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austria – oMV’s shares in Petrol ofisi 

oMV has agreed with the Turkish company 

Doğan Holding to increase oMV’s stake 

in Petrol ofisi A.S. from 41.58 percent to 

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95.75 percent, for EUR 1bn. thereby taking 

full control of this company. This acquisition 

is a further step in oMV’s growth strategy 

and aims at positioning Turkey as a third hub, 

besides Austria and Romania. oMV and Doğan 

Holding have agreed to distribute a dividend 

to Petrol ofisi shareholders before closing. 

Based on their respective shareholdings oMV 

shall receive US $ 203 million, Doğan Holding 

US $ 265 million and US $ 21 million shall 

be paid to free-float investors. 

KPS and agip go plastic in Germany 

Installers from Tokheim Göhler have now 

installed the first German filling station 

with plastic pipes from KPS. The KPS Petrol 

Pipe System was approved by DIBt for the 

German market earlier this year, after extensive 

evaluation and testing where the pipes 

showed zero permeation. Tokheim Göhler’s 

pipe installers were trained and certified by 

KPS during the summer in handling of plastic 

pipes and fittings, electrofusion welding, 

bedding, backfill, conductivity testing and 

pressure and tightness testing. The piping 

for the Agip filling station in Messkirch in 

southern Germany was installed in october. 

KPS Area Manager Ronald Pinka and Per 

Andersson from KPS Technical Support 

were on site to assist during the installation. 

The pipe installation successfully passed all 

installation tests and is now waiting for the 

rest of the station to be finished before it is 

put into operation. lars Selling, CEo of KPS, 

commented, “The interest from the major 

oil companies present in Germany has been 

overwhelming. The advantages of a corrosion 

free and affordable piping solution are 

obvious to everyone and we will work hard to 

prepare designers and installers for a smooth 

transition to plastic petrol piping on this steeldominated 

market”. KPS Petrol Pipe System 

is approved to EN 14125, Ul 971, ATEX 137, 

EN 13463-1 and IP 2. KPS conductive pipes 

are also approved for Germany. 

rosneft to build and 

drill in abkhazi 

Rosneft will start oil exploration activities 

in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, 

according to de facto Abkhazian President, 

Sergey Baghapsh. “Rosneft has actually 

started work already. The territories on 

Abkhazia’s Black Sea coastline have been 

marked and the equipment is being brought” 

Baghapsh said. Rosneft will open several 

petrol stations in Abkhazia, according to 

Baghapsh. “It is a purely economic project”, 

he noted, adding that the fact that Rosneft 

is investing in Abkhazia, will also encourage 

others to do so. “I think that the interest 

towards Abkhazia is huge. 

Greenergy considers 

800 uK stations 

U.K. energy company Greenergy is considering 

buying 800 gasoline stations in the U.K. 

that have been put up for sale by French oil 

major ToTAl SA. Greenergy, partly owned 

by Tesco PlC and Barclays PlC, may bid 

for Total's network – which accounts for 

nearly 10 percent of the U.K. market – to 

gain control of the infrastructure behind 

it, including tankers, terminals and the 

247 kilometre underground pipeline from 

its lindsey refinery in lincolnshire to the 

Buncefield fuel depot in Hertfordshire in 

the southeast of the U.K. 

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Foreigners share 65 percent of fuel distribution in turkey 

With Austrian oMV having acquired Dogan 

Holding's stake in Turkey's leading fuel and 

lubricants distribution company, Petrol 

ofisi, the total market share of the five 

foreign companies in Turkey – oMV, Shell, 

BP, Total and lUKoIl-Alpet – has gone up 

to 65.1 percent. According to data from the 

Energy Market Regulatory Agency (EPDK), 

the Turkish fuel distribution market is shared 

among 51 companies. Despite this virtually 

fragmented structure, however, the market 

is highly consolidated, with the biggest five 

companies controlling 78 percent of total market 

share whereas the remaining 46 companies 

are trying to pull through with the remaining 

22 percent. Besides its oligopolistic nature, 

the recent consolidation through acquisitions 

and the new players in the business have 

been efficient in the formation of this picture. 

The sector has seen many important acquisitions 

in the last two years. For example, the 

British-Dutch giant Shell obtained 70 percent 

in the Turcas Petrol, Russian lUKoIl took 

over Alpet and became one of the main play- 

Shell agrees to sell retail businesses in Finland 

and Sweden to major shareholder of St1 

Shell announced last month that it has agreed 

to sell the majority of its refining and marketing 

businesses in Finland and Sweden to Keele 

oy. Keele oy is the major shareholder of St1 

Holding oy, whose businesses include fuel 

retail networks in Finland, Sweden, Norway 

and Poland. The terms of the transaction, 

which are subject to regulatory approvals, 

include Shell’s retail business, including some 

340 service station in Sweden and some 225 

in Finland as well as its commercial road 

transport (CRT) in both markets. All service 

stations together with the CRT business will 

remain Shell-branded in both markets under 

a licensing agreement. Also included is Shell’s 

87 000-barrels-per-day Gothenburg Refinery, 

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ers with its large investments. The latest of 

these deals was made last week when oMV 

acquired all exclusive shares of Petrol ofisi. 

The EPDK data further shows that, as at the 

end of 2009, Petrol ofisi had a 26.7 percent 

share of the sector. Shell-Turcas ranked second 

with an 18.6 percent slice of the market pie. 

The only fully domestic distributor among the 

top five, opet, was third with 17.6 percent. 

These companies were followed by the BP 

(11.3 percent) and ToTAl (5.8 percent). It 

has been revealed that the sale of Petrol ofisi 

happened after the company's books were 

made better by terminating contracts with 

some dealers that were performing badly. The 

decision to decline the renewal of contracts 

with 700 fuel stations was made on 18th 

September 2010 decreasing the number of 

dealers to 2 600 across Turkey according to 

sources from the company. The unnamed 

source says the motive for trimming down 

the number of dealers was to increase the 

company's attractiveness for the sale. It is 

rumored that a deal between oMV and Petrol 

ofisi was made months ago but they hold back 

until EPDK annulled fines and other judicial 

problems with the company. EPDK had fined 

Petrol ofisi and ERK Petrol with Tl 600 million 

for supplying dealers without a license 

in 2006. The Council of State has cut down 

the fines to Tl 35 million lately depending 

on the decision taken in September 2009. 

Shell’s bulk fuels business in both markets 

and the Shell marine business in Sweden. The 

businesses will be sold as going concerns and 

Shell will receive a total cash payment of $ 640 

million. This announcement follows a review 

by Shell of its downstream businesses in the 

two countries. Commenting on the deal Mark 

Williams, Royal Dutch Shell’s Downstream 

Director, said: “This transaction is consistent 

with Shell’s Downstream strategy to reduce net 

refining capacity by 15 percent, to reduce our 

marketing footprint, and focus the portfolio 

on profitability and growth potential.” Not 

included under the scope of this deal are 

Shell’s aviation and liquefied petroleum gas 

(lPG) businesses in Finland and Sweden, 

whose future will be the subject of separate 

announcements. The upstream business 

exploring for natural gas in southern Sweden 

remains out of scope of this transaction. The 

transaction includes the signing of a Retail 

Brand license Agreement for the continued 

use of the Shell brand in the Retail and commercial 

road transport (CRT) markets in 

both countries.

ecession is over in estonia, says olerex 

Estonian petroleum retailer olerex increased 

market share and earned 1,2 million euros 

(EEK 18,9 million) net profit in 2009, the 

year of the deepest economic crises Estonia 

has ever seen. Together with the recovering 

Estonian economy, olerex have resumed 

their long-term retail network development 

programme. “Keeping sales volumes firm 

during the time of deep recession was one of 

our major achievements in 2009”, comments 

Antti Moppel, olerex Marketing Director. 

“While we see how Estonia is turning to 

growth again, we are encouraged to take 

on new challenging projects to strengthen 

our retail chain. In 2010, we have already 

acquired and rebranded a station in Tallinn 

region, and started construction of a state-of- 

Statoil sees tough conditions on Cee markets 

Norwegian filling stations operator Statoil Fuel 

& Retail said market conditions in Eastern 

Europe remained tough, as it reported rising 

earnings. The group, a $ 2 billion spin-off on 

october 22nd from Norwegian oil company 

Statoil, said it saw positive signs of recovery 

in those markets. Its third-quarter operating 

profit rose 16 percent to 717 million Norwegian 

crowns ($ 124 million). The company 

the-art station in South Estonia. And we will 

open one more station in 1Q 2011”, Moppel 

specified. This will increase the number of 

olerex stations in Estonia to 45. olerex expansion 

is backed by the positive outlook of the 

Estonian economy. Estonian Central Bank has 

recently raised its economic growth forecast 

for 2010 to 2.5 percent. Adopting the Euro 

in 2011 is another important factor, giving a 

positive impact on the economy. olerex are 

convinced that entering the eurozone definitely 

increases the reliability of the Estonian market 

as a whole, including the clarity of fuel 

market and comparability of the fuel prices 

with the other euro zone member states. The 

fuel market in Estonia is very competitive and 

concentrated. The Estonian fuel retail sector 

is dominated by five big players, together controlling 

90 percent of the sales volumes. Based 

on the research of Wood Mackenzie, for the 

last three years olerex has been the fastest 

growing fuel company in Estonia. olerex is 

one of the Top 5 fuel retailers in Estonia and 

is fully based on domestic capital. 

said the strengthened results were partly due 

to improved operational efficiency, higher 

seasonal sales and the integration of its JET 

filling stations in Sweden. “Although there 

are still challenging market conditions in 

Central and Eastern Europe, we are seeing 

the first positive sales growth in like-for-like 

non-fuel sales since the financial crisis”, Chief 

Executive Jacob Schram said. 

russia and China in refining co-operation 

In a sign of closer cooperation on energy needs, 

Russia's biggest oil producer oAo Rosneft 

and China National Petroleum Corp. have 

made plans to build a $ 5 billion oil refinery 

in China, though gas talks between the two 

countries may not actually be completed until 

next year. The refinery will produce 260 000 

LuKoIL euro 5 compliant diesel fuel in russia 

lUKoIl has launched its retail trade in Euro-5 

compliant diesel fuel in Russia. The fuel is 

sold under the EKTo Diesel brand at lUKoIl 

filling stations. Due to a high cetane number, 

Euro-5 compliant diesel fuel can optimize the 

burning of blended fuel, reduce noise and 

vibration, prevent corrosion, facilitate ignition 

and reduce specific fuel consumption. Euro 

5 is reportedly an environmental standard 

regulating the quality of fuel and the content 

barrels of oil a day, or 30 million metric tons 

of crude a year. The refinery had originally 

been planned for 200 000 daily barrels, but 

China's demand for energy has since upped 

the ante. Rosneft will hold 49 percent share in 

the company, with China National Petroleum 

holding 51 percent. 

of harmful substances in the exhaust gases 

of vehicles, and is an obligatory fuel-quality 

standard for the European Union countries. 


bulgaria – Customs 

Plovdiv seize fuel 

NewS – euroPe 

bP Germany renews 

partnership 

BP Aral has extended its partnership with 

the bonus programme Payback, Germany’s 

largest loyalty scheme, until 2016. BP 

Aral has been a partner in the Payback 

loyalty card scheme since May 2006. In 

co-operation with its parent company BP, it 

has also been a Payback partner in Poland 

for a year now. 

officers with Customs Plovdiv, the mobile 

customs groups and the Territorial unit of 

the Directorate for Fight against organized 

Crime seized 6 336 litres of gas oil without 

documents for paid excise duty in a joint 

check-up. The illegal fuel was found at a 

filling station in the village of Gelemenovo, 

district of Pazardzhik. The company has 

been drawn a statement over violation under 

the Excise Duty and Tax Warehouse Act. 

Under the law such cases are punished 

with a property sanction worth twice the 

value of the due excise duty and confiscation 

of the illegal goods to the benefit of 

the state. Meanwhile, last week the joint 

teams seized other 3 500 litres of diesel 

fuel, declared to be used for heating, during 

a check-up on a cistern truck without 

GPS-device and without documents proving 

paid excise duty. The freight vehicle was 

parked close to a filling station on the road 

between the city of Sadovo and the village 

of Cheshnegirovo. The check-up was carried 

out over a signal of motorway police. 

Work on the case continues. 

Greek Hellenic 

looking for options 

Facing severe market contraction at home, 

Greece’s largest oil refining company Hellenic 

Petroleum is in search of growth opportunities 

in neighbouring Turkey. According to a 

statement made by Mr Tassos Giannits for 

Hellenic Petroleum, the company is looking 

into solid opportunities of cooperation in 

Turkey that include exporting petroleum 

and petrochemical products. 

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totaL appoints CPo 

Sonia Sikorav, 53, is a graduate of École 

Normale Supérieure and an associate 

professor of Physical Sciences. She holds 

a PhD in Physical Chemistry and an MSM 

from the MIT Sloan School of Management 

(Sloan Fellow Program). Sonia became a 

member of Total’s Corporate Purchasing 

management team in early october and will 

replace Jean Bié as Senior Vice President 

of the Department effective January 1. 

Six million euros fraud 

ring broken in Spain 

The Guardia Civil has broken up a group 

based in Cantoria (Almería) accused of 

defrauding the Inland Revenue of about six 

million Euros through the distribution of 

fuel adulterated with recycled lubricating 

oil via transport companies and different 

fuel stations in Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, 

Cuenca, Madrid and Almeria. As reported 

by Police the group had their headquarters 

located in Cantoria, where they adulterated 

fuel for distribution and sale to transport 

companies and service stations. 

retailers in Malta demand 

more margins 

Petrol station owners will meet the Malta 

Resources Authority(MRA) over their 

demand for a bigger profit margin on sales. 

Station owners have also complained that 

a fund it set up jointly with Enemalta for 

the upgrading and maintenance of stations 

has been “unilaterally suspended” by the 

corporation and are threatening to close 

petrol stations on pre-advised days if no 

solution is found. Problems between the 

corporation and petrol station owners first 

erupted in June when they received a letter 

from Enemalta informing them they would 

raise its selling price for fuel from 1st July, 

after its three-year agreement with them 

expired at the end of June. 

First shop for adeg 

Adeg has started operating its first petrol 

station shop in Austria. Adeg Austria (Adeg 

Österreich Genossenschaft, AÖG) belongs 

to Rewe International AG, a subsidiary of 

Germany’s Rewe Group. Rewe International 

said in July it agreed on a complete AÖG 

takeover. Rewe International acquired 

75 percent of AÖG shares last year. The 

company said it hoped the increased cooperation 

would help Adeg store chiefs to 

benefit from its logistics system. 

altinbas talks with eni and LuKoIL about alpet 

Altinbas Holding is looking for European 

companies to buy a stake in its Turkish fuel 

retailing unit to help it's expansion abroad, 

Chairman Imam Altinbas said. The company 

held talks with “many” European companies, 

including Eni SpA and previously lUKoIl 

oAo, on buying a stake in Alpet AS, he said 

in an interview in Istanbul. “We would like to 

have a group as partner that will expand our 

fuel business in Europe”, he said, declining 

HSbC awards three companies in Georgia 

Three Georgian companies – Goodwill, Wissol 

Group and JSC lomisi (EFES Breweries Georgia) 

– have been awarded a ‘Ruban d’Honneur’ 

prize in the penultimate stage of the European 

Business Awards, sponsored by HSBC. In total, 

100 Ruban d’Honneurs have been given to 

the ‘crème de la crème’ of companies across 

Europe. The Ruban d’Honneur is awarded to 

ten successful entrants in each of the award 

categories – The Infosys Business of the Year 

Award, The RSM International Entrepreneur 

of the Year Award, The UKTI Award for 

Innovation, The Award for Customer Focus, 

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The HSBC Growth Strategy of the Year Award, 

The Employer of the Year Award, The Award for 

Corporate Sustainability, The Environmental 

Awareness Award and the Chairman’s Choice 

Award. The Wissol Group operates the largest 

network of petrol stations in Georgia capturing 

23 percent market share and generating over 

110 million euros revenues. Wissol is pioneering 

the integration of Compressed Natural Gas on 

its forecourts as a cheaper fuel alternative. It 

is also the first to develop a chain of convenience 

stores, restaurants car wash and repair 

facilities at its stations. 

Kyrgyzstan to replace Pentagon contractors 

In a move that could complicate Washington's 

war effort in Afghanistan, the Central Asian 

nation of Kyrgyzstan wants to bar Pentagon 

contractors from supplying jet fuel to a U.S. air 

base that is critical to the Afghan campaign. In 

an interview, Kyrgyz President Roza otunbayeva 

said private companies handling supplies should 

be replaced by a joint venture between a Kyrgyz 

state company and Russia's state-controlled 

Gazprom Neft, a major source of jet fuel in the 

topaz wins Company of the Year 

Topaz, Ireland’s leading fuels and convenience 

retailer, has been crowned Irish Retail Company 

of the Year at the Retail Excellence Ireland 

Awards which were held in Ireland this month. 

The company beat off stiff competition from the 

likes of o2, Debenhams, Vodafone, the Dixon 

Group, Musgraves & BWG. At the same awards 

the company also took the coveted Best Employer 

Award which listed Unicare and McDonalds 

in the nominations. It was seen generally as a 

tremendous win for Topaz, fully Irish owned 

and managed company which only came into 

existence as a brand in February 2008. Frank 

to comment on whether talks with Eni, Italy’s 

largest oil company, are continuing. Altinbas 

may decide on an IPo should a stake sale in 

the fuel unit not succeed, he said. The retailer 

has a 2.7 percent share of the Turkish market, 

trailing Petrol ofisi AS, a unit of oMV AG 

and Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings AS 

with a 32.8 percent share, as well as a unit of 

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which has 18 percent, 

according to the country’s energy regulator. 

region. Such an arrangement, otunbayeva said, 

would reduce corruption, increase transparency 

and end “the absolutely dark corner” of Pentagon 

contracts. She estimated that her country 

would collect US $ 50 million a year by cutting 

out middlemen. And the plan would provide 

Moscow with direct leverage over an American 

base outside the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, that 

serves as a vital logistics hub for U.S. military 

operations in Afghanistan. 

Gleeson (pictured centre of the photo), Retail 

Director, said it was a fantastic achievement and 

that the company was delighted and proud to 

be accredited by the REI. “We are so proud at 

being named overall Irish Retail Company of 

the Year. This means a huge amount to Topaz, 

as we have only been around for a couple of 

years. Yet this shows how far we have come in 

this short time. It was also very pleasing to note 

the judging panel was looking for evidence of a 

business strategy that demonstrably contributes 

to the Irish economy and that has always been 

a priority for us” he said. “We are also thrilled 

to have won the ‘Best Employer’ award. This 

is especially significant as we would not have 

won this award without the full support of 

our employees. We value our employees so 

highly and we are extremely grateful for their 

commitment, energy and dedication every day’ 

Gleeson concluded.

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bP to sell to tNK-bP 

BP has reached agreement to sell its upstream 

businesses and associated interests 

in Venezuela and Vietnam to TNK-BP for a 

total of $ 1.8 billion. TNK-BP, Russia's third 

largest oil company, is owned equally by 

BP and the AAR Consortium (comprising 

Alfa Group, Access Industries and Renova). 

The sales are part of BP's plan, announced 

in July 2010, to make divestments of up 

to $ 30 billion by the end of 2011 to help 

the company meet its financial obligations 

arising from the recent Gulf of Mexico 

oil spill. The agreement does not affect 

BP's other business activities in Vietnam, 

including a significant lubricants blending 

and marketing business, nor in Venezuela. 

exxonMobil up for 

sale in argentina 

ExxonMobil wants to sell its downstream 

assets in Argentina. The retailer is looking 

to sell about 450 petrol stations operating 

under the Esso brand and an oil refinery with 

a production capacity of 85 000 barrels per 

day in Campana. According to a newspaper, 

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras, 

Pan American Energy – in which BP PlC 

owns a 60 percent stake – and Argentina’s 

Bridas are the most likely bidders for the 

assets. “We do not comment on rumours 

or market speculation”, said Esso spokesman, 

Thomas Hess. The newspaper said 

analysts estimate the value of assets at 

about US $ 800 million. 

India oil Corp & HPCL 

raise fuelprice 

Indian oil Corp will raise retail prices of 

petrol by Rs 0.32 a litre, its chairman BM 

Bansal said, due to rising global crude oil 

prices. A litre of petrol at IoC's fuel stations 

would cost at Rs 52.91 in New Delhi 

nearly 2.9 percent dearer since late June. 

This will be the third increase in domestic 

retail prices of petrol since New Delhi 

ended government control of petrol prices 

in late June. oil prices are near two-year 

highs partly on expectations that a sluggish 

but sustained economic recovery in 

industrialised nations and rampant growth 

in Asia will fuel demand. 

Helios and Vitol in deal to buy 1 300 Shell petrol 

stations in 19 african countries 

A consortium led by Vitol and Helios Investment 

partners is negotiating with Royal Dutch 

Shell to clinch the largest private equity deal 

in sub-Saharan Africa. This deal, which insiders 

say is worth close to $ 2.4 billion, will see 

one of Africa’s largest and fastest emerging 

private equity firms, and the world’s largest 

independent energy trader based out of Rotterdam, 

create one of the continent’s largest 

distributors of petroleum fuel and lubricants. 

Africa’s corporate finance world has been 

watching this transaction closely, realising it 

could be a transformative deal because of its 

sheer size and complexity and also because of 

its geographic footprint. If it closes successfully, 

analysts say, it will mark the beginning of a new 

era in which emerging financiers and entrepreneurs 

in sub-Saharan Africa find themselves 

winning the confidence of the establishment 

in global financial markets. “This will be the 

largest deal outside of South Africa”, said a 

person close to the negotiation. “The deal has 

not yet closed, but is very near that stage.” Vitol 

and Helios had confirmed on 21st July that they 

were in exclusive negotiations with Shell oil 

Products Africa for the potential acquisition 

of equity in their downstream businesses in 

19 countries in Africa, subject to final negotiations 

and any necessary regulatory and final 

company approvals. Jimmy Mugerwa, Shell’s 

country Manager for Kenya and Sales and 

operations Manager for East Africa, wrote 

to Peter Nyoike, Permanent Secretary at the 

Ministry of Energy on August 3 informing 

him of the negotiations. Under the terms of 

Caltex refuels “the amazing race asia“ 

Chevron Malaysia continues its support as 

main sponsor of “The Amazing Race Asia” 

season. Chevron Malaysia limited (“Chevron”) 

announced that it will take participants and 

viewers of “The Amazing Race Asia” for the 

ride of a lifetime via its sponsorship of the 

reality show for the fourth consecutive year. 

“We are excited to once again be part of the 

toughest race in Asia and wish the participants 

the very best. At Chevron and via our brand 

Caltex, we strongly believe in harnessing 

the sheer power of ‘human energy’ and this 

sponsorship is a demonstration of that com- 


the proposed deal, the consortium will retain 

the Shell brand and products in each country. 

Vitol and Helios will become majority shareholders, 

with Shell as a minority shareholder. 

This deal affects the retail fuel stations, also 

known in industry jargon as the downstream 

business, in 19 countries. These countries are: 

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco, Tunisia, 

Egypt (excluding lubricants), Cote d’Ivoire, 

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Mali, 

Guinea, Cape Verde, Botswana (excluding 

lPG), Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius and 

la Reunion. Shell said its fuel, lubricants, and 

refining activities in South Africa, its lubricant 

business in Egypt, its liquefied petroleum gas 

businesses in South Africa and Botswana, and 

its exploration and production businesses, as 

well as its natural gas and international trading 

interests elsewhere “in Africa are not in the 

scope of this deal”. The scope of the business 

on sale includes 1 300 retail sites, retail sales of 

around 3 500 000 cubic metres, and 1 200 000 

cubic metres of terminal storage. There are 

around 2 500 employees currently employed 

in the various businesses in the 19 countries. 

Helios is known in the region for the 25 percent 

investment in Equity Bank that helped 

transform this once tiny microfinance lender 

into the third largest bank in the region. It was 

founded by Babatunde Soyoye and Tamipote 

lawani, two Nigerians working out of london. 

It counts George Soros, one of the world’s richest 

Hedge Fund managers, Madelaine Albright, a 

former American secretary of state, and Jacob 

Rothschild, a descendant of Europe’s leading 

banking family, among its investors. The Vitol 

Group was founded in 1966 in Rotterdam, the 

Netherlands. Since then the company has 

grown to become a major participant in world 

energy markets and is now the world’s largest 

independent energy trader. Globally, Vitol 

trades over 5.5 million barrels of crude oil and 

products per day. It has been doing business 

in Africa for more than 40 years. 

mitment”, said Jeremy oh, Country Chairman, 

Chevron Malaysia limited. The show drew 

more than 34 million viewers across Asia in 

the first three seasons and will once again be 

telecast exclusively on AXN.

australia – 7-eleven acquires 295 filling stations 

7-Eleven Stores has signed an agreement with 

Mobil oil Australia, to acquire its retail fuels 

business, comprising 295 company owned or 

leased service stations. Earlier, the Australian 

Competition and Consumer Commission 

Vietnam – Dung Quat’s oil products 

In response to the call by the Ministry of 

Industry and Trade, the eight biggest fuel 

importers have confirmed that they will increase 

the purchases of fuel products from 

Dung Quat oil Refinery in order to help the 

refinery to clear its big stocks: Petrolimex, 

which is now holding 60 percent of the petrol 

retail market share, is also considering leasing 

australia – No PIN? No worries mate! 

A new no-touch, no-PIN card payment 

system speeding up the shopping process 

is raising security concerns. An increasing 

number of Brisbane retailers are moving to 

the no-touch card system, which does not 

require a PIN or signature. Shoppers simply 

tap their debit or credit card against an 

Eftpos-like terminal, wait momentarily for 

the green light to show it has been approved 

had rejected an offer from oil retailer Caltex 

Australia, ltd. to acquire 302 filling stations 

of Exxon Mobil on concerns it would lead 

to higher prices. The acquisition will enable 

7-Eleven Stores to strengthen its presence in 

the convenience store market in Australia's 

eastern states and will increase its number 

of stores from 400 to more than 650. The 

sale will also enable ExxonMobil to exit its 

smaller-scale Australian retail operations to 

concentrate on opportunities further up the 

value chain. 

a depot in December in order to help clear 

stocks for Dung Quat oil Refinery. According 

to PetroVietnam, even if enterprises join 

forces to purchase fuel products from Dung 

Quat, it is estimated that 157 200 cubic 

metres will still remain unsold by the end 

of December 2010. However, the inventory 

level is considerably reasonable. 

China says its car boom is ruining air quality 

China's booming car sales have had a devastating 

effect on the environment, the national 

environmental watchdog has warned in its 

first-ever report on pollution caused by vehicle 

emissions. China's booming car sales have 

had a devastating effect on the environment, 

a watchdog has warned. About a third of 

113 cities surveyed failed national air standards 

last year as the number of vehicles swelled 

to 170 million, up 9.3 percent in a year and 

25 times the number on the roads in 1980, 

the ministry of environmental protection 

said. “All the problems are closely related to 

vehicle exhaust emissions”, said the government 

report, which was published this week. 

Vehicle exhaust emissions exceeded 51 million 

tonnes in 2009, including more than 40 million 

tonnes of carbon monoxide, nearly five 

million tonnes of hydrocarbons and about six 

million tonnes of nitrogen oxide, the report 

reveals. China's auto sales hit 13.64 million 

units in 2009, up 46 percent on-year, and are 

expected to rise by a further 25 percent this 

year to 17 million. The ministry pledged to 

toughen supervision and control of vehicle 

exhaust emissions. Projects are already under 

way in several cities to upgrade petrol stations, 

oil storage tanks and oil tankers to rein in 

emissions, according to the report. China's 

latest Five-Year Plan, for 2011 – 2015, which 

was adopted last month, called on car makers 

to focus on researching and developing new 

energy vehicles, such as electric cars and 

hybrid vehicles. 

(like a public transport Go Card), and leave. 

Visa and MasterCard have each introduced 

contact-free card systems, called PayWave 

and PayPass respectively, for both credit and 

debit cards and Eftpos is planning to launch 

its own system in July next year. The system 

is already widely used in North America, 

Europe and North Asia. Transactions in 

Australia are limited to $ 100. 


NewS – MIDDLe eaSt, aFrICa & aSIa 

Fiji introduces 

self-service 

The Fiji Fuel Retailers Association will 

switch to self-service mode from this 

Wednesday – a switch that will see 400 

attendants losing their jobs. The Association 

says self-service will help reduce 

costs and improve efficiency. There have 

been mixed reactions from drivers on the 

decision to switch – with some opposing 

and some supporting the decision. The 

Consumer Council of Fiji says the decision 

to move to self service is unreasonable and 

unsubstantiated. 

Kuwait strategic 

stake in IoC 

Kuwait Petroleum has shown an interest 

in acquiring a stake in flagship refinermarketer 

Indianoil Corporation if the 

government decides to offload part of its 

holding through a strategic divestment, 

the country's oil minister Sheikh Ahmad 

al-Abdullah al-Sabah said. But the government 

is unlikely to oblige as it plans to 

shed 10 percent stake in the company only 

through a public offering since the UPA 

is opposed to any strategic sale of equity 

in state-run firms. 

Dubai – Fresh Plus 

opens new franchise 

Fresh Plus, part of the Emarat petrol 

station chain has opened a 1 500 square 

feet standalone convenience store at The 

Galleries at Downtown Jebel Ali. The 

outlet is the third of kind in Dubai, and 

complements more than 40 Fresh Plus 

stores found in Emarat petrol stations 

throughout the Emirate. Salah Ameen, 

Executive Director for limitless in the 

Middle East, said: “As more and more 

retailers open up at The Galleries, tenants 

and visitors have a growing number 

of facilities on site. At Fresh Plus they can 

do grocery shopping, buy lunch, pay phone 

and electricity bills, draw out cash and 

much more, all under one roof, underlining 

our commitment to convenience and 

at our flagship development”. 

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Vietnam monopoly? 

The Competition Administration Department 

(CAD) under the Ministry of Industry 

and Trade, in its report about competition 

in 10 business fields, pointed out that a 

group monopoly is controlling the domestic 

petroleum market. Apparently petroleum 

importers have been making increased 

profits thanks to the decreasing petrol price 

on the world market, however none reduce 

the retail price.once again, a question has 

been raised of why importers raise retail 

prices when the world prices increase but 

do not reduce the retail prices when the 

world prices decreases. 

Caltex australia to 

buy exxon's terminal 

Caltex Australia ltd. is planning to buy out 

Exxon Mobil Corp.'s interest in a fuel terminal 

at the port of Gladstone in Queensland 

state, a Caltex spokesman said. “The key 

drivers behind this arrangement were to 

realize cost and operational efficiencies for 

both parties”, the spokesman said. After the 

proposed acquisition, Caltex will continue 

to host Exxon Mobil's fuel terminal requirements 

in Gladstone, the Caltex spokesman 

added. While not a large transaction, the 

deal would mark another stage in Exxon 

Mobil's exit from Australian gasoline markets 

following the sale of its filling stations 

to 7-Eleven Australia in May. The stations 

were sold to 7-Eleven after Australia's 

competition regulator blocked a A $ 300 

million sale to Caltex, which is 50 percentowned 

by Chevron Corp. Market-watchers 

suspect that Exxon Mobil will eventually 

sell its Altona oil refinery in Victoria state 

but the company has so far indicated that 

it wants to keep its Australian wholesale 

operations. “We're not currently looking at 

selling the Altona refinery, but we always 

assess business opportunities”, an Exxon 

Mobil spokeswoman said in May. 

Shell to sell LPG 

business in Sri Lanka 

Shell has sold its lPG business in Sri lanka 

to the Government of Sri lanka (GoSl). 

GoSl will acquire Shell's shares (51 percent) 

in Shell Gas lanka limited and 100percent 

of shares in Shell Terminal lanka limited, 

for a total amount of US $ 63 million. 

the black market of stolen fuel in Pakistan 

over the past few months, illegal sale and 

purchase points of petrol and diesel have seen 

mushroom growth in the rural areas and outskirts 

of the capital. However, despite popular 

belief, drivers of Nato oil tankers are not the 

only ones involved in this lucrative business, 

police investigations have revealed. The Sihala 

and Koral area police have arrested more 

than 15 people for selling petrol and diesel to 

unauthorised dealers in the last two months. 

The arrested people, among others, include 

truck and bus drivers belonging to the army 

and other government agencies. Koral police 

also arrested five people last September for 

running unauthorised sale points for stolen 

petrol and diesel. Another three suspects were 

arrested from PWD Colony where they were 

not only storing petrol and diesel, but also 

selling it in the black market. The suspects 

told police that they were purchasing the fuel 

mainly from the drivers of trucks and buses 

of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission 

(PAEC). “The drivers of these government 

vehicles siphon off petrol and diesel from 

the fuel tanks and sell it to the unauthorised 

dealers at half the market rate”, said a police 

investigator. “I caught the driver of a PAEC bus 

red-handed selling diesel to Billa”, he added. 

Billa, or Taimoor Abbas, ran an illegal fuel 

depot right under the nose of the authorities 

near the Fauji Camp in Tarlai Khurd before 

he was caught. The suspects had established a 

collection point in Kahuta to give easy access 

to the PAEC drivers. From there the fuel was 

transferred to storage points in Islamabad 

and Rawalpindi. In a raid last month on an 

unauthorised sale point, the Koral police arrested 

a suspect Nasrullah from Alipur in the 

Fuel subsidies in the uae at 8 percent of GDP 

The UAE’s implicit fuel subsidies amount to 

7 – 8 percent of the country’s GDP, the International 

Monetary Fund (IMF) points out in 

its just released Regional Economic outlook 

for the Middle East and Central Asia. “Energy 

subsidies are prevalent across all MENAP 

[Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan] oil 

exporters”, the IMF notes. “For example, in 

2008, implicit fuel subsidies relative to GDP 

are estimated to have amounted to 15 percent 

in Iraq, 12 percent in Iran and Yemen, 7 – 8 

percent in Kuwait and the UAE, 4 – 5 percent 

in libya and Qatar, and 3.5 percent in 

oman”, the regional outlook highlighted. The 

IMF, which advises governments to phase out 

energy subsidies, also cautioned however that 

the phasing-out should be done in a manner 

that limits the impact on the weakest sections 

of society. “Countries that phase out energy 

subsidies need to be mindful of the impact of 

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surroundings of the city. Sihala police, too, 

arrested a suspect and recovered two drums 

with hundreds of litres of diesel from his illegal 

depot. The suspects told the police that they 

were selling fuel to commuters and dealers at 

market rates in areas of the city where there 

were no filling stations. Then a few days ago, 

a suspect, Babar Hussain, was caught redhanded 

from Sihala Baghian while selling 

petrol from his oil company tanker to a black 

market dealer. on the information provided 

by Hussain, police also arrested Amir Shehzad 

and Hamid Ali Shah, the black market dealers 

who were selling fuel to commuters without 

permits for the business. “The drivers of the oil 

tankers get their tankers filled from Pakistan 

State oil (PSo) depot in Sihala, steal 30 – 40 

litres from every delivery which they sell to 

dealers like Hussain”, an investigation officer 

said. What started as a genuine business turned 

into an illegal activity after the cancellation of 

permits, according to police officials. “Small 

scale fuel sale points cropped up on lehtrar 

Road right up to Kotli Sattian because there 

were no petrol stations on this route”, said 

Abdur Razzaq, the SHo of Koral police station. 

While officials say the large number of 

customers makes it hard for them stop the 

sale of stolen fuel, police is not without blame 

either. Police officials, too, have claimed their 

‘share’ of the loot. “At least 14 police officials 

were booked [a few days back] for selling fuel 

in the black market”, said a police official, on 

condition of anonymity. But getting rid of these 

illegal fuel depots is not easy. A large number 

of groups are involved in the trade and, police 

officials feel, only a large-scale operation may 

wipe out the illegal activity. 

higher energy prices on the poor and ensure 

that social safety nets can effectively mitigate 

this impact”, the report recommended. Consumers 

in the UAE have already weathered 

two hikes in petrol prices this year (April and 

July), which together increased the price of 

petrol by 35 fils a litre. International observers 

including Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 

reckon that a third hike in local fuel prices 

is likely this year. “After two increases in the 

past five months, more rises in the price of 

petrol are in the pipeline before the end of 

the year”, the EIU said in a report published 

earlier this month. The firm added that fuel 

prices at petrol stations in the UAE must go 

up by another 47 fils / litre for local distributors 

to break even.The IMF has recommended that 

countries in the region end explicit fuel subsidy 

in order to reform their consumption patterns 

and enhance industrial efficiency.

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Petrom and IbM team up for 10-year data 

center and services agreement 

IBM and Petrom, the largest oil and gas producer 

in Southeastern Europe, have entered 

into a 10-year, multi-million dollar data center 

services agreement. IBM will take over the 

operation of Petrom's data center infrastructure 

to deliver industry-leading services to Petrom, 

an oil and gas exploration and production 

company; as well as other Romanian clients. 

IBM will offer a wide range of data center 

services, such as cloud computing, hosting, 

installation and co-location services, in addition 

to business continuity, on-site backup 

and disaster recovery capabilities. “This 

collaboration with IBM reaffirms the high 

standards used for building and equipping 

the data center in Petrom City. Through 

this agreement, Petrom will benefit from 

a market leader's expertise in data center 

hosting as well as cost savings from the joint 

use of the facility”, said Reinhard Pichler, 

Chief Financial officer of Petrom. The data 

center provides an environment to support 

oPw FMS introduces Fuel Control System 

Wireless RFID system provides highest level 

of fuel security and control for fleets. oPW 

Fuel Management Systems, part of oPW 

Fueling Components and one of the world’s 

leaders in the design and manufacture of tank 

gauges and automated fuel-control systems, 

is proud to announce the availability of its 

latest fuel-control system, the Petrolink 

Fuel Control System. Petrolink is a completely 

wireless system that monitors fleet 

vehicle I.D., mileage and other important 

fueling information through the use of RFID 

technology. Petrolink has been designed 

to provide the highest level of fuel security, 

tokheim acquires aCIS companies 

The Tokheim Group announced the acquisition 

of ACIS Czech and ACIS Slovakia, whose 

scope of work covers the distribution, installation 

and maintenance of forecourt equipment 

as well as the repair and construction of gas 

stations. ACIS Czech Republic and Slovakia, 

two independent companies, are long standing 

partners and distributors of Tokheim in 

their respective markets. These two companies 

and their management will continue to 

provide excellent service to their customers 

as part of the Tokheim Group. Martin Rybar, 

Managing Director of ACIS Czech Republic 

states: “Through this acquisition, ACIS has 

now become an integral part of the clear 

European leader in our field”. This step brings 

mission critical infrastructure services with 

advanced cooling, power, redundancy and 

sustainability features. It is fully powered 

by the power plant in Petrom City – one of 

the most modern in Europe – allowing it to 

benefit from high quality and efficient power. 

“This agreement will enable Petrom to reduce 

its data center operation costs, while enabling 

IBM to provide customers with a full suite 

of services from a robust facility in a timely 

and cost-effective manner”, said Mihai Tudor, 

Country General Manager of IBM Romania. 

“It further illustrates IBM's focus on capturing 

growth in emerging markets.” 

accountability and control while accurately 

capturing data without driver intervention, 

all without the need for wires, special swivels, 

fuel-authorization cards or time-consuming 

installation. The Petrolink system will 

not allow fuel to be dispensed unless the 

proper RFID tag is identified, providing 

superior security for fleet managers. In 

addition, ease of fuel reconciliation is a 

key benefit from the Petrolink system, 

which consists of four easy to use and install 

components, two of which are placed on 

the vehicle and two that are installed at the 

fueling station. 

along many advantages for both companies, 

their customers and employees: financial 

stability, a better competitiveness in front of 

more demanding customers, and the synergies 

delivered by being part of an international 

Group whose quality of service and innovation 

are the reference in the market. “Following 

the acquisitions of companies of the Rohé 

Group in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, latvia 

and lituania in November 2009, Tokheim 

continues to expand its direct presence in 

the Central & Eastern part of Europe”, said 

Patrick Berthon, CEo of Tokheim Group 

S.A.S., Czech Republic and Slovakia are two 

promising markets and they fit perfectly in 

our growth strategy. 


ProDuCt NewS 

Ge acquires Dresser 

GE has announced that it has signed a 

contract to acquire Dresser Inc., a global 

energy infrastructure technology and service 

provider and parent company of gasoline 

dispenser manufacturer Dresser Wayne. 

The $ 3 billion deal is the latest in a series 

of acquisitions over the last 10 years that 

has helped grow GE's energy business 

and deliver record profitability. The addition 

of Dresser's portfolio, which includes 

technologies for gas engines, control and 

relief valves, measurement, regulation and 

control solutions for gas and fuel distribution, 

will expand GE's core energy offerings and 

extend its reach into adjacent offerings for 

its energy and industrial customers. The 

deal is subject to customary closing conditions 

and is expected to close promptly after 

receiving regulatory approval. Head quartered 

in Addison, Texas, Dresser operates in more 

than 100 countries, delivering compression, 

flow technology, measurement and 

distribution infrastructure and services 

to customers in more than 150 countries. 

Dresser had revenues of $ 2 billion and 

earnings of $ 318 million in 2009. Dresser Inc. 

is a leader in providing highly engineered 

infrastructure products for the global energy 

industry. leading brand names within the 

Dresser portfolio include Dresser Wayne 

retail fueling systems, Waukesha natural 

gas-fired engines, Masoneilan control valves, 

Consolidated pressure relief valves, and 

Roots blowers and compressors. Austin, 

Texas-based Dresser Wayne is one of the 

largest business units of Dresser Inc. and 

a global leader in the design, manufacture 

and servicing of fueling forecourt solutions. 

Dispensers, payment platforms, control 

systems, and technology from Dresser 

Wayne play an essential role in traditional 

and alternative fueling sites around the 

world. Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE is 

a diversified infrastructure, finance and 

media company. 

Lightning Science for bP 

BP has chosen lightning Science Group 

to supply lighting for its retail outlets in 

Europe. Ultra-efficient and long-lasting 

lED fixtures will replace the inefficient 

canopy lights now used. Zach Gibler, CEo 

of lightning Science Group Corporation 

said: “The lightning Science lED flat 

lowbay fixtures provided will improve both 

the environment and BP's bottom line by 

delivering up to an 80 percent energy savings 

over traditional lighting technology, such as 

HID fixtures, and will last approximately five 

times as long”. BP operates approximately 

40 000 petrol stations in Europe. 

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New mode for iX Pay 

from Dresser wayne 

Dresser Wayne, the global innovator of 

fuel dispensers and technologies, is helping 

fuel retailers minimize the impact of 

payment-data security attacks with the 

iX Pay secure payment solution’s limited 

Functionality Mode (lFM). 

The first solution of its kind in the industry, 

the patent-pending lFM feature helps 

reduce expensive downtime resulting 

from Encrypted PIN Pad (EPP) tampering 

– a common form of financial fraud in 

which thieves attempt to obtain consumer 

debit card Personal Identification Numbers 

(PINs) . The Payment Card Industry (PCI) 

requires that approved devices immediately 

erase encryption keys and disable 

PIN-entry capabilities after a tampering 

event. Unlike payment solutions that disable 

the entire fuel dispenser, which can 

affect retailer’s fuel sales, lFM allows 

continued fueling operation, and in some 

configurations maintains other payment 

functionality, including cash, credit, fleet 

and loyalty transactions. “Unfortunately, 

financial fraud is on the rise. In addition 

to victimizing consumers, it can result in 

significant costs to businesses in terms 

of damage to the brand as well as fines”, 

Tim Weston, Dresser Wayne payment 

Technologies Product Manager explains. 

“In the case of unattended payment terminals, 

fuel-dispenser downtime can add 

to the expense. With lFM, retailers can 

keep their dispensers running until the 

tampered equipment can be serviced.” 

Beyond the lFM feature, the Dresser 

Wayne iX Pay secure payment solution 

offers one of the highest levels of security 

available to fuel retailers. It includes advanced 

security features such as support 

for multiple Triple-DES encryption keys 

and tamper-responsive mechanisms that 

help keep data secure from the moment a 

customer swipes a card or enters information 

via the keypad. 

The iX Pay secure payment solution with 

limited Functionality Mode is part of 

Dresser Wayne’s comprehensive approach 

to forecourt security. Dresser Wayne fuel 

dispensers help protect fuel inventories as 

well as financial information. They feature 

large bezel doors so intruders can’t reach 

internal components without detection, 

as well as separate doors for frequently 

accessed components. Dresser Wayne 

dispensers also support secure door locks 

that help prevent unauthorized entry, and 

the Xflo fuel meter features a tamperresistant 

design to deter fuel theft. 


Gilbarco Veeder-root launches Horizon 

Gilbarco Veeder-Root is pleased to announce 

the launch of the Horizon. The Horizon is 

the latest innovation to be added to Gilbarco 

Veeder-Root’s range of dispensers. The Horizon 

has been engineered and constructed to 

offer reliability and longevity in the harshest 

of environments, increasing site uptime and 

lowering overall maintenance costs. Its innovative 

design and exciting features makes 

Horizon one of the most reliable, secure and 

attractive pumps in the market.Some of the 

key aspects include the world’s most accurate 

and lowest drift piston meter, the V+ meter, 

secure intelligent pulser, polycarbonate door, 

improved nozzle boot in reinforced nylon for 

long lasting use, and a large 1.5" lED back 

lit customer display. “Timeless and reliable, 

oil separator alarm unit news from Labkotec 

New levelSET S oil separator alarm unit and 

SolarSET for applications where mains supply is 

not available. Three digital probes alarm system 

with integrated GSM modem. The levelSET S 

oil separator alarm control unit was developed 

to meet strict regulations and demands of various 

environmental agencies throughout Europe. 

levelSET S is equipped with Fail-Safe alarm 

facility, giving total system monitoring of all 

sensor inputs. levelSET S recognises when an 

oil or sludge space is full, or if there is a high 

level condition within the separator due to a 

blockage. Alarm conditions can be transmitted 

to mobile phones or computer systems via the 

integrated GSM modem or internal relays can 

be connected to remote beacons and audible 

alarms. An inbuilt lED and buzzer indicate the 

respective alarm condition locally. The GSM 

version of the levelSET S can be programmed 

PCI approved KSt9000 from Key Innovations 

New from Key Innovations is a multi-media, 

interactive, payment terminal supporting mag 

stripe, chip card and contactless technologies. 

It has a large, bright, VGA resolution color 

display that delivers powerful audio-visual 

presentations with full motion, full screen video 

and high quality stereo sound.This terminal 

is toughened to ensure survival in the most 

exposed public environments and is sealed to 

resist the most extreme weather conditions. It 

is constructed to withstand regular wash down 

and sanitation procedures, making it ideal for 

use in very dirty environments or in applications 

requiring a very clean, sanitized environment 

such as food service or food consumption areas. 

The terminal also features a secure PINpad, 

an optional full insertion card reader and the 

latest contactless (NFC) technology. Eight 


the Horizon is a flexible solution for your 

forecourt needs. We know that a dispenser 

is more than a 10 year investment and that 

is why we have ensured that every Horizon 

component is developed for durability and 

long life, saving you money over the long 

run. This product offers you the leading edge 

technology with the flexibility to suit your 

needs. Its attractive image also enhances 

your customers’ forecourt experience” says 

Eric Denivelle, SSE Marketing Director. The 

dispenser is available in both pressure and 

suction type versions. Backed by the support 

from Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s industry leading 

global sales, technical and service partners; 

the Horizon offers petroleum site owners a 

competitive performance solution. 

to alarm when the service inspection is due. 

The new digital technology within the sensors 

and the control unit significantly reduces the 

cabling cost. The three sensors were previously 

connected with six wires but now only two 

wires are required. labkotec´s commitment 

to the design of high quality alarm systems for 

environmental monitoring of Separators assures 

a long service life for many years. SolarSET for 

applications where mains supply is not available, 

is a solar powered unit for monitoring the level 

of liquid hydrocarbon, sludge or high level in oil 

separators. Alarm conditions can be transmitted 

to mobile phones or computer systems via 

GSM modem and locally with flashing beacon. 

labkotec will exhibit again on the Pollutec 

2010 from 30th November to 3rd December 

2010, Trade Fair in lyon in Hall 8, Stand F 

191. You are welcome to visit us. 

illuminated buttons around the display allow 

customers to select from a number of menudriven 

options. This ensures that promotional 

or informative content can be used to up-sell 

or request feedback from the customer. It 

also enables the customer to select content 

or services of specific interest or relevance 

creating a truly interactive experience for both 

the customer and the retailer. Using ‘Secure 

Content Builder’ software, promotional media 

content can be originated and assembled into a 

series of ‘scenes’ and ‘storyboards’. Authorized 

(signed) media content can then be uploaded 

to the terminal network and run within ‘Secure 

Content Manager’ the secure kernel resident 

in each terminal. This method of verifying and 

securing promotional content is unique to Key 

Innovations and the KST9000 terminal.


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aGIP chooses SeCu MultiPIDs from Secu-tech 

After a successful evaluation period, Agip 

Austria decided to implement Secu-Tech’s 

MultiPID System at the oil company’s two 

depots in Austria. At both sites MultiTank 

were equipped with MultiPID (multiple product 

identifiers) and accessories such as PID- 

testing and programming devices. Multi- 

TANK is a comprehensive solution for the 

identification of products from the storage 

depot and the tank truck to the petrol station. 

The quality security system prevents product 

mix: a safe chain with no leak. “An increasing 

number of European oil Companies implement 

our systems, which cover depot loading 

racks, tanker-trucks and petrol stations, in 

their petrol logistics chain. Following the 

first installation at the oMV storage depot 

in Vienna lobau, Austria 18 month ago, our 

system is used by oil Companies in Germany 

and Benelux and we expect further projects 

from worldwide to follow soon. What our 

customers appreciate is the high level of 

security, efficiency and user-friendliness as 

well as the high degree of compatibility to 

most systems in the market” said Dagmar 

Höckner, Managing Director of Secu-Tech. 

The installation started last week, being 

carried out by Tanktechnik Süd and KSW. 

washtec and Flügger tie up Norway 

WashTec AG, the leading supplier of solutions 

for the carwash business and Flügger Group, 

the Nordic producer of high quality paints, 

Fairbanks reassure regulators in the uK 

Fairbanks recently hosted an open day for 

60 Petroleum officers, Trading Standards 

officers and Fire Authority personnel at 

its offices in lancashire, supported by the 

Environment Agency presenting the latest 

guidance and legislation on ground water 

pollution prevention. Bob Conlin, Managing 

Director of Fairbanks said, “over 55 percent 

of UK forecourts use a 3rd party wetstock 

torex PoS and back office solutions for MrH 

Torex Retail Holdings ltd announces 

that MRH (GB) lTD, has implemented 

Torex Iridium PoS and Torex Prism 

SQl for Back office across 220 of its 

sites. The automation of manual tasks will 

dramatically reduce the amount of reporting 

administration across the organisation, 

bever Innovation award for Luci series 

Bever Innovations has won the oSD Innovation 

Award 2010 for the successful development 

and market introduction of its luci 

Series lED under canopy illumination. The 

oSD (regional entrepreneur group organizing 

the competition) Innovation Award is 

awarded yearly to a company that shows the 

wallpapers and Adekema-branded carwash 

chemicals, agreed on a strategic cooperation 

for the Nordic carwash chemicals market. 

WashTec is acquiring the major assets of 

the sales and product development units of 

Adekema and exclusive rights for distribution 

of Adekema’s carwash chemicals effective as 

of 1st January 2011. In addition, the parties 

have agreed on a 5-year strategic cooperation 

in order to leverage the synergies arising from 

the chemicals- and production know-how. 

management service and that regulators 

are visiting forecourts that do not have 

adequate systems to fully protect the site. 

We want to reassure regulators that there 

are cost-effective systems available and 

that we can all work together to ensure we 

set a minimum standard to help reduce the 

impact of leak incidents that are polluting 

our environment each year”. 

increasing the amount of time operators 

can spend with their customers generating 

sales. Head office can now also look at 

customer spending trends across each site 

and recommend seasonal variations and 

special offers to help boost sales across 

the convenience business. 

most innovation in a product, process and/or 

market strategy. The nominees are evaluated 

by a jury of proven entrepreneurs and must 

defend their innovation in the final in front 

of a live audience. Both the public and the 

professional jury chose the luci Series as The 

Innovation of 2010. 


Integrated promotion 

Management 

system from S&b 

ProDuCt NewS 

Today, it’s just a few clicks with your computer 

mouse, whereas previously operators 

had to produce, distribute and put up posters, 

pump toppers and other advertising 

materials, which then had to be removed 

after the promotion campaign was over! 

The integrated promotion management of 

the Scheidt & Bachmann promotion suite 

is a convenient way to avoid all these steps. 

A reduced workload, substantial cost savings 

and reduced paper waste, are just some of 

the advantages. With the promotion suite, 

Scheidt & Bachmann offers an integrated 

solution which permits the central planning 

and management of promotions, 

and an automated and time-controlled 

distribution to all relevant petrol stations. 

Within the system, an oil company creates 

an advertising campaign which includes 

one or more illustrated play lists and their 

timed order. At the set time, the network 

management system, NMS, deploys these 

play lists automatically to all chosen petrol 

stations, where the promotion content is 

displayed automatically at all the connected 

promotion displays. From the dispenser to 

the PoS, Scheidt & Bachmann promotion 

displays welcome the customer while filling 

up, and say goodbye after paying at 

the PoS. on all the displays, customers 

have the advertising messages in focus. 

This way, it is possible to make a special offer 

at the dispenser and divert the customer’s 

attention to the shop’s products. Advertising 

at the PoS supports and encourages 

impulse buying. The system is extremely 

flexible, allowing different content to be 

played at different groups of stations or at 

stations individually. Besides the central 

planning of promotions, the Scheidt & 

Bachmann solution also permits the local 

deployment of content. 

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Feature – eND oF Year reVIew 

End of year review, erpec 2011, a bit of the 

Barcelona here we come. 

The famous Sagrada 

Família Cathedral. 

Automechanika 2010 saw us taking a stand for the first time. Sandra and Aljona working hard as usual. 

Where did the time go? ... is what everyone 

says when you remind them that Christmas 

is only a few weeks away and a brand new 

year is just around the corner. But it's a 

fair question for many people, particularly 

in this industry, who have been so busy 

dashing around all parts of the world, they 

can barely remember the last time they 

stopped, which was probably when they 

opened their presents during the festive 

season of 2009. Actually, the difference 

between this year and next is likely to be 

very little for most companies, although 

undoubtedly there will be some in 12 

months time, which will be celebrating 

their best year ever. There will also be 

those which will belong to someone else 

and sadly those, which will be no longer 

with us. 

The ‘movers and shakers’ of 2010 have been 

confined to the major pump manufacturers 

which now seem to have split the service 

networks of Europe between them, through 

a series of working arrangements and service 

and maintenance company acquisitions. 

Franklin Fueling Systems made probably 

the most unexpected purchase of the year 

by bringing PetroTechnik into its growing 

portfolio last month, which probably 

means farewell to one of the industry's 

most colourful characters John Boudry, 

its founder and former CEo. He will be 

missed by many. 

on the retail side, whilst the biofuels argument 

rages on, Shell, Exxon, ToTAl and BP 

have demonstrated the need to rationalise 

their networks on more than one occasion 

by selling off various parts of their global 

networks and surprisingly in some cases, 

even buying some. Diversely, the Russian 

arms of lUKoIl and Gazprom have extended 

their reach further across Europe 

in their quest for an increased share of the 

world’s energy market. How long will it be 

before we see a lUKoIl site in the UK, is 

a question I have often asked myself this 

year. In Asia the Indian subsidies on the 

price of fuel drama, will be the one thing 

I will remember from 2010 and how, after 

closing over 1 000 sites, Reliance have now 

decided to re-open them now the subsidies 

from the Indian government have been withdrawn. 

Happy days! Below are a few of the 

headlines from 2010 which caught my eye. 

News: january – june 

Tokheim and Dresser Wayne acquire 

Rohé in central and Eastern Europe 

Gilbarco Veeder-Root acquires the Petrol 

Pump Division of l&T in India 

BP sells Greek network to Hellenic 

Petroleum 

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Me, sitting outside 

amongst 

the exhibitors 

boxes at 

NACS / PEI in 

America. Its 

certainly more 

peaceful than 

being inside. 

The Hotel Rey Juan Carlos, Barcelona, 

venue for erpec 11. 

Petrobras buys Chevron Chile 

50 oil tankers sitting off the coast of the 

UK waiting for the price of oil to rise 

Manx Petroleum takes over Shell sites 

in The Isle of Man 

Petrol soars to 1.40 euro's a litre in some 

European countries 

ExxonMobil sells Austrian retail network 

to ENI 

New Zealand network sold off by Shell 

KPS gains German approval for plastic 

piping 

Shell declares its intention to exit 35 percent 

of its retail outlets worldwide 

Gilbarco Veeder-Root acquires FAFNIR 

Caltex drops plans to buy ExxonMobil in 

South America after lengthy watchdog 

investigation 

ToTAl and ERG set up joint venture 

in Italy 

Shell puts Gibraltar up for sale 

News: july – November 

lybia bids $ 2 billion for Shell assets in 

Africa 

Petro China builds 345 petrol stations 

in 6 months 

Shell exits Greek retail arena 

ElAFlEX acquires stake in Australian 

company lG Equipment

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past, exhibitions and a happy new year 

Texaco to sell off European assets 

Reliance resumes retailing in India 

Tokheim signs working agreement with 

Fairbanks 

Dresser Wayne forms distribution agreement 

in Germany with SAXS-KTT 

ToTAl may sell 800 sites in UK 

Franklin Fueling acquires PetroTechnik 

GE acquires Dresser 

The one big difference between this year 

and next is of course, 2011 is an erpec year, 

taking place for the 8th time next May in 

Barcelona, one of the most cosmopolitan 

cities in Europe, home to the famous 

architect Gaudí, his famously unfinished 

Sagrada Família cathedral and the current 

European football champions, FC Barcelona. 

As Spain’s second largest city, after Madrid, 

there are roughly 5 million inhabitants in 

and around the Barcelona area, a number 

matched interestingly enough by the number 

of tourists who visit the city every year. As 

the 4th most visited European destination 

after london, Paris and Rome, Barcelona is 

a fast growing financial centre and a major 

economic hub in today's Global business 

community. 

It is fitting that erpec should be staged in 

Barcelona next year, still growing itself in stature 

and importance, although after 14 years it 

By Nick Needs 

Another picture taken at NACS / PEI. A very colourful view of the aisles which were buzzing. 

is readily 

acknowledged 

now as one of the 

industry's ‘must do's’ when it comes along 

every 2 years. As I write this article most of 

the industry's leading supplier companies 

have signed up already for an event which 

they have come to trust over the years and 

one they even look forward to, although I 

can understand that to a non-attendee the 

thought of 1 500 meetings over 3 days might 

seem challenging, to say the least. over the 

last decade or so the oil companies, retailers, 

PMC's, maintenance and service companies, 

have shared in the success that erpec has 

enjoyed, bringing with it better networking 

in the industry and a greater understanding 

of what individuals can bring to any meeting 

table, wherever it may be. 

But it was not always like that. Neither Shell, 

ExxonMobil, BP or ToTAl attended any of 

the first three erpec meetings held in Cyprus, 

Spain and France respectively. Today they 

may each send technical and procurement 

teams, taking full advantage of being able 

to see as many suppliers as they can whilst 

remaining in one place, but it was not until 

the event came to Malta in 2001 that any 

of the MoC's attended erpec for the first 

time. Since that point, I am pleased to say, 

the event has never looked back. In 2009, 

at the very popular lago Maggiore 

location in Italy, delegates took part 

in what was erpec's largest gathering so 

far. New retail companies attending from 

Mol, INA, Topaz, Tamoil, Petrogas, Murco, 

Rompetrol and olerex, along with 15 new 

supplier companies, boosted the numbers 

to a total of 237 delegates. A long way from 

the first event in 1997, which attracted a 

group of just over 120. 

Having been involved in the exhibitions 

market for several years, prior to developing 

the meetings based forum event, it has 

always been of particular interest to me to 

see how the concept sits alongside trade 

fairs. In this industry we still have few exhibitions 

remaining including PEI at NACS 

in America every year and Auto mechanika 

in Germany every two years. The meeting 

concept encourages personal relationships 

and an exhibition promotes product, is the 

simple way I saw it back in the early days. 

But as money becomes tighter and stretching 

available funds almost becomes an art 

form, the return on investment has become 

a key factor in companies wanting to do our 

style of event, rather than afford the luxury 

of being able to generally show themselves 

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The conference for erpec 11 is to be announced, but the theme will be design, build and the environment. 

Bodo Schwarz and the girls 

already planning for Barcelona. 

off, to whoever turns up at 

a trade fair. Having staged 

similar events to erpec now 

in 10 different sectors, it is important to 

note that in virtually every case the effect 

is exactly the same and this trend, unsurprisingly, 

is not restricted just to the retail 

petroleum marketplace. 

It is worth mentioning, I feel, the one place 

where the exhibition still triumphs over the 

meeting forum in some cases. The United 

States of America, built on the back of exhibitions 

in every state, some dating back 

to over 100 years ago, still wants to shake 

hands in front of the product that it has 

been proud to produce. We were reasonably 

successful with erpec Americas in 

1999 and 2000 until the South American 

market collapsed in 2001, but still we were 

very much overshadowed by the PEI's annual 

exhibition Convex. I have come to 

recognise now that we in Europe are very 

different in the way we market ourselves 

to our brothers across the pond, especially 

with a view to exhibitions. In Europe, our 

spend per square metre is very often much 

greater than the spend for a similar facility 

in the US. Raised platforms, wall to wall 

carpets and sophisticated lighting systems 

are accepted as the norm in Europe, but 

not so in the States. The need to get the 

A wonderful view of Barcelona, with the sea in the background. 

company on a booth, for an affordable price 

and focus on the product instead of the 

cosmetics has always been the way and to 

me it has to be the right way. It may be oK 

in the good times to add a little glitter, but 

when the trading climate changes for the 

worse, many exhibitors in Europe face the 

humiliation of downsizing their stand to save 

money or even worse, not attending exhibitions 

at all. The general rule in America is 

a realistic investment for a realistic return 

and I know many companies over there 

which have not changed their stand size 

in 10 years. I remember talking to one PEI 

exhibitor a few years ago who told me that 

the US was built on Pole & Drape. I actually 

had no idea what he was talking about 

but then I looked around the exhibition 

and saw exactly that. Maybe 50 percent of 

the booths were using just that, assembled 

poles dressed in a simple material, drape 

as they call it. 

Anyway, looking at next year, Barcelona is 

perfect choice for erpec as it is easy to get 

there for all European travellers and once 

you arrive, you'll find only a 12 minute 

taxi ride to the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos, the 

chosen venue, located in its own tropical 

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For those who have never been, a typical 

meeting room scene at erpec. 

gardens towards the centre of the city. 

What could be simpler than that! Invites to 

retailers will be going out shortly but if you 

represent the retail sector in procurement, 

engineering or the building of petrol stations 

in Europe or further afield and you would 

like to attend erpec 11, please contact us at 

Mclean Events and we will be pleased to 

register you. For oil companies, Retailers 

and PMC's accommodation and flights in 

most cases are funded through the event. 

For contact details or for further information 

please visit www.erpec.com or call +49 

7721 98 30 0 

Happy Christmas from (left to right) Ramona, Patricia, 

Steffi and Sandra at com-a-tec 

Have a great Christmas and a Happy New 

Year from all of us at erpec, erpecnews, 

PetrolPlaza, Mclean Events and com-a-tec 

and we look forward to sharing a fantastic 

year with you in 2011.

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Mayor Annise Parker plans to shut down 

two-thirds of the city's 99 fueling stations, a 

cost-cutting measure intended to reduce the 

city's potential liability for leaking contaminants 

While the closures will save the city in the 

long run, the process of removing underground 

fuel storage tanks can be expensive. The price 

skyrockets if underground tanks are found 

to be leaking fuel or oil, requiring expensive 

remediation to dispose of contaminated soil 

to safeguard surrounding neighborhoods. In 

some cases, monitoring wells have to be drilled 

to make sure the leaking fuel products have 

not contaminated the groundwater under 

the sites. In the last three years, the city has 

paid private contractors US $ 5.8 million to 

replace underground storage tanks at city 

fire and police stations, public works facilities 

and parks. A number of the sites where 

tanks had leaked had to undergo extensive 

soil removal and other remediation efforts. For 

example, in February the city had to increase 

a US $ 323 375 tank replacement contract to 

haul off 200 tons of soil and dispose of thousands 

of gallons of contaminated fuel at its 

Northwest Vehicle Maintenance Facility, in 

the 1200 block of Judiway. last December, 

the city paid US $ 840 000 to replace six older 

fuel tanks at Wheeler Park and install three 

new ones. The cost grew when a larger amount 

of contaminated soil and fuel than expected 

was discovered in the bottom of one tank pit, 

records show. “We have dozens and dozens 

of fuel storage facilities”, Parker said recently. 

PDQ Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of 

touch-free vehicle wash systems, has appointed 

Autowash Systems, Inc., as a new distributor 

serving the central Minnesota market. Based 

Gasoline stations are upgrading their diesel 

fuel to comply with the new EPA standards 

In three months, all U.S. gasoline stations 

must sell Ultra low Sulfur Diesel (UlSD) fuel, 

which has a maximum of 15 parts per million 

of sulfur. This fuel will replace lower Sulfur 

Diesel (lSD), which has up to 500 parts per 

million of sulfur. The change to UlSD begins 

USA News 

Houston Mayor closes city gas stations 

“We want to have a certain number of them for 

strategic purposes – for emergency vehicles and 

post-hurricane, for example – but, for the most 

part, they are a liability issue and we end up 

with fuel inventory that just sits there. And in 

Houston, you're not very far from a gas station.” 

Parker has identified 55 city fueling stations she 

intends to shut down immediately. Eventually, 

the number of stations may be trimmed to as 

few as 30, aides confirmed. The city plans to 

retain fueling stations in locations that are distributed 

around the city to make it convenient 

for city vehicles to gas up. Councilman Steve 

Costello, a civil engineer, backs Parker's plan 

and envisions some of the fueling sites being 

sold to bolster city finances. “Anytime we can 

consolidate resources and make better use of 

our fueling stations, I think that's a great idea”, 

Costello said. “If that means closing down some 

of these stations and having excess property 

we can sell, that's even better to help us bridge 

some of the budget gaps we have.” Reducing 

the number of fuel stations is one part of an 

ambitious effort under way by Parker to balance 

the budget by shaving US $ 22 million from fleet 

operation costs this year and next, including 

a cut in the number of municipal employees 

with take-home vehicles and consolidation of 

city vehicle garages. Parker is searching for a 

director to head a new city fleet management 

office, and is planning to ask the City Council 

to approve the hiring of CST Fleet Services, 

a North Carolina consulting firm known for 

reducing fleet operation costs. 

PDQ appoints new distributor for Minnesota 

in New Prague, MN, Autowash Systems, Inc., 

will distribute and service PDQ’s laserWash ® 

and Tandem ® RiteTouch in-bay automatic 

vehicle wash systems. 

uSa has 3 months to comply with ePa standards 

December 1 due to new regulations by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency taking effect. 

The agency lowered sulfur levels in diesel to 

improve air quality. Diesel engines in 2007 

model year or higher need UlSD fuel to drive 

correctly. Civil penalties of up to US $ 32 500 

daily for stations not complying with UlSD 

fuel standards could be assessed by the EPA. 

FeatureD StorY – buNCeFIeLD 

Cumberland Farms 

buys exxonMobil sites 

Cumberland Farms has bought 75 of Exxon- 

Mobil’s locations and contractual interests, 

alongside a petroleum distribution fleet. The 

retailer has also launched pre-pay debit cards 

in its New England, mid-Atlantic and Florida 

stores. The stations, located in Suffolk and 

Nassau Counties on long Island, NY will 

remain Mobil-branded, and will be a combination 

of company-operated and dealer-operated. 

Gas City files for 

bankruptcy in Chicago 

Gas City, an independent chain of fuel stations 

and convenience stores, with operations 

in Indiana, Illinois, Florida and Arizona, 

filed for Chapter 11 in a bankruptcy court in 

Chicago this week. The Frankfurt, Illinois, 

company listed assets up to US $ 100 million 

and liabilities ranging from US $ 100 to 

US $ 500 million. The family owned company 

was founded in 1966 by William McEnery, 

with its inaugural store opening in Chicago. 

The chain has since grown to operate over 50 

gas stations. Gas City's largest creditor was 

Illinois-based Centier Bank, which is owed 

US $ 19.5 million.other creditors listed were 

lending companies, including old Second 

National Bank, Standard Bank, and Integra 

Bank. The creditors are owed a collective 

US $ 100 million, according to the filing. 

Another major creditor listed is Illinois state, 

which is reportedly owed US $ 1.6 million in 

unpaid fuel taxes. The filing did not specify 

whether the bankruptcy organization affects 

The Creamery, a chain of ice cream shops 

owned and operated by the McEnery family. 

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uSa – bP to try electric 

vehicle chargers 

Fuel company BP is to install quick-charging 

stations for electric vehicles at 45 of its gas 

stations in the western United States and 

Tennessee. BP said the first systems should 

be available as early as March 2011. The highpower 

Blink DC Fast Charger is capable of 

providing a full charge in less than 30 minutes 

according to its manufacturer. The technology 

provides customers with a touch-screen 

interface and payment options, as well as a 

smart phone app that will alert EV drivers to 

charging point locations and their vehicle’s 

charging status. 

advanced biofuel for 

Ferrari 

Shell announced that it has blended a second 

advanced biofuel into fuel supplied to Scuderia 

Ferrari for the last three races of the 2010 

Formula one championship. Scuderia Ferrari 

will use a fuel containing ‘‘biogasoline’’, 

a biofuel converted directly from plant sugars. 

The ‘‘biogasoline” has been produced by Shell’s 

technology partner Virent at its facility in 

Madison Wisconsin, USA. 

Cosan and Shell finalize 

$ 21 billion deal 

Cosan SA, Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol 

company in terms of revenue, has finalized 

terms with Royal Dutch Shell PlC to create 

a renewable-fuel giant for the domestic 

market that will generate some $ 21 billion 

in annual revenues. The deal is part of an 

ongoing trend of consolidation in Brazil's 

sugar and ethanol sector, with many international 

players investing heavily and 

bringing professionalism to the sector. The 

two companies aim to produce more than 

two billion litres of ethanol per year, which 

would make it one of the world's largest 

producers of the fuel. 

ALTERNATIVEFUeL News 

Leading countries in alternative car fuel technology 

Sweden is currently one of Europe’s highest 

users of bio-fuels and it has an infrastructure 

to match. Norway is not far behind its 

neighbour when it comes to promoting green 

motoring. It has recently begun a trial of 

hydrogen-powered vehicles. los Angeles is 

another major player in the green motoring 

stakes. The city’s municipal fleet includes 

more than 4 000 alternative-fuel vehicles – a 

figure targeted to rise by 15 percent per year. 

Japan has long been a breeding ground for 

uS – truck stops, going green 

More than 500 truck stops across the country, 

including the Central Valley, will offer 

natural gas filling stations for trucks thanks 

to a deal announced between Clean Energy 

Fuels Corp. of Seal Beach and Pilot Travel 

Audi has joined hands with E.oN Stadtwerke 

München as well as the Technical University of 

Munich in order to start testing its A1 e-Trons 

from next year. Under this agreement, utility 

companies would set up 100 ‘electric’ filling 

The British government has been urged to 

learn from Germany and deliver hydrogen 

refuelling infrastructure where 1.4 billion euros 

has been earmarked for initiatives designed 

to prepare the market for the wider rollout 

of fuel cell-powered vehicles. Hydrogen fuel 

cell vehicles may have been dismissed by the 

media as the forgotten child of green transport, 

but industry insiders insisted that UK 

drivers could yet be filling up with hydrogen 

green technology. It was the place where 

Toyota first sold its hybrid Prius back in 1997 

and is widely regarded as a world leader in the 

development of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. 

uK – Fuel cell cars near starting grid 

In Budapest, regional electricity utilities Elmu 

Zrt. and Emasz Zrt., both majority-owned by 

Germany’s RWE AG, opened Hungary’s first 

charging station for electric vehicles. RWE, 

with the help of a local partner, launched a 

similar outlet in Warsaw last year. In the town 

of Zalaegerszeg in southwestern Hungary, 

wastewater treatment firm Zalaviz opened a 

bio-methane filling station, the first in Central 

Centers llC of Knoxville, Tenn., which 

runs Flying J truck stops. Clean Energy 

will build, own and operate public access, 

compressed and liquefied natural gas (CNG/ 

lNG) fueling facilities. 

Germany – audi’s start testing electric cars 

stations across Munich. The electric motor 

would cover 50 kilometres on electric power 

and once the lithium batteries run out, the internal 

combustion engine would recharge them. 

Audi expects Co 2 emissions to be 72 gm/mile. 

at petrol stations across the country within 

the next five years. 

Hungary expands ecologically friendly outlets 

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and Eastern Europe. The firm will use the gas 

made from organic sources to propel its own 

vehicles, and in the future the town’s buses 

may also use the fuel. These two pioneers join 

Hungary’s 14 bio-ethanol filling stations. The 

network of stations offering unconventional 

energy is tiny compared to that of gasoline 

stations, as is the number of vehicles that 

can use such fuel.

www.air-serv.eu 

www.alucobond.com 

www.aspentech.com 

www.atosworldline.com 

www.belugacorporation.com 

www.bennettpump.com 

www.bennett-sauser.ch 

www.beverinnovations.com 

www.brugg.de 

www.ceccato.it 

www.dresserwayne.com 

www.plxpipe.com 

www.eurotank.eu.com 

TM 

www.fafnir.com 

www.franklinfueling.com 

www.gilbarco.eu 

www.hectronic.com 

www.iisltd.com 

www.istobal.com 

www.kaercher.com 

www.kpsystem.com 

www.kubald.com 

www.leightonobrien.com 

www.mepsan.com.tr 

www.mueller-offenburg.de 

www.nupigeco.com 


webSIteS aND LoGoS – SuPPortING erPeCNewS 

www.ono-oil.com 

www.opw-fce.com 

www.petrotec.eu 

www.planova.com 

www.psdcodax.com 

www.ruudlighting.net & www.ruudled.net 

www.scheidt-bachmann.com 

www.secu-tech.at 

www.sloanled.com 

www.stc-norway.com 

www.tammerneon.com 

www.tanknology.com 

www.tokheim.com 

www.washtec.de 

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