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The shipping news
...summer of 2008, but freight rates like the price of oil crashed,” explains Nikki Jessop the Rix Group’s director, Maritime Bunkering. “Following this, ship owners and operators resorted to slow...
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Going to the next level at Fuelmate
Rix Petroleum has engaged Zelst, a Harrogate-based digital marketing company specialising in search engine optimisation, to help grow its Fuelmate subsidiary by increasing search visibility, rankings, traffic and lead generation....
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Latest petroleum test methods available from the Energy Institute
The Energy Institute’s (EI) latest issue of the “IP Standard test methods for analysis and testing of petroleum and related products and British Standard 2000 Parts, 2014” is now available....
Opinion
“Are your drivers ready for Driver CPC?”
...of Driver CPC and the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP), Certas Energy’s dedicated training team has approached the programme requirements effectively to ensure full compliance and integration, whilst minimising disruption to...
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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
...Mobil’s European downstream interests merged with BP; Gulf’s UK interests acquired by Shell 1998 Petrofina acquired by Total 1999 Elf acquired by Total 2000 Petroplus acquired Phillips Petroleum’s Teesside refinery...
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New petroleum measurement training and technical guidance
...sale and purchase of crude oil, cleaning of tanks in marine tank vessels carrying petroleum or refined products, and procedures for cargo inspections for crude oil, products and liquefied petroleum...
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Designed for the industry by the industry
The Petroleum Driver Passport is an excellent example of what government says is industry itself taking responsibility for setting and monitoring standards says Brian Worrall Fuel Oil News spoke to...
Insight
Sustainable low carbon liquid fuels: perspectives and prospects
...in France (with excess petroleum refining capacity) and Nerefco (BP) in Rotterdam. Typically, HVO has been found to yield GHG savings vs. petroleum alternatives of somewhere around 80-90% – a...
Interview
35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...recently completed a decade-long program for Rix Petroleum. Another example is a depot upgrade program we completed for Certas Energy back in 2019. It’s incredibly rewarding to be able to...
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Barton Petroleum improves fleet safety and driver performance with Mircolise
Barton Petroleum has deployed the Microlise Fleet Performance solution to improve safety and driver performance and deliver increased efficiencies across its fleet. The Microlise fleet tracking and utilisation solution will...
Analysis
UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation
...to Morgan Webb, assistant depot supervisor at Barton Petroleum: “Being in the oil and fuel industry isn’t your everyday job. Every day is different and comes with different challenges and...
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Kelly Mcloughlin – Barton Petroleum’s first female depot manager
...Kelly Mcloughlin, Barton Petroleum’s first female depot manager, at the UKIFDA Expo in Liverpool in April, and was fascinated to hear about Kelly’s journey from joining the distributor in a...
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Andy Smith heads up Fuelmate
Andy Smith brings 17 years experience in the fuel card business to Rix-owned Fuelmate Well-known industry professional Andy Smith has been appointed to head up the Rix-owned Fuelmate fuel card...
Insight
The Humber refinery – a key indigenous source of supply
...Petroleum. The need for a European refinery was quickly established, with the UK as the chosen country of location. Two possibilities were considered – Milford Haven, with its deep water...
Interview
A proud tanker driver
...Already a regular Dragon Petroleum customer, Alex sold his beloved motorbike to pay for his ADR training. Once qualified, he worked on a voluntary basis for Dragon Petroleum until a...
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New fleet investment by Hoyer Petrolog
...upgrade to its petroleum, bitumen and fuel oils fleets. The new fleet additions include 185 MANs and 68 Scanias on a mixture of three, five and seven year leases. The...
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March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...process!” Tanker investment sees Rix hit a century Rix Petroleum Ltd has hit a century with its latest investment. The Hull-based business has invested almost £2m in 10 DAF tankers,...
Interview
Cobo Tankers brings back fuel distributor factory visits
Considered one of the leaders in the production of tankers for the transport of petroleum products, Cobo Tankers & Services Ltd is a company dedicated to the manufacture, repair and...