
Downstream operators in the Nigerian
petroleum sector are under pressure
to reduce their costs including staff
reductions.
The oil marketers, operating in a subsidy
payment system within downstream,
claim huge subsidy arrears owed to
them by the government has now
impacted their cash flow to a serious
operational level.
Confirming this in an interview with our
correspondent, the Executive Secretary,
Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Thomas Olawore, said in 2013,
MOMAN was controlling 60 per cent of
the retail market, while the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation was in
charge of the remainder.
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“But now, MOMAN is controlling less
than 40 per cent of the retail market,
while the NNPC is controlling over 60
per cent,” he said. Olawore explained
that the problem was not limited to
the association’s members, but also
extended to members of the bulk storage Depot and Petroleum Products
Marketers Association.
According to local media Punch, the editor says aggregate subsidy arrears owed
the marketers by the Federal Government was put at N354.4bn. This amount
includes the N98.2bn that the Federal
Government issued a Sovereign Debt
Note (a post-dated financial instrument)
for, expected to mature at the end of last
month. The actual subsidy for the period
was put at N40.3bn, while the value of
the foreign exchange differentials and
accrued interest was N215.9bn.
He said in March and April this year, the
government made a part payment of
N37m for foreign exchange differentials
but did not pay the accrued interests or
the actual subsidy. The MOMAN spokesperson said the country would be in for
another round of product scarcity if the
current situation were not addressed.
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Source: Editor Punch NG
South Africa: Engen Celebrates One
Year of Air1 Emission Reduction
A year after introducing Air1, Engen’s
efforts have seen a steady rise in its
uptake across South Africa. Sydney
Bruckner, Project Manager: Emission
Fluids at Engen says South Africa is
committed to reducing CO2 and NOx gas
emissions by 34% by 2020, and 42% by
2025. The energy and transport sectors
have been identified as key sectors in
this drive. Currently, legislation in South
Africa only requires diesel vehicle compliance with Euro 2 emission standards.
A small but growing number of Euro
5-configured trucks operating in the
country are already fitted with SCR units.
phosphorus and sulphur] lubricants.
“As the only company to provide all of
these products, Engen is the one-stop
AdBlue® emission fluid shop for transport companies”, adds Bruckner. While
modern diesel vehicles fitted with SCR
systems are an additional capital investment, fuel savings should cancel out this
extra expense over time, he says.
Consumption is approximately 3%-5% by
volume of diesel consumption, differing
according to the type of engine and the
work it does. The AdBlue® tank, which
is normally fitted adjacent to the diesel
tank, would typically require filling every
time driver’s refuel with diesel.
Zimbabwe: Total Confident of Maintaining
Strong Retail Position
Total says it expects to maintain its
dominance in Zimbabwe’s fuel retail
market despite the re-emergence of
international competition.
Total Zimbabwe managing director
Christopher Okonmah told local media
that the company would maintain its
market share at a time of change and
reorganisation in the industry. “We do
not see ourselves revising our market
share. At the moment we are the market
leader and we do have over 24 percent
of the market,” Okonmah said at the
launch of the group’s solar lantern
products.
AdBlue®, used in conjunction with
selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units
in exhaust systems, reduces nitrogen
oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel engine
exhaust gases in line with more stringent emission regulations.
Air1, which is offered by Engen, is
used in conjunction with low-sulphur
diesel and low-SAPS [sulphate ash,
Engen’s own bulk fuel transport fleet
replacement initiative focuses on
models that run on low-sulphur diesel
and meets the Euro V emission standards. AdBlue®, marketed under the
Air1 brand, is available at Engen Truck
Stops, select service stations, and at a
number of Engen supplied truck and
car franchised dealership outlets across
South Africa. PETROLWORLD 220415
Sydney Bruckner,
PM, Engen
Puma Energy has acquired Redan Petroleum and Sakunda creating a network
of 62 fuel service stations, while Engen
is another international brand that has
expanded its operations in Zimbabwe.
However Total Zimbabwe has a network
of 100 sites. PETROLWORLD 270415
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Oil Company Retail Brand News > Middle East: News & Updates
MIDDLE EAST
HEADLINE NEWS:
Oman Oil Production Remains Stable
FEATURED NEWS:
Saudi Arabia: Tas’helat Wins License to Build and Operate Sahel Fuel Stations across the Kingdom’s Highway network
Saudi Arablia: Petromin & Hyundai Sign Lubs Deal
UAE: Service Station Queues Blamed on Credit Card Processing Time
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Oman Oil Production Remains Stable
Salim Al Oufy, undersecretary at the Ministry of Oil and Gas,
said oil production in 2014 rose marginally by 0.2 per cent to
943,000 barrels per day compared to a year earlier. The average gas production dropped by 3.8 per cent in 2014 to 97.8 million cubic metres per day over the production in 2013. “We will
keep production at around 950,000 bpd to protect overproduction for some time. We will continue at this level, but it does
not mean we will stop being aggressive in production,” said
Al Oufy. At the end of 2014, Oman’s total crude oil reserves
and condensates were at 5.306 billion barrels and 24.3 trillion
cubic feet of gas.
Oman’s long-term crude oil output is fixed at around 950,000
barrels per day (bpd) as the Sultanate seeks to safeguard its
production in the background of lower prices.
The government spent $11.5 billion in 2014 for oil and gas
drilling and other related projects, affirming its commitment
to maximise its investments in the key energy sector, which
makes up 80 per cent of its total revenues, revealed Al Oufy.
The average price for Omani crude oil in 2014 was $103.23 per
barrel, a 2.16 per cent drop from 2013. Oman based its 2014
budget at $75 per barrel. In 2015, Oman has based its fiscal
budget at $85 per barrel but currently international oil is trading at around $56 per barrel.
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Petromin has expanded and diversified its business over the years and is a
house of opportunity for auto dealers in
strengthening their after sales services,
utilizing the Petromin Express service
centers and its other retail outlets under
Petromin.
Petromin fuel service stations are
emerging leaders in the modern fuel
retail market of Saudi Arabia. Sameer A.
Fakeeh, EVP, domestic sales Petromin,
said the relationship between Petromin
and Al Majdouie spans decades and he
has been looking forward to serve them
for years to come
Yousef Al-Majdouie, CEO Al -Majdouie
Autos, expressed his confidence over the
partnership.
Saudi Arabia: Petromin & Hyundai Sign
Lubs Deal
Petromin has signed a five-year partnership with Hyundai-Al-Majdouie to serve
its premium motor oils at all Hyundai
service centers in the Eastern Region.
The contract signing ceremony, in which
executives and senior managers from
both organizations took part, took place
in Alkhobar. Petromin Corporation CEO
Samir Nawar said the event marked the
beginning of a progressive partnership
between both organizations.
“Petromin has been a long-standing
partner and we are confident that this
cooperation will back up the high standard performance of Hyundai cars and
the after sales service provided by Al
Majdouie,” he added. The contract also
covers the supply of Petromin premium
diesel engine oils to Al Majdouie Logistics for the next five years. PETROLWORLD 010515
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UAE: Service Station Queues Blamed on
Credit Card Processing Time
Long waiting times at fuel service stations have become a feature experience
for consumers across the UAE.
In August last year, fuel service stations
introduced credit card payments with
an additional fee of Dh2 levied to avail of
the service. While the move was widely
welcomed by consumers, card payments
have extended payment processing time.
Motorists paying by cards usually block
the fuelling area for a further two to five
minutes, which extend the waiting time.
Fuel retail operators confirmed an
uptick in demand owing to the development of new communities – both in
Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Enoc which operates 113 stations in Dubai and Northern
Emirates said it plans to build more
stations over the next five years. The
company’s expansion plans are centered
on growth in car registrations. Enoc is
planning to build 50 additional service
stations in Dubai over the next five years
to keep up with the growing number of
cards.
Speaking to local media a spokesperson at Enoc said: “We understand that
the current number of service stations
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operated by petroleum retailers is getting close to being inadequate to serve
the demand. However, we also recognise
that building new stations requires not
only financial resources but the availability of locations.”
“Last year, Enoc installed retractable
hoses in fuel pumps at high-traffic Enoc
and Eppco service stations. These hoses
allow the safe refuelling of vehicles from
any pump, regardless of the location of
the fuel tank inlet of any car. This has
significantly reduced queuing at our
sites, which averages around 1,500 customers per day.”
Highlighting the challenges in building more stations, the spokesperson
explained: “Being a Dubai company, we
also have to align with Dubai’s overall
development plan; and there is also
the challenge of bringing in qualified
manpower from overseas to man these
sites. All these factors — and not only
the yearly increase in the number of
vehicles — are being considered in our
short, medium and long-term business
plans.
In Abu Dhabi, Adnoc Distribution is also
planning to expand the number of fuel
service stations. The company’s expansion strategy seeks to increase the total
number of service stations operated
by the company to 507 as part of the
business plan for 2015-2016. The plan
includes the inauguration of the first
floating service station in the Arab world
and the introduction of smart service station facilities across the entire
network.
Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri, CEO of Adnoc
Distribution, said: “In order to achieve
the highest standards of customer
satisfaction, we are opening service
centres closer to the vehicle owners. Our
corporate customers will also benefit
from such services in key business
areas. Our expansion strategy for 2015
aims to increase the number of vehicle
inspection centers and enhance the
superior quality of services provided.
Adnoc Distribution presently operates 18
vehicle inspection centres in the emirate
of Abu Dhabi, six of these are in the Abu
Dhabi area, six in the Western Region
and a further six in Al Ain.”
In the UAE, fuel prices are subsidised as
a government policy. Fuel distribution
companies rely on retail sales and valueadded services to increase revenues and
counteract the subsidy factor. This also
affects the expansion of any network.
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Saudi Arabia: Tas’helat Wins
License to Build and Operate
Sahel Fuel Stations across the
Kingdom’s Highway network
Riyadh, April 14 2015 Tas’helat Marketing Company (TMC) has announced this
week that it has been granted a license
by the Kingdoms Ministry of Municipal
and Rural Affairs allowing it to build and
operate Tas’helat/Sahel fueling stations
across Saudi Arabia’s highway network.
The license was presented to the Company by the HE Abdullatif bin Abdulmalik bin Omar Al Al-Sheikh, Minister
of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and
accepted on behalf of Tas’helat by Engr.
Ahmad Al Falah, President Tas’helat
Marketing Co.
With the awarding of the license,
Tas’helat becomes one of only five
companies licensed to operate on the
Kingdom’s highway network. The criteria
for obtaining the license sees companies
evaluated on a number of key factors
including those related to management,
technical, operational and financial
strength.
Tas’helat’s successful application underscores the highly efficient and innovative
nature of its network and the service it
has delivered to customers over the last
58 years. A “brand of choice,” Tas’helat
is defined by high levels of modernization, automation, customer service and
quality that have become the hallmarks
of our business.
The license is also significant in
Tas’helat’s plans to continue to expand
market share within the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. Tas’helat operates of one
of the largest networks of retail fuel stations across the Kingdom consisting of
270 outlets in over 25 cities and highways. With the granting of the license,
Tas’helat will be well positioned to significantly advance their 10 years growth
plan. This ambitious development plan
includes a target of 500 plus fuel service
stations.
Tas-helat Marketing Company operates
as a retail fuel distribution company in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It offers
fuel and related products to governerate police and fire brigade sectors. The
company’s services also include cash
sales and prepaid cards. In addition, it
offers lube change, car washing, and
tyre repair services, as well as operates convenience stores at stations. The
company serves customers by providing
fuel at their door steps for bulk quantities. Tas-helat Marketing Company was
founded in 1998 and is based in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. Tas-Helat will be represented at the PetrolWorld Conference &
Business Meeting in June 2015
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Oil Company Retail Brand News > Europe: News & Updates
EUROPE
HEADLINE NEWS:
EU Parliament Votes to Cap Interchange Fees
FEATURED NEWS:
Czech Rep: Unipetrol To finalize Stake in Ceská Refinery
England UK: Network Numbers Bottom Out
France: Total Oil Confirms Refinery Roadmap
Ukraine: Yandex Mobile Fuel Payments App
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EU Parliament Votes to Cap Interchange Fees
The European Commission welcomes European Parliament
vote to cap interchange fees and improve competition for cardbased payments
The European Commission welcomes the adoption by the
European Parliament of a Regulation capping interchange
fees for payments using consumer debit and credit cards and
improving competition for all card payments. The Commission estimates that the rules, when implemented, could lead
to a reduction of about €6 billion annually in hidden fees
for consumer cards. The “Regulation on Interchange Fees
for Card-based Payment Transactions”, which largely follows
a Commission proposal from July 2013, will also give more
freedom of choice to retailers, enhance transparency for card
transactions, and pave the way for innovative payment
technologies to be rolled out.
When a customer pays for a purchase in a store using a credit
or debit card, the bank that serves the store (the “acquiring
bank”) pays a fee to the bank that issued the payment card to
the consumer (the “issuing bank”). A so-called “interchange
fee” is then deducted from the final amount that the store
merchant receives from the acquiring bank for the transaction.
Today, only competition rules limit the fees set by banks and
payment card schemes, which are hidden from the consumer
and neither retailers nor consumers can influence. When
retailers pass these costs on to consumers this can of course
lead to inflated prices. In its MasterCard judgment of September
2014, the European Court of Justice made clear that such
interchange fees are a violation of EU antitrust rules. The
Regulation will help the card payments industry move from its
current business practices to a new more competitive system,
to the benefit of consumers, merchants and banks.
As a general rule, the Regulation will cap interchange fees at
0.2% of the transaction value for consumer debit cards and at
0.3% for consumer credit cards. For consumer debit cards, it also
gives flexibility to Member States to define lower percentage caps
and impose maximum fee amounts. Besides capping interchange
fees, the Regulation also increases transparency on fees
and will enhance competition for payment card schemes and
banks by e.g. addressing licensing issues and other conditions
that have restricted the freedom of choice of retailers.
Furthermore, the Regulation removes major obstacles to
technological innovation in payment options. Technologies that
allow consumers to pay with their debit or credit cards online
or using their mobile phones are readily available. However,
uncertainty on the rules regarding interchange fees has been
one of the factors holding up the use of these technologies.
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition
policy, said: “For too long, uncompetitive and hidden bank
interchange fees have increased costs of merchants and
consumers. Today’s vote has brought us another step closer to
putting an end to this. This legislation will put a cap on interchange fees, make them more transparent and remove a hurdle
to rolling out innovative payment technologies. It is good for
consumers, good for business and good for innovation and
growth in Europe. As cards are the most widely used means of
online payment, this Regulation is also an important building
block to complete the European Digital Single Market.”
Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and
Capital Markets Union, Jonathan Hill said: “I welcome this
vote which will bring transparency and legal certainty for the
credit card market. It also paves the way for more innovation
and competition in the field of online and mobile payments.
Crucially, merchants will see the costs of payments fall, which
should in turn drive down prices for consumers.”
The legal text voted on by the Parliament still needs to be
formally approved by the Council, which is expected before the
summer this year.
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indicates that the trend for fuel service
station closures has flattened out. The
total number of fuel service stations in
the UK at the close of 2014 stands at
8,609 sites, broadly in line with the 2013
figure of 8,611. This follows a 20-year
period where we have seen a dramatic
reduction in numbers of forecourts,
almost halving the number that was in
existence in 1994.
UK consumer fuel prices experienced
the same downward trend as the global
market, with petrol dropping from an
average of 134.88 p/l in 2013 to an average two-year low of 128.18 p/l in 2014,
and from 140.74 p/l for diesel to 133.82
p/l.
Czech Rep: Unipetrol To finalize Stake
in Ceská Refinery
Unipetrol, subsidiary of PKN ORLEN,
welcomes the Office for the Protection
of Competition final decision regarding
the purchase of Eni’s 32.445% stake in
Ceská rafinerska.
After the transaction closes, which
is expected in the second quarter of
this year, Unipetrol will become a sole
shareholder of Ceská rafinérská.
“In particular, we decided to purchase
the stake in Ceská rafinérská to ensure
the feedstock for our petrochemical
production, which will be the main producer of the group’s profit in the future,”
says the CEO and Chairman of the
Management Board of Unipetrol, Marek
Switajewski. “The acquisition opens up
possibilities for further improvements
of the operational management of the
Czech refineries and will enable strategic control over these assets. We expect
an improvement especially in terms of
operational cost savings,” adds Marek
Switajewski.
After the acquisition of Shell´s stake in
early 2014, Unipetrol’s share in the share
capital amounts to 67.555%. After the
completion of the transaction with ENI,
Unipetrol’s share will increase to 100%.
CESKÁ RAFINÉRSKÁ, a.s. operates
refineries in Litvínov and Kralupy nad
Vltavou, currently the only two refineries in the Czech Republic. The refinery
in Litvínov - Zálu?í is a modern comprehensive refinery with high hydro
refining capacity operating two crude oil
distillation units, four conversion units,
and a number of technological facilities for improving the quality of primary
distillate products. The total processing
capacity is 5.4 million tonnes of crude
oil per year. Since 2001, the refinery
in Kralupy has been a comprehensive
conversion refinery with a modern fluid
catalytic cracking unit (FCC), by which
was developed the previous hydro-skimming refinery with a processing capacity
of 3.3 million tonnes of crude oil a year.
UNIPETROL, a.s. is a group of companies operating in the petrochemical
industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005,
UNIPETROL became a part of the PKN
ORLEN Group, the largest oil processor in Central Europe. The UNIPETROL
Group is oriented mostly towards oil
processing, fuel distribution, and petrochemical production. In all of these
business areas the UNIPETROL Group
is among the key players, both in the
Czech Republic and on the Central European market. The Group ranks among
the leading firms in the Czech Republic
in terms of revenue, and employs 3,600
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England UK: Network Numbers
Bottom Out
After 20 years of the fuel service station
network in the UK contracting, the 2014
figures show network numbers remaining the same.
The latest Retail Marketing Survey,
conducted by the Energy Institute (EI)
and published as a supplement to the
EI’s April issue of Petroleum Review,
Total 2014 road fuel sales for the year
saw a 1.77% rise from 36mn tonnes to
reach 36.64mn tonnes, with diesel sales
once again outperforming petrol. Retail
petrol sales remained fairly stable at
13mn tonnes by year end (from 12.99mn
tonnes at the close of 2013), while diesel
sales rose to 15.16mn tonnes (up from
14.09mn tonnes). Meanwhile, the total
number of cars on the road rose 1.95%
to a record-breaking 35.89mn.
The annual Retail Marketing Survey provides a comprehensive, statistical overview of the UK forecourt market. Data
is broken down by company, region and
forecourt facilities. This year’s report is
based on statistics relating to end-2014
and does not reflect changes since that
date. These figures are collected from
an EI survey with fuel retailers and are
cross-checked with numbers from market analyst Experian Catalist.
Key findings of the survey show:
There were 8,609 operational filling stations in the UK at end-December 2014.
Retail petrol sales remained fairly stable
at 13mn tonnes by the close of 2014 –
from 12.99mn at end-2013.
Retail diesel sales totalled 15.16mn
tonnes by year-end – up from 14.09mn
tonnes a year earlier.
Total 2014 road fuel sales rose slightly to
36.64mn tonnes – up from 36mn tonnes
in 2013.
By the close of 2014, unleaded petrol
prices had averaged 128.18 p/l (versus
134.88 p/l in 2013); while diesel prices
closed the year at an average price of
133.82 p/l (versus 140.74 p/l).
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Registered UK vehicles once again broke
records, rising from 35.21mn in 2014 to
reach 35.89mn by end-2014, with each
forecourt supplying an average of 4,170
vehicles.
Site number breakdown by fuel retail
brand in 2014 (2013 figures in brackets):
•
BP led the forecourt branding field,
topping the listing with 1,163 outlets
(1,174)
•
Shell secured second place, with
1,019 branded sites (1,016)
•
Esso was close behind, in third
position, with 1,012 branded forecourts (1,003)
•
Texaco was ranked fourth, with 773
outlets (814)
•
Gulf is fifth, with 508 branded service stations (409)
•
The supermarket sector accounts
for just over 43% of total UK fuel
sales:
•
Tesco – 504 sites (498)
•
Morrisons – 332 (326)
•
Sainsbury’s – 298 (289)
•
Asda – 246 (226)
This year’s supplement also includes
articles looking at security of fuel supply
in the UK and the need for planning to
prevent future supply disruption should
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the number of operating refineries
continue to fall. The report examines
the latest trends and developments in
the fuel retail market, where opportunities for independent forecourt retailers appear to have taken a turn for the
better; and how the success of fuel
retailers can be defined by the speed at
which they respond to changes in the
wholesale price of oil. If you would like
details on how to acquire a copy, please
email: info@petrolworld.com and we will
forward appropriate details.
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France: Total Oil Confirms Refinery
Roadmap
Paris– Total has presented its French
refining roadmap to employee
representatives.
The plan is designed to give each Total’s
refining site in France the means to
resist in a volatile environment and perform profitably. Under the plan, Total will
invest to upgrade the Donges refinery
in western France and transform the
La Mède refinery in southern France, to
ensure they thrive going forward.
Three of Total’s five refineries in France
— Gonfreville in Normandy, Grandpuits
in the Paris region and Feyzin near Lyon
— demonstrated their ability to withstand the deteriorating economic environment in 2013 and 2014 and generate
ongoing income streams. The other two,
Donges and La Mède, are struggling and
are structurally loss making.
To address the situation, Total has
presented a comprehensive plan to
improve both refineries’ performances
and secure their long-term future. An
investment of €200 million will be made
to transform the La Mède refinery and in
particular create France’s first biorefinery, which will be one of the biggest
in Europe, to meet growing demand for
biofuels. Crude oil processing will be
halted at end-2016. An investment of
€400 million will be made to upgrade
the Donges refinery to capture profitable
new markets with low-sulfur fuels that
meet the evolutions of European Union
specifications.
“There are three possible responses to
the crisis in the European refining industry. The first is to throw in the towel. The
second is to do nothing and perish. The
third is to innovate and adapt to meet
shifting demand trends. The central
focus of Total’s plan for our French refining business is to realign our operations
and products to changing markets. The
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plan that we are presenting today offers
sustainable solutions for the Donges
and La Mède refineries. It gives both
facilities a future and strengthens Total’s
refining base in France,” commented
Patrick Pouyanné, Chief Executive
Officer of Total. “As was the case for the
project to secure the future of the Carling plant in eastern France, the master
words for the plan’s deployment are:
anticipation and consensus. Total will
implement this industrial transformation
without layoffs or imposed geographical
transfers for non-exempt employees.”
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European demand for petroleum
products has declined 15% since 2008,
shrinking outlets for the continent’s
refining industry. This underlying trend
stems from pursuit of energy efficiency
and improved vehicle fuel economy as
part of the European Union’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint.
The European market is steadily contracting, a situation aggravated by the
shale oil and gas revolution in the United
States, which gives the U.S. refining
industry an advantage, and competition
from refineries in Asia and the Middle
East. These two trends shut European
refineries out of some of their domestic
and export markets and have exacerbated excess refining capacity in Europe.
As Europe’s leading refiner, Total
is therefore continuing to adjust its
production base in France, following
the shutdown of the Flandres refinery
(2010), the upgrade the Normandy refining & petrochemicals platform (2012)
with an investment close to €1 billion
and the implementation of the project to
secure Carling’s future (2015).
Including the adaptation plan for the
Lindsey Oil Refinery in the United Kingdom announced earlier this year, Total
will have successfully adapted by 2017
its European refining base to the market
and cut its refining and petrochemical
capacity by 20% in Europe in 2017, as
announced in 2012.
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Ukraine: Yandex Mobile
Fuel Payments App
Ukrainian drivers can now pay for fuel
at more than 1,300 outlets across the
country using a mobile payment service
launched by Russian internet company
Yandex, in partnership with PrivatBank
and MasterCard.
To use the service, the driver links a
payment card from any registered bank
in the country to the Yandex Refueling
app. On arrival, they select the fuel station from a list of available locations in
the app, enter the pump number and the
type of fuel they require.
After specifying the amount they want to
pay or the quantity of fuel needed, they
confirm the transaction. Once the payment is made, the selected pump will
unlock and allow the driver to refuel.
“Currently, it’s opened at 1,306 fuel
service stations in Ukraine and the
number of stations continues to grow,”
PrivatBank told NFC World. “The end-ofthe-year plan is to increase the number
of stations to 2,000.
“Also, for each transaction customers
make using this service they will get a
special bonus back, which is a certain
percentage of the payment amount. For
example, if I put 40 liters into the car,
I will be credited 40 Hryvnia (US$1.88)
into my bonus account — about 5% of
the amount of filling.”
“Innovative technologies and solutions
help create a world without cash; this
project is proof,” says Sergey Francisco,
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Feature > European Energy Union
Interview with
UPEI Bruxelles
Earlier this year the EU Commission announced new priority and strategy on Energy Union in Europe. PetrolWorld recently caught up with Mr. Thierry De Meulder, President of UPEI.
The European Commission
recently published a Strategic
Framework to set up an Energy
Union. Do you see this as a challenge or an opportunity?
Firstly I would say that I undoubtedly
welcome the focus on energy that the
new European Commission, headed by
President Juncker, has adopted. The
fact that energy is recognised for the key
role it plays in Europe’s economy has
to be positive and all players must see
this as an opportunity. One cannot argue
with the objectives that the European
Commission has set, namely to deliver
a secure, sustainable, competitive and
affordable energy supply to the EU’s
citizens and businesses. However, having
said that, as President of UPEI, I am
calling for the European Commission
to take full account of the reality of the
EU’s energy mix when rolling out the
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initiatives that are listed in the Strategy
and this is a challenge for us as, representing independent oil suppliers.
Are you saying that the European
Commission’s proposals for an
Energy Union are unrealistic?
No, I believe there is some very good
elements in the paper, which is, based
around 5 dimensions: security of supply, completion of the internal market,
moderation of demand, decarbonisation
and lastly research and innovation. It is
essential to address all of these dimensions if we are to achieve a true Energy
Union. However, where I am concerned
about the lack of realism is in the way
the European Commission proposes to
tackle each of these dimensions. And
here we need to take a step back and
understand the context of the proposal.
2014 was dominated by the crisis in the
Ukraine, which sent security of energy
supply to the top of the political agenda.
Europe’s vulnerabilities with regards
to gas and electricity supply became
very apparent, given the dependence
of a number of European countries on
Russia as their sole supplier as well as
deficiencies in infrastructure and inter
connectivity. Therefore, it is evident
that the Strategy should address these
weaknesses. What I do regret, however,
is that the analysis of the problem is
perhaps over simplified.
You see, at the same time, Europe is
pursuing an agenda of a low carbon
future, heavily promoting renewables,
which, of course, have a place in
Europe’s energy mix. However, today,
they are not the solution for delivering
on a secure, competitive and affordable energy supply to Europe. Once the
technologies mature and they become
more affordable their market share will
undoubtedly develop. However, in the
meantime Europe needs to draw on all
its available resources and infrastructure and recognise the contribution that
each energy source can play, within the
five dimensions of the Strategy.
So is the Energy Union Strategy
too focused on renewables then?
I don’t think you can say that. I believe
that Europe has a role to play in leading
the way in developing sustainable solutions to our energy and climate problems.
But this is precisely where we need to be
realistic. Today, we are fighting battles
on many fronts: security of supply,
affordability, and sustainability… I think
there are different solutions to different
problems and we need to ensure that
the policy allows flexibility in the solutions that we adopt. Oil is a fantastic
product. We have invested in setting up
a comprehensive system of compulsory
stocks (paid for by the consumer). The
infrastructure is well established and
we have the possibility to diversify our
supply routes. It is a product that is easy
to combine with renewable alternatives
as they come on stream. Let us look at
the example of biofuels for the transport
sector, or the hybrid heating systems
that are on the market today. We need
pragmatic policies that encourage this
sort of innovation and bring practical
solutions to Europe’s consumers rather
than rhetoric on fossil fuels, which
discourage new investments in this
direction.
What do you see is the role of
fossil fuels in the future? The
European Union has adopted an
aggressive policy on decarbonisation of the transport sector for
example.
You are right and this is what I mean
about realism. First of all, we must
recognise the progress that has already
been achieved in cleaning up the transport
sector. We have numerous directives be it
the Fuels Quality Directive, the renewable energies directive or the latest one
adopted in 2014 on the deployment of
alternative fuels infrastructure. These
are all important developments and this
trend will undoubtedly continue. But
UPEI will certainly continue to call for
technology neutral policies to pursue
this agenda further. We must remember
that energy is a global business and
Feature > European Energy Union
Europe must remain competitive both
internally and externally. It is, therefore, very important how we handle
this transition to, what I prefer to call, a
low carbon economy. I believe that the
consumer does not want oil to disappear
completely from the energy mix. The
product is simply too good. It is easy
to store and thus available, affordable
and the infrastructure is established.
It is also an important part of Europe’s
economy – that is something we should
not forget.
That Europe’s oil consumption is in
decline and will continue to decline is a
fact. The welcome emphasis on energy
efficiency will be a contributing factor
as well as the emergence of alternative
energy sources. However, policy makers should embrace the contribution
that oil can make, even in a low carbon
economy, and we should try to elaborate
a truly holistic approach to Europe’s
future energy landscape, maintaining
maximum flexibility in terms of energy
sources and supplies. This message is
not one that is coming through strongly
enough in the Energy Union Strategy,
which describes fossil fuels as operating
on a “centralised, supply-side approach”
relying on “old-technologies and outdated
business models”. This is not at all the
oil sector that I am representing! So you
see we have big challenges ahead!
Are you optimistic about the
future?
If I were not optimistic then I would not
remain in this business! Independent
fuels suppliers have at the core of their
business model flexibility and innovation.
The entrepreneurial drive is very strong
and that’s what makes it such an exciting environment. Wherever there are
challenges, there are also opportunities
and I am sure that independents will find
their way. But in order to help them, we
need to ensure a level playing field. That
is the core mission of UPEI which is the
voice of Europe’s independent fuel suppliers and which I am honoured to head as
President.
UPEI, the Union of European
Petroleum Independents,
represents the independent
downstream oil sector, principally
SMEs, whose main business is to
source and supply oil and other
energy products in Europe.
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Oil Company Retail Brand News > North America: News & Updates
north america
HEADLINE NEWS:
North America: Getty Realty Receives Settlement Payments
FEATURED NEWS:
Hawaii: Par Petroleum’s Brand Strategy
Kwik Trip Expands CNG Network & Supply
Pearson Fuels Celebrates Alternative Fuels Expansion
U.S. Oil Acquires Terminals From Marathon Petroleum
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North America: Getty Realty Receives Settlement Payments
approved by an order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and, on
April 22, 2015, the Company received an interim distribution from the Marketing Estate of us$6.8 million on account
of the Company’s general unsecured claims. The Company
expects to receive additional distributions from the Marketing Estate during 2015 on account of its general unsecured
claims, however, the Company cannot provide any assurance as to the timing or the total amount of such future
distributions.
Getty Realty Corp. has announced this week that it received
two payments from the Getty Petroleum Marketing Liquidating Trust.
On March 3, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement
agreement with the Liquidating Trustee of the Marketing
Estate to resolve claims asserted by the Company in Marketing’s bankruptcy case. The Settlement Agreement was
Hawaii: Par Petroleum’s Brand Strategy
Par Petroleum Corp is to come up with a
new branding strategy over the coming
months to enhance its position on the
island state.
The Settlement Agreement also resolved a dispute relating to the balance of payment due to the Company pursuant
to the Company’s agreement to fund the lawsuit that was
brought by the Liquidating Trustee against Lukoil Americas Corporation and related entities and individuals for the
benefit of Marketing’s creditors. As a result, on April 22,
2015, the Company also received an additional distribution
of approximately $0.6 million from the Marketing Estate in
full resolution of the funding agreement dispute.
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In 2013, Par Petroleum’s subsidiary,
Hawaii Independent Energy, closed
on its purchase of the former Tesoro
Corp.’s Hawaii refinery and other assets,
including its fuel retail network for close
to $400 million. It also recently completed the $107 million acquisition of
Mid-Pac Petroleum, which now brings its
employee total to more than 700 people
and its retail network total to 116.
The service stations currently have different brands that include Tesoro, 76
and 7-Eleven Lance Tanaka, spokesman
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for Par Petroleum, informed local media
that 31 Tesoro-branded retail service
stations in Hawaii would eventually be
rebranded, although no timeline has
been set. Joseph Israel , president and
CEO of Par Petroleum, has given a timeline of 3 months for a brand strategy
and timeline. A local company OmniTrak
Group, a Honolulu research and market
planning firm, has been employed to
assist with the exercise. OmniTrak is to
carry out surveys and putting together
focus groups for the rebranding effort.
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Kwik Trip Expands CNG Network &
Supply
Kwik Trip Continues to expand its CNG
network with new sites but also on
the commercial side with supply to
Allenergy.
AllEnergy Corporation has chosen Kwik
Trip, Inc. to provide energy to the drying
plant of AllEnergy’s proposed production
operations. Kwik Trip will provide CNG
(compressed natural gas) to the operation during the winter months when
pipeline supply of natural gas is limited.
PetrolWorld also notes recent CNG servcie station sites opened in Davenport,
Iowa, and Lake Mills and Eau Claire,
Wincosin. Kwik Trip opened its first CNG
location in April 2012 and has continued
to develop a CNG fueling infrastructure
throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa. Kwik Trip’s CNG locations can be
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found in the following areas: La Crosse
(2), Sturtevant, Oshkosh (2), Baldwin,
Wausau, Waukesha, Janesville, Sheboygan, Appleton, Verona, Menomonie, Lake
Mills, Plover, Oak Creek, De Pere, and
Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Rochester, Minnesota City, Owatonna, Mankato, Eagan
and St. Michael, Minnesota; Cedar
Falls, Waterloo and Davenport, Iowa. It
opened an additional four CNG sites in
the autumn of 2014, including Superior,
Fond du Lac and Windsor, Wis., as well
as Austin, Minn.
Kwik Trip’s own distribution fleet,
Convenience Transportation, runs a
fleet of 65 Class 8 natural gas vehicles,
with plans to continue the conversion
of the entire fleet. Additionally, the
company uses 42 light-duty natural gas
vehicles. Kwik Trip is based in La Crosse,
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Pearson Fuels Celebrates Alternative
Fuels Expansion
This week Pearson Fuels and G&M Oil
Company, celebrated the opening of
their latest E85 Flex Fuel service station
at 499 Sandalwood Drive, Calimesa,
California.
The event is intended to kickoff the
announcement of 13 E85 site openings
built through a collaboration between
Pearson Fuels and G&M Oil. The fuel
service stations will all be located in
Southern California in San Bernardino,
Orange, Riverside and San Diego
counties.
According to PetrolWorld, Pearson Fuels
was the first independent fuel retailer to
set up an official alternative fuel service
station. Pearson Fuels participated in
the PetrolWorld Business Forum of 2009
held in Langkawi and Mike Lewis took
part in a special presentation and discussion on the development of alternative fuel service stations.
There are approximately 1 million
vehicles on the road in California that
are capable of using blends of ethanol as
high as 85 percent. These vehicles are
referred to as Flex Fuel vehicles and can
be identified by a “Flex Fuel” nameplate
on the car or by labels in the gas filler
area. Many of these vehicles also have
yellow gas caps for easy identification.
In the United States, the ethanol used in
E85 continues to be produced primarily
from corn. However, there have been
major technological improvements that
have contributed to more advanced production plants and a more advanced fuel
made from agricultural waste products
and other non-food sources are coming
on line soon.
Pearson Fuels General Manager, Mike
Lewis states, “We are very proud to
make this announcement. We have been
opening these E85 sites one and two at a
time for years but it is a whole new level
to declare our plans to open 13 sites in
13 months. The alternative fuel industry
is no stranger to outlandish claims of
what people are going to do which so
Oil Company Retail Brand News > North America: News & Updates
Mike Lewis (left) GM of
Pearson Fuels with J
McCallen Ford Dealer
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distributor. They specialize in the development of alternative fuel infrastructure
and distributing alternative fuels.
Founded in 1969 G&M is one of California’s
largest independently owned retail fuel
station companies with sites throughout
Southern California including Orange,
Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and
Ventura counties.
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Photo credit: FRED GREAVES
U.S. Oil Acquires Terminals From
Marathon Petroleum
often do not come to pass. That is why
we thought long and hard about making this announcement because we take
great pride in being a group that does
what we say we are going to do.
“This confidence comes in no small part
due to the partner we have with G&M
Oil Company. Their story of growing
from one gas station to becoming one of
California’s largest independently owned
retail fuel station owners is the kind of
growth story we want to be telling about
Pearson Fuels one day. E85 burns much
cleaner than gasoline and add to that the
fact that it is renewable, domestically
produced and currently selling at substantial discounts to gasoline. Literally
thousands of E85 compatible flex-fuel
vehicles drive by on the freeway beside
this station every day and now they have
a convenient location to save money and
reduce their tailpipe emissions with this
inexpensive, clean, renewable fuel,”
Lewis said.
G&M Oil Company Senior Vice-President
Julie Jackson said, “We have sold E85
Flex Fuel at four of our locations for
several years and are happy with the
results. The customers seem happy
to be saving money and helping the
environment. We are confident based on
our experience with E85 so far that the
public will embrace these new E85 locations and we are excited to continue our
leadership in the industry by showing
that these sites can be converted quickly
and safely so the public can have a new
fuel choice throughout our market area.
We will be working closely with Pearson
Fuels to keep the website updated so
consumers can locate an E85 site near
them. We are happy to be working with
Pearson Fuels on this project!”
Partial funding for these projects was
made available through the California
Energy Commission’s Alternative and
Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology
Program. That funding, matched with
G&M’s and Pearson’s, is allowing these
sites to be built.
Pearson Fuels has grown from one
alternative fuel station opened in San
Diego in 2003 to become California’s
largest independently owned ethanol
U.S. Oil, the petroleum and renewable
energy distribution division of U.S.
Venture, Inc.,has acquired oil products
terminal from Marathon Petroleum
Corporation.
The terminal is located in Milwaukee
area, Wisconsin, the US, and has a
installed capacity of 530,000 barrels.
The transaction enables U.S. Oil to
expand its distribution network to 20
terminals and strengthen its relationship with Marathon and its customers.
Mike Koel, vice president of business development for U.S. Oil, said,
“With this acquisition we will continue
to service our customers through
distribution, wholesale, branded and
logistics businesses. We look forward
to continuing the relationships already
in place while expanding our customer’s
base.”
John S. Swearingen, senior vice president of transportation and logistics
for Marathon, said, “U.S. Oil has an
excellent reputation in terminal operation and management. We expect the
transition to go smoothly.”
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Oil Company Retail Brand News > Latin America: News & Updates
LATIN AMERICA
HEADLINE NEWS:
Jamaica: Positive Interest in Petcom Fuel Business
FEATURED NEWS:
Mexico: Oxxo Benefits From Energy Reform
Paraguay Struggles to Deregulate Fuel Retail Market
Peru: PetroPeru Postpones IPO beyond 2015
World Fuel Services Expands in Latin America
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Oil Company Retail Brand News > Latin America: News & Updates
Jamaica: Positive Interest in Petcom Fuel Business
Puma Energy is the only player not yet with a presence in
Jamaica. Since 2010, Puma Energy has been building its fuel
distribution business in the Caribbean and Latin America with
the purchase of storage and fuel distribution from Caribbean Petroleum Corporation in Puerto Rico and Exxon Mobil
throughout Central America. In 2011, it bought Chevron’s
assets in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, including 192
retail service stations, an aviation fuel supply business and
storage tanks.
President of the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association,
Leonard Green, said Monday that he is aware of more than one
local group, which has indicated interest in Petcom. The DBJ
itself had indicated in 2014 that it had received eight expressions of interest. Bids are due by June 30.
Government’s divestment agent, the Development Bank of
Jamaica (DBJ) has started advertising for bids for Petcom.
During the prefeasibility phase of the divestment, Cool Petroleum,
GB Energy, Puma Energy, Sol Simpson Oil of Barbados, Rubis
Energy and Total Oil France along with a number of local consortiums showed interest in the asset.
Petcom is a mid-size operator in a market of 17 marketing
companies operating in Jamaica, with 24 service stations and
14 LPG filling plants. This does not represent all the Petcom
assets.
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Mexico: Oxxo Benefits From Energy
Reform
ourselves,” Chief Financial Officer Javier
Astaburuaga said on a Feb. 26 conference call.
Oxxo Cstores (Femsa) have already
operated some services in the 227 stations, which the company said generated
16.2 billion pesos ($1.1 billion) in sales
of fuel and related products in 2014.
Gas stations offer very profitable returns
on investments, although they can lower
operating margins for Femsa Comercio,
the company’s convenience store arm,
Astaburuaga said. Femsa’s fourth-quarter net income of 7.25 billion pesos beat
analysts’ estimates of 5.95 billion pesos.
“With the new regulatory framework
resulting from the energy reform in Mexico, we will be able to open franchises
Mexico passed legislation in 2013 to
end state-owned Pemex’s production
monopoly, which dated to 1938, and
allow foreign companies to develop
fields. The government projects that
opening up the industry will generate
$62.5 billion in investments by 2018.
Femsa shares have surged the most
since 2012 on Feb. 26 after agreeing to
acquire 227 fuel service stations, and
it’s seeking to add even more pumps
to complement the Oxxo shops whose
red-and-white signs are fixtures across
the country. The shares are beating the
benchmark IPC index in 2015 as well as
Alfa SAB, which invest in drilling, and
petrochemical supplier Mexichem SAB.
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Paraguay Struggles to Deregulate Fuel
Retail Market
An amendment to the controversial
degree 2999 of January 2015 will operate from today 1st May.
It is understood by PetrolWorld that this
will force the hand of the Government
in its process to deregulate the fuel distribution and retail markets further and
the potential sale of Petropar further
down the road. Decree No. 2999 of January 27 introduced by the government
of Horacio Cartes imposed restrictions
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shares. “In order to have a successful
IPO, Petroperú needs to be in attractive conditions for the market,” Head of
PetroPeru, Velasquez said in a meeting at the company’s offices in Lima.
“Petroperú’s financial situation isn’t at
its best right now.”
Petroperú, which sold off its production blocks and 102,000b/d La Pampilla
refinery in 1996, operates four refineries with total capacity of 80,000b/d and
the northern jungle pipeline. The Talara
refinery modernization, which is being
handled by Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas,
aims to boost capacity 50% by 2019.
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World Fuel Services Expands in Latin
America
on imports of certain biofuel products
maintaining the state oil monopoly on
the market. The amendment introduced
today will impose “50 % minimum” on
such biofuel imports. The next stage of
deregulation will be crucial to develop
and open the fuels market for the benefit of consumers as well as countries
economy.
Currently Petropar has signed agreements with Barcos, Copetrol, Esso and
Puma to ensure there is enough fuel
import stock for the country to operate
normally in the short term.
Background
Despite its enormous hydro-energy
resource, fuels remain a major Paraguayan import and the annual petroleum consumption is around 10 million
barrels. The state-owned oil company,
Petroleos Paraguayos (Petropar), is
responsible for all crude oil and petroleum imports and operates a single
antiquated refinery, Villa Elisa, near
the capital, Asuncion. With a capacity of 7,500 barrels per day, it is used
primarily for processing imported crude,
producing only one-quarter of domestic
petroleum consumption.
oil prices since 2005 have placed strict
financial constraints on Petropar and
in 2007 severe fuel shortages led to
renewed calls for the privatisation of the
company.
World Fuel Services announced today
that, with the recent acquisition of Colt
International, their footprint in the Latin
American market has grown in terms of
physical offices and personnel.
Biofuels
The company now operates eight offices
in six countries, staffed by over 40
employees, with 15 dedicated professionals serving business & general aviation customers in Latin America.
Biofuel production remains limited.
There are now six alcohol plants in
operation, encouraged by legislation
in 2005 requiring minimum bioethanol
blend for 85-octane petrol (24%) and for
95-octane petrol (18%). Although about
one-third of sugar cane production is
now destined for alcohol production, it
is still insufficient to meet demand. In
response, in 2008 the government introduced a required minimum 1% biodiesel
content in domestic vehicle fuel, rising
to an eventual 20% maximum. There are
currently eight small biodiesel plants in
operation but, as in the case of bioethanol, total production is barely sufficient
to comply with the initial 1% target.
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Source: Local Media & A Nickson IDD Univ
Birmingham
Peru: PetroPeru Postpones IPO beyond
2015
Corruption
There has long been rampant corruption
in the awarding of contracts for sourcing Petropar’s fuel supplies. But the
prospects for liberalising its monopoly
over the domestic oil market are complicated by the difficulty of ending the
government’s control of domestic fuel
prices. Increasingly higher international
Petroperú, which was authorized to
launch an IPO two years ago, will not go
ahead with IPO in 2015.
The company, which has had four
CEOs since 2011 and had to deal with
two leaks at its 200,000b/d northern
jungle pipeline in 2014, needs to wait
on the right timing for conditions to sell
“The integration of our two organizations
[World Fuel Services and Colt International] has brought together some of the
most experienced and talented professionals in business aviation, both within
the U.S. and abroad. We are very optimistic about the benefits this bolstered
team will provide our customers as we
better realize our synergies moving
forward,” said Michael Szczechowski,
World Fuel Services’ Senior Vice President of Business Aviation Sales.
To best serve their Latin American customers, World Fuel Services currently
maintains offices in Mexico City, Toluca,
and Cancún, Mexico; San José, Costa
Rica; Bogotá, Colombia; Viña del Mar,
Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and São
Paulo, Brazil. World Fuel’s Latin American team of local professionals works
closely with customers to offer the most
comprehensive business & general aviation offerings in the industry. Offering
include contract fuel, international &
regional trip support, global fuel supply,
AVCARD aviation charge card, FlyBuys
Rewards Program, the World Fuel
Services Network of FBOs, and Air Elite
Diamond Service Locations.
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Section 3
Product & Supplier > News & Updates
PRODUCT AND SUPPLIER
FEATURED NEWS:
Turkey: ASIS Automation & Fueling Systems AS
Fuel Management & Technology
Adverto Outdoor Media Launch Three Models of
PumpMedia
Product Segment: Digital Media
Corporate Indemnity Launch in
South East Asia
Product Segment: Petrobonds
Elaflex ZVF 50 Aviation Nozzle
Product Segment: Fueling Components & Equipment
Heil Trailer Doubles Stainless Trailer Production
Product Segment: Road Tanker Trailers
Husky Leads the Way in Meeting More Rigorous UL
Safety Standards
Product Segment: Fueling Components & Equipment
NIS selects Kalibrate Location Intelligence Solution
Product Segment: Pricing & Data Technology
NUPIGECO Installation at PTT Thailand
Product Segment: Piping Systems
South Africa: OTI Petrosmart Expands EasyFuel
Product Segment: Fleet Technology
Tatsuno Strengthens Business in South East Asia
Product Segment: Fuel Dispensers
Tokheim Obtains International Standard
Product Segment: Fuel Dispensers
Wayne & Ascentium Capital Offer Equipment Finance
Options
Product Segment: Fuel Dispensers
Wex Inc. Records first-quarter earnings of $22.3
million.
Product Segment: Cards Transactions & Payments
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Turkey: ASIS Automation & Fueling Systems AS
Product Segment: Fuel Management & Technology
Asis Company in Turkey continues product development
with its new Fuel Tank Laser Calibration and Imaging Technology! Developing innovative solutions and products that
provide added value to the fuel industry with its R&D operations, Asis continues to expand its product range. Asis has
recently expanded its product range with the3D CalibeX - II®,
which combines “Laser Calibration and Unique Tank Imaging
Adverto Outdoor Media Launch Three
Models of PumpMedia
Product Segment: Digital Media
Convenience & Impulse Expo will see
Adverto Outdoor Media launch three
models of pumpMedia solutions. Miss
Stadelbauer, MD of Adverto, says, “The
team are very excited to launch three
models of pumpMedia solutions at C&I
Expo”. According to Miss Stadelbauer,
pumpMedia will allow P&C retailers to
create and control their own site specific
content with ease, giving them the
opportunity to invest in their own digital
network channel to drive in-store sales,
uplift the consumer experience and to
become a point of difference in their
local area.
Miss Stadelbauer says that there has
been significant change within the fuel
retail service station forecourt in the
past decade, “Since 2006 we have seen
the digital landscape evolve from a point
where only outdoor media companies
invested in the ‘space above the pump’
to the present where fuel retailers are
increasingly understanding the value
and ease of investing in and supporting
their own ‘one to one’ channel to reach
their customers”.
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Corporate Indemnity Launch in
South East Asia
Product Segment: Petrobonds
Corporate Indemnity Pty Ltd has been
providing Petroleum Bonds (”PetroBonds”) to the Australian and New Zealand downstream petroleum markets
since 1995. It is now launching in South
East Asia and has office in Singapore.
PetroBonds are a form of surety bonding
and provide retail and wholesale petroleum dealers with an alternative form of
contractual security to bank guarantees
and the like. Their product and services
Technology”. It has been a busy time within the international
markets for Asis. Over the last year, new distribution partnerships have been developed in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Saudi
Arabia and Spain.
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www.asis.com.tr
are recognised and accepted by all the
leading oil companies operating in Australia and New Zealand. This includes
BP, Caltex, Shell, United Petroleum, 7 Eleven and ExxonMobil.
We specialise in the downstream petroleum markets and have developed a
reputation as a trusted, reputable source
of advice and capacity in this niche market. Corporate Indemnity are participating in the PetrolWorld Business Meeting
programme as well as the conference
and will be making special announcement at the event in Kuala Lumpur.
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Elaflex ZVF 50 Aviation Nozzle
Product Segment: Fueling Components
& Equipment
The ZVF 50 is a manual (non-automatic)
high flow nozzle for overwing and
helicopter refuelling for JET and AVGAS
fuels. After several years of development and field-testing we have started
delivering to customers in March 2015.
•The ZVF 50 is in alignment with the
requirements of the JIG document
(Joint Inspection Group) and features
several advantages, see ELAFLEX
Information 5.13 E.
•For installation and operation please
read the manual ZVF 50.
•The nozzle has a modular design and
offers many options. For configuration
or your enquiry please use our nozzle
configurator.
•A catalogue page with detailed technical information is under preparation.
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www elaflex.de
Heil Trailer Doubles Stainless Trailer
Production
Product Segment: Road Tanker Trailers
Heil Trailer International, Co. has
announced recently that it would be doubling production of its stainless line of
tank trailers to meet customer demand
for its stainless products.
Since 2014, Heil Trailers has seen
an increasing demand and positive
response to its stainless program for
its tankers, along with the enduring
performance, industry leadership and
solutions-driven support Heil Trailer
is known by. Due to that success, Heil
Trailer will be extending their stainless
product line to include food-grade and
non-code trailers.
“We’ve hit our marks in bringing our
stainless product on-line, and, as
expected, the marketplace responded
to the superior quality, value and support we provide to our other products,”
said Randall Swift, Heil Trailer International President. “As promised when
we announced the program last year at
MATS, our strategic plan for this year
includes introducing a wider range of
stainless products for food-grade and
non-code transporters. With that as our
focus, Heil Trailer will soon be ready to
serve the stainless market with solutions built just for them, too.”
Heil Trailer International, Co. is headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA.
In Asia Pacific, Heil Trailers HQ is based
in Bangkok, Thailand. Last September,
the company introduced its new logo.
The new Heil Trailer logo design features a modern interpretation of the
iconic Heil badge, highlighted with contemporary lettering, sharper edges and
an overall cleaner design that reflects
the company’s focus on precision and
innovative trailer design.
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Product & Supplier > News & Updates
Husky Leads the Way in Meeting More
Rigorous UL Safety Standards
Product Segment: Fueling Components
& Equipment
UL Listings Granted; New Standards
Affect Nozzles Manufactured Starting
April 30, 2015
Husky Corporation fuel nozzle valves for
dispensing ethanol blended fuels, diesel,
and bio-diesel fuels meet enhanced
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) safety
standards that take effect April 30, 2015.
The stringent new standards have been
in the works for many years; primarily to
ensure fuel nozzle valves can safely dispense enhanced ethanol and bio-diesel
blended fuels.
The following Husky nozzle products
were recently listed under UL 2586, the
standard that now covers Flammable
Liquid Hose Nozzle Valves.
“Husky is dedicated to continuously
improving our fuel dispensing products. We are pleased these nozzle
valve products passed the required test
procedures to earn listing under the
rigorous standards of UL 2586”, said
Brad Baker, Husky Corporation Executive Vice President. “UL has been out in
front of this issue and we fully support
all efforts to enhance fuel dispensing
safety standards.”
UL 2586 and Ethanol Blends
The new UL safety standards anticipate
the possibility that the U.S. gasoline
supply will feature concentrations of
ethanol at rates higher than E 10. For
example UL 2586 introduces exposure
NUPIGECO Installation at PTT Thailand
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to more aggressive test fluids, requires
that gaskets and seals be make of UL
listed rubber materials, and calls for
more demanding automatic shut-off
nozzle valve endurance test requirements. Certain internal nozzle valve
materials, which passed safety standards under the previous applicable
standard (UL 842) had to be replaced
with more expensive materials to be
listed under UL 2586.
New Requirement: Pressure Activation or Interlock Device on all UL Listed
Nozzles
Also taking effect April 30 is a requirement that nozzles with latch-open
devices must be pressure-activated
or come equipped with an interlock
device. This change affects applications
where UL listed nozzles are required.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) also advocates this feature
to prevent the accidental discharge of
fuel from nozzles that are inadvertently
stored in a latch-open position.
Fuel dispensing operations don’t need to
replace existing nozzles to meet the new
UL standards. However future nozzle
purchases will be covered by the UL
standard in place when the product was
manufactured.
Contact Husky Corporation for pricing
information at 800-325-3558 or
sales@husky.com
NIS selects Kalibrate Location Intelligence Solution
Product Segment: Pricing & Data
Technology
Kalibrate, provider of strategy and
technology solutions to the global fuel
retail industry, is pleased to announce
that NIS (Naftna Industrija Srbije) has
invested in Kalibrate’s retail network
planning and location analysis solution
to optimize the performance of its network of retail outlets in four Southeast
European countries.
Alexander Malanin, Executive Director
of Sales and Distribution Block NIS AD
said: “We chose to partner with Kalibrate based on the quality and comprehensiveness of their market data and
the ability of their location intelligence
tool to help us better understand the
drivers of retail performance at each of
our outlets. We will be studying how to
increase our retail performance in the
Balkans.”
Bob Stein, President and CEO of Kalibrate
commented: “We are delighted to welcome NIS as a valued client. This new
partnership adds 3 new countries to
Kalibrate’s growing list of market experience, which now exceeds 50 countries.
This is further proof of our ability to add
value to fuel retail businesses across a
very broad range of market conditions.”
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NUPIGECO Installation at PTT Thailand
Product Segment: Piping Systems
SMARTFLEX HDPE double wall pipe and
fitting system by NUPIGECO has been
installed at PTT - Thai National Oil Co.
fuel service station.
SMARTFLEX is a complete multi-layer
piping system for the transport of
automotive and aviation fuels, biofuels
and hazardous fluids. A system with UL
Listing, EN, IP, Kiwa and many more
approvals that is in use and approved by
all the major international petroleum
companies.
NUPIGECO is a registered participant at
the PetrolWorld Conference and Business Meeting event in Kuala Lumpur
from 16th to 18th June 2015
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into the vehicle’s fuel inlet, contactless
communication is established automatically. Once the vehicle’s payment
card details are verified, fuel can be
dispensed.
South Africa: OTI Petrosmart Expands
EasyFuel
Product Segment: Fleet Technology
Recently OTI PetroSmart introduced an
innovative new smart vehicle ‘Moon Tag’
that expands the use of its ‘EasyFuel
Plus’ system to the consumer market.
OTI Petrosmart will be participating
in the forthcoming PetrolWorld Kuala
Lumpur event next month.
At its introduction, the ‘EasyFuel Plus’
system served commercial fleet owners
by automating the fuel payment process,
saving time and preventing fraud. This
next evolution of the system expands
into the private sector so consumers can
settle payment automatically without
swiping their credit card or paying in a
convenience store. Additionally, loyalty
points can be awarded automatically per
each refueling.
For the oil companies, ‘EasyFuel Plus’ is
the ultimate loyalty system. Consumers
will return to branded stations with the
EasyFuel Plus feature for its ease of use
and loyalty points. For the consumer
market, OTI developed a low-cost vehicle
tag that is easily installed on any vehicle.
The Moon Tag moniker comes from its
‘one-fits-all’ shape.
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Tatsuno Strengthens Business in South
East Asia
Product Segment: Fuel Dispensers
Tatsuno has strengthened its business in
South East Asia with the establishment
of a new sales office in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Tatsuno Corporation, headquartered in
Tokyo Japan, is one of the world’s key
suppliers of fuel equipment solutions to
the retail and commercial fuel markets.
It has now officially established 100%
subsidiary company Tatsuno Engineering & Service Malaysia SDN.BHD. in
Kuala Lumpur. Tatsuno is now able to
serve clients better and support its distributor network more efficiently.
The well-appointed office and facility is
located in the Selangor area of Kuala
Lumpur. Mr. Tatsuya Oikawa is Managing
Director of Tatsuno Engineering & Service
Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
Tatsuno Corporation was founded over
104 years ago in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
Based on Tatsuno’s fuel oil metering and
measurement technology, the company
engages in the manufacture and sale of
a wide range of fuel supply equipment
for fuel service stations, oil depot terminals, and fuel handling facilities. Tatsuno
owns 2,450 patents, utility patents and
registered designs. This is made up of
2,010 patents and utility patents and 440
designs.
Mr Hidehito Umezawa, Representative
and Supervisor at Tatsuno office Kuala
Lumpur told PetrolWorld “Kuala Lumpur is ideally located in South East Asia
and is well connected from a business
perspective. Tatsuno is now in a strong
position to react and support our clients
and distributors in the key markets of
South East Asia.”
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Tatsuno Office:
L3, Jalan ML16, ML16 Industrial Park,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul
Ehsan. Malaysia
Tel +603 8964 5428
Fax +603 8964 5728
“We are very excited about our new
‘Moon Tag’ solution as it opens up also
the huge retail market opportunity for
the EasyFuel system”, said Charlotte
Hambly-Nuss, managing director for OTI
PetroSmart. “We are hitting the ground
running with a keen interest from the
fuel retail market, since this product
is being recognized as a perfect loyalty
offering by the oil companies in their
ongoing battle to improve services and
retain customers. With this solution
we can drastically increase our market
reach in addition to the commercial
market also to the retail market.”
OTI’s petroleum payment solutions have
already been deployed in 43 countries,
more than 1,600 fuel service stations
and over 100,000 commercial vehicles.
EasyFuel Plus provides Automated
Vehicle Identification (AVI) services with
its contactless smart read-write tag
mounted around the fuel inlet of the
vehicle. When a fuel nozzle fitted with
the OTI contactless reader is inserted
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Product & Supplier > News & Updates
standards. It is a significant milestone
for our business and it has clearly set us
on a path to a cultural change on Health,
Safety and Environmental performance.”
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Tokheim Obtains International Standard
Product Segment: Fuel Dispensers
Tokheim is delighted to announce that
the Dispenser Manufacturing Centre
(DMC) in Dundee, Scotland UK has
achieved OHSAS 18001 certification for
their Health and Safety Management
System.
The internationally recognised accreditation to the primary manufacturing
facility of Tokheim continues to demonstrate the company’s dedication to
providing the highest standards of health
and safety as part of their common
culture.
The Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment Specification (OHSAS) certificate requires organisations to identify,
manage and strictly control health and
safety risks in their workplace. The standard is based on the Plan – Do – Check
– Act management process and it has
been designed to be compatible with ISO
9001 Quality Management System and
ISO 14001 Environmental Management
System certifications, which DMC is also
accredited to.
As part of the accreditation process,
Tokheim DMC has been required to
assess and minimise health and safety
hazards and implement an effective
management system that will maintain
and further promote a safe and healthy
working environment.
The health and safety records have been
of paramount importance to Tokheim’s
culture and the certification highlights
the company’s commitment to creating
a safe, healthy and risk-free workplace.
Continuous improvement of the company’s standards have enabled Tokheim
to innovate and demonstrate a forward
thinking, proactive approach, resulting
in a positive impact for their employees,
suppliers, partners, customers and the
wider business environment they operate in.
Ken Scobie, General Manager of the Dispenser Manufacturing Centre in Dundee,
UK said: “The accreditation has been
a great success for our Dundee plant
and it is a recognition of the significant
effort and dedication of many of our colleagues to improve the Health & Safety
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Wayne & Ascentium Capital Offer
Equipment Finance Options
Product Segment: Fuel Dispensers
“Our unique credit platform allows us
to meet the strategic business requirements for Wayne Fueling Systems, their
distribution channel, jobbers, and the
retailers that they service. We anticipate
many shared successes,” said Len Baccaro, Senior Vice President of Sales at
Ascentium Capital. PETROLWORLD 050515
For more information, contact:
Michelle Saab
Global Communications Leader
Wayne Fueling Systems
+1 512 388 8468
Michelle.saab@wayne.com
Wayne has joined forces with Ascentium
Capital to offer C-store and fuel retail
customer’s innovative equipment finance
options for Wayne products, technologies and services, and set-up costs.
“As part of our business strategy, we
are choosing to work with leaders in
the industry to provide our customers
the best retail fuel technology,” noted
Wayne’s VP of North America, Bill Reichhold. “We are pleased to collaborate
with Ascentium Capital on this initiative
to give our customers another option to
purchase our industry leading products
and services.”
Fuel retailers in the U.S. are eligible for
this financing at competitive rates for
products such as the Wayne Ovation™2
fuel dispenser, Wayne Helix™ fuel
dispenser, Wayne Fusion™ site automation server, payment upgrades, media
programs, services, Wayne Genuine
Parts, and more.
Through the convenience of same-day
financing, and Ascentium Capital’s consultative approach, terms are tailored
to the client’s specific cash flow needs
including many creative and affordable
options. “Ascentium Capital is focused
on providing solutions that enhance
growth and profitability. It is rewarding
to see our organizations come together
and develop a finance offering focused
on the success of Wayne Fueling Systems,” comments Tom Depping, CEO at
Ascentium Capital.
“This new financing option allows our
customers the opportunity to take
advantage of newer equipment and
innovative technologies, preparing the
site for the future without interrupting
cash flow,” stated Wayne’s Director, U.S.
Distribution & National Accounts, Dave
LaCaille.
Wex Inc. Records first-quarter earnings
of $22.3 million.
Product Segment: Cards Transactions
& Payments
Wex Inc has said it had profit of 57 cents
per share for Q1 of 2015.
The results were better than expected
with eight analysts surveyed by Zacks
Investment Research was for earnings
of $1 per share compared to the $1.10
achieved. The provider of fuel payment
processing for fleet vehicles posted
revenue of $202.3 million in the period,
also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $199.4
million.
For the current quarter ending in June,
Wex expects its per-share earnings to
range from $1.18 to $1.26. The company
said it expects revenue in the range
of $211 million to $220 million for the
fiscal second quarter. Wex expects fullyear earnings in the range of $4.92 to
$5.22 per share, with revenue ranging
from $867 million to $897 million. Wex
shares have increased 14 percent since
the beginning of the year. The stock has
risen 24 percent in the last 12 months.
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People on the Move > News & Updates
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
FuelsEurope & Concawe Appoint
New Director General
John Cooper from BP has been appointed
the new Director General of FuelsEurope
and Concawe. Chris Beddoes, Director
General of FuelsEurope and Concawe,
which represent and conduct research
for European petroleum refiners, have
elected to retire from his role. John Cooper from BP who also has broad experience of the downstream oil industry will
replace him this week.
John has 27 years of experience in BP
and 3 years in the motor industry. Since
2012 he has led BP’s strategy for compliance with renewables and GHG regulation in European transport fuels. John
also held commercial, technical and
policy leadership roles in BP in aviation
fuels, transport energy policy engagement, and fuels technology, in the UK
and USA. John has worked closely with
BP’s refining leadership throughout his
career, on commercial, quality and regulatory matters. He has also represented
the UK fuels industry since 2011 with the
UK government-led Automotive Council
Technology Group. John brings a breadth
and depth of understanding of the downstream fuels business, the energy and
environmental policy objectives across
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Austria: OMV Appoint New CEO
The Supervisory Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Rainer Seele
as the new Chairman of the Executive
Board and CEO of OMV.
Rainer Seele (54) has accepted the
appointment. He will assume the position effective July 1, 2015 for a threeyear period, with an extension option for
OMV for further two years. The current
Chairman of the Executive Board and
CEO Gerhard Roiss will resign from his
position on June 30, 2015 as previously
announced.
Supervisory Board Chairman Rudolf
Kemler on the resolution: “Today’s
appointment of Rainer Seele is a critical
milestone which will ensure stability
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to OMV’s management structure. In
terms of qualifications, Rainer Seele
is the ideal candidate with a skill set
which precisely meets the requirements and many years of experience
in international management. He has a
well-balanced personality and outstanding personal values. Particularly in light
of the currently difficult internal and
external circumstances, the top priority
is ensuring that the company is on track
for a stable future”.
The Chairman adds, “In this regard I
would explicitly like to thank all of the
Supervisory Board members for an
appointment process characterized by
professionalism and integrity over the
past months and I applaud this decision
in the best interests of the company”.
The designated CEO Rainer Seele on
his appointment: “OMV is an outstanding company with huge potential, broad
expertise and first-class staff. Given the
difficult circumstances at present, we
have to draw on these strengths in order
to work together and get the company
ready for the new challenges on the
markets. I am delighted to take on this
responsibility and look forward to moving to Austria with my family”.
Rainer Seele has long-term experience
in the international oil and gas industry.
The chemistry graduate has been at the
helm of Wintershall Holding GmbH in
Kassel since October 2009. Wintershall
is Germany’s largest international crude
oil and natural gas producer and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the chemical group BASF. After his studies at
the University of Göttingen, where he
obtained a doctorate in chemistry, Seele
joined BASF in Ludwigshafen, initially to
conduct chemical research.
After working in a number of different
functions between 1987 and 1994, Seele
was appointed Head of Research Planning and Control at BASF’s Main Laboratory in 1994. In 1996 he became Head
of Strategic Planning at Wintershall in
Kassel, and in 2000 he transferred to its
subsidiary WINGAS, where he became
Managing Director with responsibility
for sales. As Chairman of WINGAS from
2002, he was above all responsible for
alerting the public to the significance
of cooperation with Russia for Europe’s
gas supplies. In 2002 Seele was also
appointed to the Wintershall Board of
Executive Directors with responsibility
for Natural Gas Trading. He became
Chairman of the Wintershall Board in
2009. Rainer Seele is a German citizen,
married with three grown-up children.
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Papua New Guinea:
Puma Energy appoints New
Non Executive Directors
Puma Energy has announced the appointment of two non-executive directors to
its PNG board.
Sir Nagora Bogan, KBE, LLB, has over
30 years management and business
experience acquired through positions
in both the Government and the private
sector. He served as the first Chief
Collector of Taxes and subsequently
as Commissioner General of Internal
Revenue Commission and Ambassador to United States of America with
concurrent accreditation to Canada and
Mexico. He also served as Chairman and
trustee of Nambawan Super Ltd for over
10 years until his retirement in 2014. He
has extensive international and regional
knowledge and experience in a wide
range of disciplines such as finance, foreign relations, media, superannuation,
banking, taxation, and macro and micro
economic matters.
Mr. Moses Maladina, CMG, who is currently a senior government advisor on
International Trade will also join the
Puma Energy PNG board. He was formerly Deputy Prime Minister and MP for
Esa’ala, and is now a private business
entrepreneur with extensive experience
in PNG and the Pacific region. Mr. Maladina
is a qualified tropical agriculturalist and
lawyer by profession, in which capacity
his experience includes practicing in
both the National and Supreme Court of
PNG. He was also former chief executive officer and managing director of Air
Niugini and PNG’s High Commissioner
to New Zealand. Mr Maladina’s interest
includes writing, and he has published a
fiction novel.
Robert Jones, Chief Operations Officer
for Puma Energy’s Middle East and Asia
Pacific business commented, “I am
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delighted that Sir Nagora and Moses
have agreed to join our board, and am
very much looking forward to working
alongside them. They have distinguished
track records in the fields of international affairs, politics and business, and
will provide invaluable help and advice
as we grow our business in PNG and
work with our key stakeholders to expedite our investment projects in PNG.”
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USA: Michael Savignac Appointed
VP & GM of OPW Electronic Systems
OPW has announced that Michael Savignac has joined OPW as Vice President
and General Manager for the OPW Electronic Systems business unit.
Savignac succeeds Phil Carlin who was
promoted to Managing Director of OPW
EMEA. In his new role, Savignac will
provide leadership and overall management of the Electronic Systems business unit, which OPW formed in April
2014. Savignac will be based at the OPW
facility in Hodgkins, IL, and will report to
OPW President David Crouse.
“Mike’s prior success at PDQ makes
him the ideal candidate to lead OPW’s
Electronic Systems business unit,” said
OPW President David Crouse. “With his
prior experience and leadership in this
marketplace, the division will continue to
realize growth while emphasizing product innovation and customer value.”
Most recently, Savignac served as President for Florida-based Datamax-O’Neil
where he led the business in developing
and providing thermal printing solutions to a global marketplace. Prior to
his role at Datamax-O’Neil, he worked at
PDQ Manufacturing for 13 years, where
he held the positions of Executive Vice
President and President. Under his leadership, PDQ realized significant growth,
exceeding financial goals while focusing
on product innovation. In addition, prior
to joining PDQ, Savignac held senior
executive roles in sales, manufacturing
and marketing in several divisions of
Illinois Tool Works.
“I look forward to working with the
teams at OPW and PDQ to continue to
leverage the industry-leading technologies that are the cornerstone of both
companies,” Savignac said.
Michael Savignac, OPW
Savignac holds a Masters of Business
Administration from Cardinal Stritch
University and a Bachelor of Science
degree in Electrical Engineering from the
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