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Government portal opens for Alternative Fuel Payment applications
...of the two million people across the UK who use fuels such as heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), coal or biomass to heat their homes should have received their...
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Interview
In Conversation with Miriam James of Silvey Fleet
...is in supplying fuel – formed in the 1800’s the business was originally involved in dredging, following which it was a supplier of coal and latterly of fuel to both...
News
Essar – new roadside development
...in November 2015 at Coalville in Leicestershire, and now has a network of 67 sites. “This is another milestone in the development of Essar’s UK retail network,” said Ramsay Macdonald,...
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More debate on industry issues
...has changed in the past from coal and paraffin. “I don’t think any of us have crystal balls. When the cut off date for oil is I don’t know, nobody...
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Gas network in Northern Ireland extended by 2015
...has been completed. Currently, around 120,000 homes and 8,000 businesses are on the gas network, and an increase would lessen the dependence on oil and coal. “Safe to say it...
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Fuel poverty – a serious national problem
...a serious national problem and the coalition is absolutely committed to tackling it.” Fuel poverty statistics for 2010 published by The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) show that...
Insight
BP Energy Outlook 2022 Edition – the outlook to 2050
...their reliance on coal. Growth in liquefied natural gas plays a central role in increasing emerging markets’ access to natural gas. Wind and solar power will expand rapidly, accounting for...
News
Record profits as new MD takes over reins at The Bayford Group
...in the Hertfordshire village of Bayford, started a coal merchants’ business in Leeds. “The company boasts a rich history and powerful track record which speaks volumes, I’m looking forward to...
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Essar welcomes six new sites
Essar currently has 29 sites operating under the Essar brand including Ablewell in Walsall. The company first entered the UK retail market in November 2015 with a site at Coalville,...
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CCS procurement opportunity – bids close 8th May
...fuel types such as liquefied gas, wood products and coal and also has lots for lubricants and greases and additional associated products and services. Details of this procurement can be...
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The next generation of fuel distributors
...family supplying coal and wood to the local community. Then my dad came on board and set up selling petrol for Regent from fuel pumps at the front of the...
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Definitely above Par
...nothing and can reap great rewards.” Par’s family heritage dates back over a century ago when Simon’s great grandfather sold coal from the back of a horse and cart. www.par-petroleum.co.uk...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...coal and natural gas. Most of Europe is dependent on Russia for its gas and after seeing the tsunami’s effects on Japan’s nuclear plants, a wet blanket has been thrown...
News
Oil theft on the rise
...a rapid drop in the oil level. Sergeant Mark Watson, a neighbourhood team leader based at Coalville Local Policing Unit said: “We have noticed an increase in theft from domestic...
Opinion
Consequences of IMO 2020
...of coal bunkers, and the beginning of a transition to decarbonisation that will alter the marine fuels market, as we currently know it, beyond recognition. In conjunction with the logistical...
News
Alarm bells raised by ‘beast from the east’
...said Paul Rose, OFTEC chief executive. “The recent cold spell put severe strain on natural gas supplies and both oil and coal were required to help produce power at the...
Interview
Green Fuels: fighting climate change with sewage sludge
...lot of heavy industry and coal-fired power stations in India, but you are seeing the shift to renewables and it’s happening at a scale that is much faster-paced than here....
Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
...Airport within an hour. Back at Doherty’s; alongside its traditional fuel distribution service, the company is also planning to expand its coal and firewood business, which, says Patrick Doherty, proved...