Total UK enters into a fuel network agreement with Harvest Energy
Total UK has entered into an agreement with Harvest Energy, a member of the Prax Group, which will allow Harvest Energy to develop its network of service stations with the support and expertise of Total and to secure its fuels supply.
The first Total service station will be opened before the end of 2019 in Thirsk (North Yorkshire, England). Further deployment will continue in 2020. The Total outlets will offer the public and business customers the company’s full line-up of fuels and lubricants, as well as a broad range of products and services, including EV charge points.
The agreement will also ensure closer co-operation for fuel supply, domestically with Lindsey Oil Refinery and internationally through Total’s trading portfolio.
“We are delighted with this alliance with Harvest Energy, where we offer our partner reliable supply and customers gain access to our wide range of products and services,” commented Benoît Luc, Senior Vice President, Europe in Marketing & Services at Total.
“We are pleased and excited that we have signed this partnership agreement with Total,” added Sanjeev Kumar, CEO of the Prax Group. “It is the culmination of many years of solid cooperation between our respective companies and I am sure that it will be extremely beneficial for all concerned.”
Harvest Energy will capitalise on Total’s expertise to achieve its growth targets over the coming years and it is expected that the network’s appeal and services will lead to new partnerships with operators of dealer-owned service stations.
Total leading big oil in renewables investment
Total’s ambition is to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy products we make available to our customers by 15% between 2015 — the date of the Paris Agreement — and 2030.
To do this fossil fuel decarbonization is a key area.
Total is active in the biofuel segment and in developing various biomass conversion pathways. Renewable resources with low carbon emissions, biofuels are essential to decrease emissions caused by the use of oil and gas, especially in transportation.
A pioneer in biofuels for more than 20 years, Total is now the European leader, incorporating 2.4 million tons in gasoline and diesel in 2017. With the start-up in 2018 of La Mède, France’s first world-class biorefinery, we are confirming our ambition with a significant share of over 10% of the Europe market for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) production.
