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Dealing with price volatility

...on offer   Who, what, when, how much and at what price? At Argus market intelligence services underpin price assessments. With more than 200 reporters worldwide monitoring, checking and reporting...
The number one concern in the fuel distribution sector is confidence in supply security. With recent global events highlighting the impact of supply shortages we take a fresh look at this perennial industry topic.

Insight

Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector

...of Russia’s role in the petroleum industry as the world’s second-largest crude oil producer and largest exporter of refined oil products. Closer to home, Russia supplies about 30% of Europe’s...

News

Oil prices rise on OPEC+ deal extension

An agreement to extend the deal on record production cuts until the end of July which was reached at a virtual meeting of OPEC+ on 4 June, saw oil prices...
OPEC+ announces steeper than anticipated oil production cuts of 2 million bpd creating a clash with the West as U.S. President Joe Biden calls the surprise decision ‘short-sighted’.

Opinion

Fuel price fears as OPEC+ cuts oil production

...to increase output to stem rising prices, and the latest rebuff leaves the President assessing whether to release further strategic oil stocks to lower prices. “The President is disappointed by...
Data: the UKIFDA databank

Knowledge

Data: the UKIFDA databank

...recently produced its August monthly figures for domestic heating oil prices alongside broader inflation numbers. Heating oil prices in August 2023 were 74ppl compared to 89.7ppl in August 2022. Prices...
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News

The distributor offer revisited

...of the value chain – whether filling station pump prices, heating oil prices or those charged to commercial/industrial users.  This has recently triggered an OFT investigation into how pump prices...

Interview

The battle to offer a competitive product

...average price. It is apparent that competing on price is paramount for oil distributors with most consumers now ordering smaller amounts of fuel, less often. What is also important is...