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A positive story for the UK
A newcomer to the UK, the Valero Energy Corporation entered the UK market last summer following its acquisition of Chevron assets including the Pembroke refinery, ...
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Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk
Out on the road – Pete, Lindsey and Guy at Old Trafford
A few months after the Conoco Phillips demerger to create a business dedicated solely ...
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Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem | Jun 2013
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Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?
Jeremy Hawksley (director general, OFTEC), Martyn Bridges (new OFTEC chairman), Nick Hawkins, DESO Engineering (new OFTEC vice chairman) and Barry Gregory, Riello (outgoing OFTEC chairman)
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Oil boilers – significant sales increase
In the first quarter of 2013 oil boiler sales increased by 22% compared to last year.
Sales at the end of 2012 also showed an improvement on the ...
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FPS EXPO 2013 – more visitors
Visitors to FPS EXPO 2013 admire WCF Fuels’ latest tanker. Built by RTN Lakeland, it features WCF Fuels’ new logo
Visitor numbers at this year’s ...
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Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem | May 2013
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Vital statistics for oil
The UK produced less oil in the fourth quarter of 2012; the closure of Coryton in July 2012 was a key factor says a recently published report.
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It’s a cracker for Essar
Moving the load was a complex technical operation – it took six hours to transport the head from Ellesmere Port docks to the refinery four miles ...
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Storage – reducing fire risk
Since the incident at Buncefield in December 2005 changes have been made in the regulatory approach to fire precautions at such installations. The EI Model Code ...
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Non-compliant tanks
“Failure to install a storage tank correctly can cause irreparable damage and significantly reduce operational life,” says Carbery’s John Switzer
An all Ireland oil ...
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Reviewing the UK’s oil stocking system
Is the present obligation on suppliers to hold stocks the most efficient model or would a centralised stocking agency be more appropriate? Your views are ...
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A victory for oil heating
The removal of proposals for a much reduced NOx emission level and a penalty on non-modulating domestic oil-fired boilers are ‘extremely positive for our industry’ ...
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Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI
Although the government says it ‘remains committed to introducing a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for householders,’ the scheme’s introduction has been further postponed.&...
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Petroleum Driver Passport on its way
Due to be launched on 1st January 2014, the scheme manager for the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) is the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
The scheme manager ...
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Are fuel tankers ready for CNG?
Officially launching the new filling station – CNG Services John Baldwin and Edward Timpson, MP for Crewe and Nantwich
The UK’s first compressed natural gas (...
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