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Regeneration at Coryton

At over 300 ft tall, about as high as Big Ben, the chimney could be seen on a clear day from as far away as the ...

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Oil heating stays ahead of the game

In 2014, OFTEC helped secure a major win for the industry, challenging an EU standard which would have required oil heating appliances to meet NOx levels ...

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Crude oil trend boosts heating oil prices

Rising from an average of 34.40ppl including VAT in September to 39.90ppl in October, UK heating oil prices have risen 16% –  the steepest increase since ...

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Combating counterfeit oil level monitors

Two of the oil industry’s largest oil monitoring suppliers – Dunraven Systems and Kingspan Environmental – have issued warnings over the danger of counterfeit products entering ...

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Key priorities for the downstream oil industry

Last Friday (21st October) the UK Petroleum Industry Association published its latest report – Fuelling the UK’s Economic Engine. The report sets out the key ...

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FPS gets ready for winter

The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter ...

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Spearheading a new energy evolution

Deputy first minister opens the Lyell Centre at Heriot-Watt University Energy supply and security will be among the major issues to be tackled at the ...

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Prax Petroleum goes pink

Fully embracing the pink theme, staff at Prax Petroleum tucked into platefuls of pink goodies Last Friday was Wear it pink day – supporting the cancer ...

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A shooting star in Huddersfield

Mark Binns (r) receives the award from Chris Lee, managing director of Lucas Lee & Partners In the wake of the announcement of a major ...

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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

THE JULY 2016 ANNOUNCEMENT THAT BP INTENDED TO SELL ITS BELFAST, HAMBLE AND NORTHAMPTON TERMINALS TOGETHER WITH ITS 50% SHARE OF ITS KINSGBURY FACILITY (WITH SHELL), AND ...

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Breach of the Mainline Pipeline – Valero update

Following the breach of Mainline Pipeline on 4th October near Nantycaws, Carmarthenshire, booms remain in place on Nant Pibwr to recover kerosene from the pipeline ...