Tag Archives: Petroleum

Topaz-Esso merger OKd by competition body

Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has approved the purchase of oil company Esso by Irish gas station chain Topaz, reported RTÉ News. The acquisition has expanded the Topaz network to 425 service stations nationwide, raised the number of its employees to 2,000, and has given it a 35% share of Ireland’s fuel retailers market.…
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Italian fuel retail industry braces for 48-hour stoppage on June 23-25

The Federazione Autonoma Italiana Benzinai (Faib), Fegica, Cisl and Anisa, which are organizations related to the Italian fuel retail industry, have jointly announced a new 48-hour stoppage from 22.00 of June 23 until the same time of June 25. The decision, which follows a similar stoppage in April, was announced amid disagreements between the groups…
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