Murco Petroleum

A Murco DAF CF tanker in Ellesmere Port.

Murco Petroleum Ltd is a UK-based oil refining company. It was set up by Murphy Oil Corporation in 1960.[1]

The company owns a chain of Costcutter convenience stores.[2]

In 1981 Murco purchased a 30% stake in Amoco's Milford Haven Refinery and in 2007 they purchased the remaining 70%.[3] In November 2014, it was announced that the Milford Haven Refinery was to close, with the loss of around 350 jobs.[4]

In 2008, they purchased Petrol Express Limited for £52 million from its parent company GNE Group, and the 63 sites brought Murco's total number of petrol stations to 230.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Murco". Murphy Oil Corporation. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Murco Petroleum". htec.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Refining and Distribution". Murco in the UK. Murco Petroleum Ltd. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Murco refinery sale collapses". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Murco buys Petrol Express". News. forecourttrader.co.uk. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

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