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UK Petroleum Industry Association

4^th November 2009

Brian Worrall Appointed President of UKPIA

Brian Worrall, Sales Manager in Europe for Chevron’s marketing business, has been appointed President of the UK Petroleum Industry Association, the trade association representing the nine main oil refiners in the UK. He succeeds the outgoing President Janet Ashdown of BP.

Brian has a wide UK retail business background and has worked for Chevron for the last eight years in a number of roles, including working within Chevron’s retail business and on assignment at the corporate offices in California.

Brian commented “It is with great honour that I take over as President of the UK Petroleum Industry Association. I look forward to continue working with my fellow Council members and with the Secretariat to address the many challenges faced by the UK downstream industry. The industry’s endeavours are to continue to meet consumers’ and UK energy needs, as well as meeting ever more stringent targets for greenhouse gas reduction under EU and UK laws.”

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Notes to editors:

UKPIA represents the oil refining and marketing companies operating in the UK, which also own approximately 2,190 of the UK's 9,264 service stations.
UKPIA members own and operate the nine crude oil refineries in the UK.