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Unveiled at this year’s industry EXPO, Barton Petroleum created a replica of the Wellingborough-headquartered distributor’s first ever tanker to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary in 2022

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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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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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Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland

...to take every step necessary to make not only our industry, but also Ireland, carbon neutral by 2050.” Formerly known as the Irish Petroleum Industry Association, Fuels for Ireland rebranded...

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HOYER UK fuel tanker drivers support NHS oxygen deliveries

Drivers employed as part of HOYER’s UK Petrolog fuel tanker delivery team have received training to deliver medical grade oxygen to NHS hospitals treating patients with COVID-19. The potential deployment...

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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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Top honours for HOYER Petrolog drivers

James Givens (l) winner of the first prize in HOYER’s 2016 driver of the year competition with Mark Binns, MD of HOYER Petrolog Three drivers working at Kingsbury and Stanlow...

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Greenergy reports 82 per cent profit rise

...“The outlook for the next twelve months is for relatively cheap naphtha to continue to support our petrol manufacturing margins.” Andrew Owens, Greenergy’s CEO, said: “Our petrol manufacturing margins were...

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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...