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Rix Petroleum teams up with My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
...in MND, and to support people living with the disease and help them live as full a life as possible. Gail Fawcett, Rix Petroleum business unit manager at its Grangemouth...
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Agreement will see UK oil production facility powered by wind
In a critical step towards making production the cleanest in the world, UK green energy infrastructure developer, Cerulean Winds, and Ping Petroleum UK today announced the signing of an agreement...
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Barton Petroleum celebrates 50th anniversary with special tanker
Unveiled at this year’s EXPO, Barton Petroleum has created something memorable and unforgettable to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 – a replica of the Wellingborough-headquartered distributor’s first ever tanker!...
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Funded ADR courses available now for HGV drivers to upskill
...& Petroleum Passport courses for those wanting to transport hazardous goods and drive fuel tankers. The Government-funded training courses, called Skills Bootcamps, are available through the Driver Academy Group, a...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...have any UK refining presence. We will now take a brief look at the existing network and highlight the roles which they play in supplying refined petroleum products to the...
Interview
35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...solutions for clients. “In 1987 petroleum fuels were all top loaded into tankers and operator and environmental safety was not necessarily always at the top of the agenda.” Kiran went...
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Rix Petroleum takes on Ben Nevis
Employees of Grangemouth based Rix Petroleum will begin the eight-mile-long climb and descent of Ben Nevis on Saturday 3rd July, raising £2000 for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The foundation...
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Peter Turner
Peter Turner It is with great sadness that Fuel Oil News reports the passing of Peter Turner, former managing director of Rix Petroleum, on the evening of Friday 22nd January...
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Distributor diaries March 23: updates from our distributor community
...applicable industry standards Manx Petroleum believes the benefits of adopting this system will be far- reaching. Jim Kaighin, operations manager for Manx Petroleum is delighted by their choice of the...
Opinion
The billion barrel blow and why it may mean more pivoting in the fuel sector
...renewable resource, and produces cleaner emissions than petroleum-based fuel. However, the energy to produce a plant-based fuel isn’t without its difficulties and controversies. The top issues with pure biofuel include...
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Storage – reducing fire risk
...fires at installations that process and store crude oil, petroleum, intermediates and refined products The updated EI Model Code of Safe Practice Part 19: Fire precautions at petroleum refineries and...
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A new App for the fuel distributor
...can immediately make updates, synchronising data and limiting unnecessary paperwork. The software platform is already used by Guernsey Petroleum Distributors, Petroleum Distributors (Jersey) and Gas 4 Wales together with new client...
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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 awareness charity’s day with...
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IFC exhibits depot and terminal equipment at the TSA exhibition
...folding stairs, mobile safe tanker access equipment and high speed bulk loading systems. Petroleum bottom loading arms – The 445 series arm is designed for heavy duty use at petroleum...
Opinion
Downstream workforce must be part of transition to avoid skills shortages
The perception that the downstream petroleum industry’s workforce is not part of achieving net zero targets in green industries will affect companies’ ability to recruit skilled staff, according to a...
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Major Rix order for Alpeco’s new register system
...largest order to date for their new TE550 Truck III electronic register system from Hull-based Rix Petroleum. Rix Petroleum appointed Alpeco as the preferred equipment supplier for 17 new trucks...
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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800
The Downstream Oil Industry Distribution Forum (DODF) has announced that more than 5,800 Petroleum Driver Passports have now been issued by the scheme manager, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Once all...
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