Insight
The changing world of the oil trader
...e.g. Phibro (Tom O’Malley and Andy Hall) and Marc Rich (now absorbed into Glencore). The sector is now dominated by 6 companies – Vitol, Gunvor, Trafigura, GlencoreXstrata, Mercuria and Cargill...
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News
Unprecedented demand creates temporary oil shortage in Ireland
...industry trade association UKIFDA. The sudden blast of arctic weather in the run up to the Christmas break has caused a significant spike in demand with homeowners effectively ‘panic buying’...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...We will start by looking at two key features of the architecture around supply security; firstly- products’ balances, which will show the measure of dependency on non-indigenous sourcing. As with...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...looking at its principal component parts. Developments impacting on the future shape: The over-arching development that will play the central role will be the pace of the energy...
News
Building the Morris Lubricants brand
...a wide variety of application areas. The oils are capable of coping with temperature extremes, from the searing heat of the Outback in Australia to the freezing Arctic Circle. www.morrislubricants.co.uk...
Insight
The evolution of the UK biofuels sector
...beyond 2014 and the following: How does the government foresee being able to meet the over-arching EU target of meeting 10% of transport fuel requirements from renewables by 2020? The...
News
It’s all hands on deck at Nolan Oils as fuel sales accelerate
...so December could quite possibly be crazy. Then December came along, bringing with it a sudden blast of Arctic weather and extremely low temperatures and, as anticipated, telephones are now...
News
Distributor diaries – latest updates from our fuel distributor community
...its Arctic blast and low temperatures customers finally got their orders in. As Mark Nolan of Nolan Oils told us: “We are absolutely ballistic – in a good way though!...
Opinion
USA turn from fossil fuel ‘more direct, more fierce and quicker’ than expected
...prosperity. John Kerry, previously Barack Obama’s secretary of state and key architect of the Paris climate change summit in 2015, has been tasked with drawing up the new President’s climate...
News
Employee initiatives at LCM are delivering a greener future
...company Greenarc Vehicles) which allows LCM employees to ‘sacrifice’ part of their gross salary in exchange for a brand new, fully electric vehicle as well as take advantage of significant...
News
OnlineFuels acquired by DTN
...their data and deliver operational intelligence, but also to do so through innovative solutions that support complex decisions and give their business a competitive advantage,” said Marc Chesover, president of...
News
Highland Fuels’ site facelift reflects fuel distributor’s investment in retail forecourts
...enormity of the redevelopment project The project was led by Airdrie based Fox Construction and designed by architect Colin MacKenzie. Highland Fuels own and operate 15 forecourts across Scotland from...
Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...what you’re capable of and you’ll find, 9 times out of 10, that’s enough.” While the liquid fuels industry may still be considered, by some, to be archaic in some...
News
HVO boost as XPO Logistics expands use of sustainable biofuel
...la Voile, the Evian Championship (golf), the Arctic Race of Norway (cycling), the Freeride World Tour (skiing and snowboarding), and the Coupe de France de Football (soccer), among other high-profile...
Interview
Just Tankers: a story of evolution, innovation and growth
...alongside Ralph Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Marc Gene. “However, in 2003, I made the difficult decision to leave the sport. It marked the end of one chapter and the...
News
Gold Award recognises charity’s success in supporting ex-military into HGV driving careers
...Major General Marc Overton, The Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, at a special ceremony held in the Concorde Centre at Manchester Airport on Thursday 03 November. He said: “It...
News
Motorsport UK grant enables Coryton Fuels to add sustainable fuel option to Formula Student
...existing ICE architecture with very little if no adaptation and offer similar performance, however, they can reduce the emissions of one car by as much as 85%. “The engineers of...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...arctics. I’m not sure where driving will take me but I know I’ve always thought I’d get my license at some point. Now that I’m actually on that journey, I’m...