All Murco articles – Page 2

  • News

    MFG replaces Murco brand on company owned sites

    2015-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indie MFG has announced plans to replace the Murco brand on all its company owned sites and to develop it as a brand exclusively for dealers. The move follows MFG’s acquisition of Murco’s retail business on 1 October 2014, comprising 228 company owned forecourts and supplying a dealer ...

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    Armed robber strikes at Murco site near Falkirk

    2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a petrol station near Falkirk. The robbery occurred at around 9.45pm on Friday February 13, when a man entered the Murco garage in Bowhouse, Maddiston, threatened staff with a weapon and demanded money. He made off with a number ...

  • MFG  averts full inquiry into Murco deal
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    MFG averts full inquiry into Murco deal

    2015-02-16T00:00:00Z

    MFG has averted a full inquiry into its takeover of Murco’s retail business, after concerns were raised that the deal would damage competition in the Hythe area of Kent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted undertakings from MFG to sell the Murco petrol station (Seapoint Filling Station) in ...

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    CMA launches consultation over MFG Murco deal

    2015-01-23T00:00:00Z

    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a consultation after MFG came up with a proposal to address competition concerns over its acquisition of Murco’s retail business. The CMA had said the deal would mean MFG would own both the petrol stations in Hythe, Kent, and this could result ...

  • Competition authority gives MFG ultimatum over Murco deal
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    Competition authority gives MFG ultimatum over Murco deal

    2014-12-23T00:00:00Z

    MFG says it is keen to engage with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to avoid a full merger investigation after it raised a concern over MFG’s takeover of Murco’s retail business. The CMA said MFG had the chance to avoid a full merger investigation if it could offer a ...

  • Murco terminal investigates contamination problem
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    Murco terminal investigates contamination problem

    2014-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The Murco fuel terminal at Milford Haven is investigating how contaminated fuel was delivered to two west Wales supermarkets. At least 17 cars broke down after motorists bought unleaded petrol from Morrisons forecourts in Carmarthen and Llanelli, and sales of unleaded petrol have been halted at the two stations. A ...

  • Sale of Murco’s retail business completed
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    Sale of Murco’s retail business completed

    2014-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The acquisition of Murco’s retail business by Patron Capital Partners has been completed, after the deal was agreed in August. The retail business was acquired via Motor Fuel Group, the forecourt business owned by Patron in partnership with Alasdair Locke. The price was not disclosed but is believed to be ...

  • Analysis

    Merril Boulton: Murco sold at last

    2014-09-22T00:00:00Z

    Well thank goodness for that. The Murco network has been sold at last (see News, page 4) after four years on the market. It got to the stage where it seemed like it was never going to happen, and as in a ’whodunnit’ that runs for too long, people seemed ...

  • Thanks for the support during sale, says Murco boss
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    Thanks for the support during sale, says Murco boss

    2014-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Murco’s retail marketing director Jamie Goodfellow has expressed his thanks to Murco employees, customers and suppliers for their support during the lengthy sales process which culminated in last week’s announcement that the Murco retail business had been sold to the Motor Fuel Group. Murco’s UK operation - including the Milford ...

  • News

    Murco sells refinery and is close to petrol station deal

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The sale of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery has been confirmed while Murphy Oil Corporation is also close to a deal on its network of petrol stations. The company announced last Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murco Petroleum had signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets ...

  • MFG signs deal to buy Murco’s retail business
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    MFG signs deal to buy Murco’s retail business

    2014-08-11T00:00:00Z

    Murco has signed a £200m deal to sell its retail business, including 228 forecourt sites it owns, to Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG). The deal has been carried out with the support of private equity group Patron Capital Partners and oil industry veteran Alasdair Locke, who ...

  • MFG owner in talks to buy Murco network
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    MFG owner in talks to buy Murco network

    2014-07-16T00:00:00Z

    The owner of Top 50 Indie Motor Fuels Group (MFG) is in talks to buy more than 225 Murco filling stations put up for sale by their US owner Murphy Oil. Private equity group Patron Capital, which bought MFG in 2012 and a further portfolio of 54 Murco filling stations ...

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    Exclusive talks could mean Murco sale is on

    2014-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Negotiations about the sale by Murphy Oil of its Murco business in the UK, including its Milford Haven oil refinery, were in the final stages according to a number of reports, as Forecourt Trader went to press.According to Reuters, oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch was in the final stages of exclusive ...

  • News

    Talks nearing conclusion on Murco sale

    2014-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Negotiations about the sale by Murphy Oil of its Murco business in the UK, including its Milford Haven oil refinery, are in the final stages according to a number of reports. According to Reuters oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch was in the final stages of exclusive talks with Murphy Oil and ...

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    Murco management seek to buy company

    2014-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Murco’s network of filling stations could be involved in a management buyout together with the company’s threatened oil refinery at Milford Haven. Managing director Tom McKinley has told staff he is taking a leave of absence while he works on the plan. Brian Kelly, head of Murphy’s business development in ...

  • Murco management looking into potential buyout
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    Murco management looking into potential buyout

    2014-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Murco’s network of filling stations could be involved in a management buyout together with the company’s threatened oil refinery at Milford Haven. Managing director Tom McKinlay has told staff he is taking a leave of absence while he works on the plan. Brian Kelly, head of Murphy’s business development in ...

  • News

    Murco reassures its retailers after set-back over refinery

    2014-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Murco has revealed that it has stopped buying crude oil to be processed at its Milford Haven refinery in South Wales, as talks about its future continue, but insists this will have no impact on its retail and wholesale operation. In a statement Murco said: "We are actively engaged with ...

  • Murco reassures retailers over supplies
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    Murco reassures retailers over supplies

    2014-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Murco has moved to reassure its retailer customers after revealing earlier this week that it has stopped buying crude oil to be processed at its Milford Haven refinery in South Wales. In a statement on Monday, Murco said: “As we have said, we are actively engaged with certain third parties ...

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    Murco stops buying crude oil to be processed at Milford Haven

    2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Murco has revealed that it has stopped buying crude oil to be processed at its Milford Haven refinery in South Wales, as talks about its future continue. In a statement on Monday, Murco said: “As we have said, we are actively engaged with certain third parties that have expressed an ...

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    Government task force set up to secure Murco refinery

    2014-04-11T00:00:00Z

    A task force to secure the future of Murco’s refinery at Milford Haven has been set up by the Welsh Government following the collapse of the deal to buy Murco, included its filling station business. Economy minister Edwina Hart announced today (Friday, April 11) the establishment of a high-level task ...