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Petroplus Holdings AG

Petroplus Holdings AG is Europe's largest independent oil refiner by capacity. When the company first formed in 1993 it was known as Petroplus International N.V.

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Business As Usual At Coryton Refinery After Tolling Deal Ended -Union

Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.

EB) Coryton refinery in England is operating as usual after a tolling agreement that kept the facility running after the company's insolvency ended last night, a Unite labor union representative said Thursday.A tanker with crude for the 220,000-barrel-a-day refinery is coming in Thursday, said Unite regional industrial organizer Russ Ball."There are some solid negotiations going on with different parties [bidding for the refinery]," he said.PricewaterhouseCoopers, the administrator of Petroplus's U.K. subsidiaries, wasn't immediately available to comment.Steven Pearson, a joint administrator and partner at PWC, said earlier this month that closure of the facility remained one of the options--along with selling, refinancing or restructuring.Coryton, the only one out of five Petroplus refineries that continued operating after the company lost access to all its credit lines and then filed for insolvency in January, employs around 850 people.Copyright © 2012 D...

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  1. BP CEO: May Supply More Crude To Petroplus UK Coryton Refinery

    BP PLC (BP.LN) may continue to supply crude to Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.EB) beleaguered Coryton refinery in southeastern England, Chief Executive Bob Dudley sai...

  2. EARNINGS PREVIEW: Euro Oil Majors See Libyan Comeback But Weak Refining

    TAKING THE PULSE: Fourth-quarter earnings for Europe's integrated oil and gas majors are expected to be mixed, as production continues to recover in Libya , even as ...

  3. OIL FUTURES: Gasoline Surges To Highest In 5 Months; Oil Flat

    Gasoline futures surged to their highest level in five months Friday, even as crude-oil futures were little changed, after a key gasoline unit was taken off line at ...

  4. French Prosecutor Probes Insolvency Of Petroplus French Unit

    A French prosecutor has launched an investigation into the insolvency filing by the local unit of Swiss-based refiner Petroplus Holdings AG (PPHN.EB).The prosecutor ...

  5. Business As Usual At London Airports As Refinery Closure Looms

    London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports Tuesday said they were adequately supplied with fuel despite the impending closure of a refinery that supplies 20% of the fuel...

  6. Heathrow, Gatwick See No Impact From Coryton Parent Insolvency Plans

    London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports Tuesday said they don't expect to be affected by the parent company of a fuel supplier's plans to file for insolvency.The Cory...

  7. Total Not Interested In Buying Petroplus's Refineries

    French oil major Total SA (TOT) isn't interested in buying the refineries Swiss-based Petroplus AG (PPHN.EB) put up for sale, a Total spokesman said Friday.Beleaguer...

  8. Petroplus Shares Off 40% After Credit Line Frozen

    Shares of Swiss refining group Petroplus Holdings AG sank nearly 40% on Tuesday in Zurich after the company announced lenders had frozen $1 billion in uncommitted cr...

  9. Analysis: European refiners could face another decade of pain

    By Emma FargeLONDON (Reuters) - European refiners are poised for another decade of pain from low profits and run rates as a string of plant sales to emerging market ...

  10. Probes launched into fatal blast at Chevron refinery

    By Tom Bergin and Olesya DmitracovaLONDON (Reuters) - Safety experts Friday launched an investigation into an explosion that killed four people and seriously injured...

  11. Chevron launches inquiry into UK refinery blast

    LONDON (Reuters) - U.S.-based Chevron Corp <CVX.N> said on Friday it had launched an inquiry into an explosion at its oil refinery in southwest Wales which killed fo...

  12. Chevron Says Four Killed in U.K. Refinery Explosion

    Four people were killed and one was seriously injured in an explosion at an oil refinery in southwest Wales, the plant's owner Chevron Corp said on Friday.The blast ...

  1. No Confirmed Deal For Petroplus's Coryton Refinery In UK -MEP

    There is still no confirmed deal for Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.EB) Coryton refinery in England although a tolling agreement keeping the facility running after Pe...

  2. Klesch, Other Buyers In Talks For Petroplus Refinery -French Energy Min

    French Energy Minister Eric Besson said Wednesday talks are underway with Swiss privately held Klesch Group and other potential buyers for the acquisition of a Frenc...

  3. French Energy Min: Banks To Transfer Cash To Petroplus Refinery

    French Energy Minister Eric Besson Friday said banks had agreed with insolvent Swiss-based refiner Petroplus Holdings AG (PPHN.EB) to transfer cash and fuel to the c...

  4. Petroplus UK Administrator Aims To Sell Coryton Within 30 Days

    The administrator of Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.EB) U.K. subsidiaries aims to reach a deal to sell the Coryton refinery in England within 30 days, a joint adminis...

  5. Petroplus UK Administrator: Aims For Coryton Deal Within 30 Days

    The administrator of Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.EB) U.K. subsidiaries aims to reach a deal to sell the Coryton refinery in England within 30 days, a joint adminis...

  6. Serious Bids Expected For Petroplus UK Coryton Refinery - MEP

    Bids from serious parties for the Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.EB) Coryton refinery in England are expected to be submitted by April 2, the deadline set by Pricewat...

  7. Petroplus UK Woes Boost Imported Diesel Sales In UK -Importer

    A fall in output at Petroplus Holdings AG's (PPHN.EB) Coryton refinery in southeast England has led to a 5% increase in sales volume at a large U.K. independent impo...

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