The [Coryton] site is responsible for loading about 700 tankers a day to meet 22% of the UK's forecourt demand.

Source: BBC

gibfocus - 10th November 2007
(2007-11-10 07:15:00 )

Refinery Fire Services handled fire

The refinery's own fire services are said to have last night handled singlehanded an incident at the petro-chemical plant which saw a large ball of fire rise into the air from the base of one of the chimneys, and saw reports of four explosions heard by residents in the area.

According to Spanish sources, the fire was quickly under control, as fears grew amongst residents in the area after seeing the fireball, and a large plume of black dense smoke rise above the petro-chemical plant.

Cepsa Refinery Fire Near Gibraltar Is Extinguished (Update1)

By Sharon Smyth

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Compania Espanola de Petroleos SA's Gibraltar San Roque refinery in southern Spain, the country's biggest, caught fire yesterday.

The fire was put out immediately and caused no damage to the refinery or its employees, said a spokeswoman for Cepsa, who declined to be identified. The plant, which has a capacity of 223,000 barrels per day, is fully operational and production wasn't affected, said the spokeswoman for Spain's second-largest oil company.

The fire broke out at around 8 p.m. local time and was caused by an electrical fault in a storeroom containing raw materials for the production of lubricants, the spokeswoman said.

Campo de Gibraltar, where the refinery is situated, is located near the British-administered territory of Gibraltar.

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- BP PLC (BP) said U.K. fuel supplies were improving after a refinery fire triggered some shortages at its retail outlets in recent weeks, the company said Monday.

Only a "handful" of sites had run out of certain fuel grades, but customers could still use other fuels in tanks at filling stations, she said. Meanwhile, BP was working with Petroplus to ensure alternative supplies were being supplied through imports, the spokeswoman said.
In mid-November, BP informed wholesale customers it would have some supply "issues." "But the situation is improving all the time. We are doing our best to meet demand," the BP spokeswoman said at the time

Google 'Italian-truckers strike' and you'll get many articles in english.

Italian truckers are blocking the transit roads Switzerland - Italy in order to force the Italian government to lower the gasoline tax.

helensburgh’s only filling station ran out of fuel this week as divers fearing a petrol drought rushed to the pumps.

The panic buying was sparked by the threat of strike action at Grangemouth oil refinery — which supplies 10 per cent of the UK’s fuel.

OIL prices have been driven to close record levels following fears of a strike at a major refinery in Scotland and could lead to fuel shortages, NFU Scotland has warned.

The news comes after workers union Unite called the two-day strike at the Ineos oil refinery in Grangemouth after a bitter row over workers pensions.

Fuel supplies have already been hit in Scotland as consumers panic buy and, should the strike go ahead, it could have a major impact on agriculture and other rural businesses.

Scott Walker, NFUS policy manager said: “This is a busy time of year for farmers and we are already hearing reports that some suppliers are unable to fulfil demand for fuel. Some farmers are only receiving 50 per cent of their fuel orders as suppliers restrict deliveries for fear of a shortage in days or weeks to come.

Farmers Guardian



Sounds serious.

The prospect of widespread fuel shortages due to an ongoing strike by the owners of private fuel tanker trucks is looking increasingly likely, as petrol stations around the country began to "run dry" on Sunday. Shortages of unleaded petrol and diesel used in motor vehicles were particularly acute, and drivers both in Attica and elsewhere around Greece faced the prospect of ending up with empty fuel tanks.

ATHENS, May 12 (Reuters) - Greece's fuel truckers on Monday decided to extend a strike that has cut petrol supplies, causing queues at filling stations and transport disruptions that threaten to bring the economy to a halt.

The strike has already lasted a week, leaving about three quarters of Greece's petrol stations without fuel for the fourth consecutive day.

Talks between unions and the government have failed to reach agreement so far. Fuel truck drivers want a 13 percent increase in their commission.

"The strike will continue at least until tomorrow. We will continue our efforts," said Yannis Alexopoulos, vice president of the fuel truckers union. "There is a positive climate in our talks with the government but our demands have not been met."

Throughout the country, Greeks scrambled for gasoline at stations that had been refuelled by some 180 independent fuel truck operators who were not on strike.

Some queues stretched more than 2 km and drivers were putting up with long waits, often without even filling their cars up as petrol stations rationed fuel, setting a limit of 20 euros to serve more cars.

"Only 300 filling stations in Athens out of 1,200 have petrol supplies and these do not last more than a few hours due to strong demand," the head of gas station owners union Michalis Kioussis told Reuters.