Shell

Send in the tanks

EXPANSION The annual HCB roundup of global terminal expansion and construction projects sees refinery closures continuing to cause a structural shift in terminal demand, while nervousness over the future rate of economic recovery is keeping a lid on optimism

Terminal by the sea

LNG powers Shell barges

Shell has put two LNG-fuelled inland barges into service this week.

LBC bitumen facility up early

LBC has brought the first of its two new bitumen terminalling facilities for Shell onstream in Nantes, France, a month ahead of schedule.

Coryton sale goes through

Vopak, Greenergy and Shell have completed the purchase of the former Coryton refinery from PwC, administrator of the bankrupt Petroplus Refining & Marketing Ltd.

State of the union

OVERVIEW The European tank storage market is reasonably stable, but concerns over the continent’s macroeconomic situation still loom heavy. HCB spoke to some of the region’s biggest players to find out what business has been like

Terminal in Europe showing port and tanker

The Shell hits the fan

TERMINALS Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) was dealt another blow last month, when Shell confirmed it would withdraw its business from the terminal

Storage tanks at Odfjell terminal

Shell pulls out of Odfjell Rotterdam

Shell has terminated its contract with Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) (OTR) and will withdraw its business from the terminal, the company announced on Tuesday.

Vopak, Gasunie to offer LNG breakbulk in Rotterdam

Gasunie and Vopak have lined up Shell as the founding customer for their planned LNG Break Bulk terminal in Rotterdam.

Coryton to become a terminal

The administrators of the bankrupt Petroplus Refining & Marketing Ltd have agreed to sell the assets of the former Coryton refinery in the UK to Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK Ltd.

Keep it tight

MARKETS Its reputation for taking a comparatively civilised approach to business means that the LPG tanker sector is emerging from the recession rather faster than some other tanker segments, with little prospect at present of any supply overhang to disturb rising earnings

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