Energy suppliers TOPAZ are to bring High Court proceedings against SIPTU and employees of a distribution firm who its is claimed have mounted pickets at a number of their facilities.

FAREPLAY Energy, the forecourt retailer and fuel distribution company, has said that it is keen to make complementary acquisitions when the opportunities arise.

A TAX incentive scheme announced in the budget has been described as a small step towards kick-starting the multi-billion regeneration of Cork’s docklands.

ONE of the country’s biggest petrol retailers is calling on the Government to continue an excise relief scheme for the sale of biofuels, describing the current market as an unfair playing field.

IRISH motorists could be paying around 5c more for their petrol by the end of this week, as the rise in crude oil prices begins to bite.

Motorists and householders were today being warned to expect a rise in petrol and home heating oil prices within days.

WHITEGATE Oil Refinery may be chosen to refine the high quality oil discovered off the south-east coast by Providence Resources.

DUBLIN PORT COMPANY yesterday signed a deal with Topaz Energy Group, which will lead to the opening of Ireland’s largest service station at the gateway to the Port Tunnel.

AN iconic tower up to 22 storeys high is one of four soaring landmark buildings proposed in a blueprint that will transform Cork’s south docks into one of Europe’s top waterfront urban quarters.

SWS group has announced the creation of up to 130 jobs at its high growth Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Division.

Infrastructure group SWS has announced 130 new jobs at its business process outsourcing (BPO) division.

ADVANCE warning signs of “No Petrol Ahead” could soon be erected in rural Ireland as service stations close down their pumps, a retailers group has warned.

BUSINESSMAN Denis O’Brien is one of the the main financial backers of Topaz Energy’s bid for Statoil’s Irish operations.