The EU refining industry and the challenge of the IMO global sulphur limit for bunker fuels

Mar 12, 2018

As refineries face the prospect of a 0.5% m/m global sulphur limit in marine fuel oil by 2020, a number of studies have been carried out to assess the challenges they will face in meeting the demand for lower-sulphur marine fuels. The bunker residual fuel oil market...

Using forest carbon credits to offset emissions in the downstream business

Sep 26, 2017

Report no. 9/17: This report examines if and how forest carbon credits can potentially be used to offset emissions from the EU refining and road transport sectors. Forest carbon projects involve either forestation (capturing CO2 from the atmosphere during the growth...

European cross-country oil pipelines

Sep 18, 2017

The Concawe Oil Pipelines Management Group (OPMG) has collected data on the safety and environmental performance of oil pipelines in Europe since 1971. Information on annual throughput and traffic, spillage incidents and in-line inspection activities are gathered...

Concawe Review 26.1

Sep 18, 2017

Find out the articles of this Concawe Review: Using forest carbon credits to offset emissions in the downstream business. Could forest carbon credits become a viable trading option for the EU refining sector? Validation of a simulation model for the assessment of CO2...

The estimated forward cost of EU legislation for the EU refining industry

Nov 8, 2014

Report no. 11/14: This Concawe report provides an estimation of the cost burden imposed on EU refineries over the period from 2010 to 2020 by a number of EU legislative and implementing acts. It is concluded that the regulations under consideration have the potential...