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With a little help from our friends and family
...Fuel Oils told Fuel Oil News editor, Jane Hughes. One of the newest entrants into fuel oil distribution, Standard Fuel Oils is based in Merseyside. Twenty-eight year old Nick has...
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February 2016 update
...of the crude oil sold around the world. The vast majority of crude oil is sold at a discount to these two grades. So when we talk about $20 a...
Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...oil/ light fuel oil, with maximum density which can range between 0.890 and 0.920 kg/m3 at 15 degrees C Marine gas oil – meets the inland heating oil specification i.e....
Opinion
New UK oil essential for low carbon future
...oil fields like Cambo, says Katy Heidenreich, operations director at Oil & Gas UK (OGUK). Katy shares her thoughts with us: “Shell’s decision to suspend its involvement in Cambo, the...
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Crown Oil becomes UK’s first carbon neutral fuel supplier
Greater Manchester-based distributor, Crown Oil, is the first UK fuel supply company to achieve carbon neutral status under the PAS 2060 framework. A company statement acknowledged the need for action:...
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Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...claudia@andpublishing.co.uk Crown Oil – supporting local charity at Christmas Crown Oil, the Greater Manchester-based distributor, has been busy supporting one of their chosen charities – Home-Start. Home-Start has been supporting...
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Crown Oil – encouraging customers to use cleaner fuels
...Greenhouse Gas Emissions report writes Crown Oil’s Pana Markides. In that year, which saw 460.2 million tonnes of CO2 emitted, business and transport were among the slowest sectors to reduce...
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Recognition for Crown Oil’s environmental contribution
Crown Oil has won a HazardEx award for its environmental contribution to industry. The award follows a flawless operation – reported in Fuel Oil News – in which the company...
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Heating oil’s future – making a difference
“Oil is the cheapest option for off grid homes and has been since October 2014,” says FPS chief executive Guy Pulham. The FPS is urging all those using oil to...
Insight
What price oil? 2023 In review
In association with The Oil Market Journal Pictured below and included in the January issue of Fuel Oil News is a graph that shows the price of ultra-low sulfur diesel...
Opinion
We’ll meet again: oil to gas price gap shrinking rapidly
With the spread between natural gas and oil contracting rapidly, Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB, thinks that a bullish tailwind for oil is at risk and right now both...
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Cyberattack effect on oil prices
...vulnerabilities within US infrastructure. Why do oil prices vary? Oil prices vary from day to day, but when an unexpected event occurs that causes disruption in the supply chain, drastic...
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A lubricants package that delivers
...staff training. “For the first time in over 7 years of wholesaling other brand engine oils we can finally see profits in small pack engine oil. Previously our oil brands...
Opinion
The future of oil heating debate – watch the video
...to be continued….. In the meantime your views on the ability of the oil heating market to resist the threats are invited jane@oilinstaller.co.uk. THE FUTURE OF OIL HEATING JEREMY HAWKSLEY...
Insight
Free advice for Welsh businesses in preparation for March 2020 deadline
...Pollution (Oil Storage, Wales) Regulations 2016 require any above ground oil tank over 200 litres to be provided with 110% secondary containment by April 2020. Also known as the Oil...
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Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...since shipping moved from coal to oil. Government sponsored Navy oiling stations around the world provided physical impetus for the change from coal to oil burning ships of the line...
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The future of oil heating – watch the debate
...to be continued….. In the meantime your views on the ability of the oil heating market to resist the threats are invited jane@oilinstaller.co.uk. THE FUTURE OF OIL HEATING JEREMY HAWKSLEY...
Interview
Preparing for oil off Ireland
...the oil industry producing talented individuals who are specifically trained to further strengthen the oil industry. Worldwide it can be hard to attract people to oil and gas exploration. With...