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UKIFDA EXPO 2024: Award winners and runners-up announced.

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Industry award winners unveiled at hugely successful EXPO

...Barton Petroleum (Oakley Depot) Par Petroleum UKIFDA Green Award 2024 sponsored by Oilshield This award celebrates working towards a decarbonised future for the liquid fuel distribution sector. Judges were particularly impressed by...
A new Customer Service Award added to UKIFDA industry awards as entries open for 2023

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Shortlists announced for prestigious industry awards

...by Pen Underwriting, is always eagerly anticipated. This year’s finalists for the best fuel distribution depot for 2024 are Barton Petroleum (Oakley Depot), Certas Energy (Three Cocks Depot) and Par Petroleum....
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.

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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...

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Greenergy agrees to acquire Amber Petroleum

Greenergy has agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of Amber Petroleum (‘Amber’), an independent fuel distributor and retailer based in the Republic of Ireland. Amber’s operations include company-owned and...

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The next generation of fuel distributors

...it seems that many in the sector have ready-made succession plans. David Prince, owner of Melton Mowbray-based Prince Petroleum tells us more about his own family’s history with fuel distribution:...

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Mabanaft takes over global bunkering business

...which will now operate under the name Bomin, and Matrix Marine, Mabanaft’s subsidiary in the bunker business, is regarded by Mabanaft as an important step in an effort to combine...

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Progress – but is it enough?

...will change from ‘dangerous to the environment’ to ‘petroleum products’ category. Alternative fuels are now a named category. Taking responsibility – Dr Jenny Clucas, Cogent, strategy director for chemicals and...

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Theft threat?

...more vulnerable to running out of fuel.” Duncan Lambert, general manager of Rix Petroleum, agreed that, as well as a lack of funds, rising levels of theft are partly responsible...

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Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor

...coal deliveries and evolved to being suppliers of petroleum and other energy products, servicing a substantial, diverse portfolio of customers. Further, they have been eager adopters of new technology and...
The current millennium has witnessed changes in the downstream oil sector in Ireland of a scale and extent that far exceeded anything that occurred in the 50 or so years prior. We consider how in Ireland the process has been characterised by consolidation in the competitive landscape accompanied by rationalisation of logistics arrangements.

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The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s

...Irish Petroleum Company Ltd. (IPCL) to US company, Tosco Corporation, which was acquired shortly after by Phillips Petroleum which, in turn, merged with Conoco in 2002. ConocoPhillips demerged into separate...

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Another energy giant expands interest in biofuels

...from wood waste can help reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 85% compared to petroleum-based diesel. When produced, Biojet AS’s biofuels can be used for passenger vehicles and heavy trucks....

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Greenergy signs strategic JV agreement with Bapco

Bapco – the Bahrain Petroleum Company – is to establish a regional gasoline blending hub with Greenergy.  Bahrain Gasoline Blending (BGB) is set to meet local and regional demand for...