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Oil theft – oil industry shows support with donation
...Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) resulted in Solo Direct offering to give the unit 1,000 litres of oil to help during this difficult time. With £1,000 worth of oil stolen...
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Theft threat?
When the price of crude oil rises, reports of oil theft increase. Alex Porter spoke to distributors about the situation in their area A recent article on the Fuel Oil...
Insight
No easy decisions at Whitegate
...support the country’s oil needs is Whitegate. Oil refining on the island of Ireland Originally commissioned in 1959, Whitegate has a distillation capacity of 71,000 bpd. One third of output...
Interview
Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution
...sector in Northern Ireland does still enjoy a dominant market share at around 68%; but this is continually under threat from alternative fuel sources. The volatile nature of global oil...
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US oil price falls below zero for the first time in history
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector has warned the latest oil price developments could fundamentally undermine the ability of the industry to recover and...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
...manufacturing steel oil tanks for the domestic heating market. He saw his natural progression as moving more into the oil market, and bought his first distribution tanker in 1988. As...
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Oil recycling specialist Slicker expands further with Oil Monster acquisition
...with their own carbon cutting and sustainability agenda, re-refining their waste oil back into base oil through our own re-refinery.” “We welcome everyone at Oil Monster into the Slicker family...
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Jardine Motors Group achieves a carbon-cutting, UK first in waste oil management
...used oil through a fully circular waste oil management solution. Through servicing customers’ vehicles at their 50+ sites nationwide, Jardine generates significant volumes of used lubricating oil which is now...
Interview
Compass Fuel Oils: a new depot facilitates further growth
Compass Fuel Oils is a fuel distribution business based in Penwortham, Lancashire. Formed in 2009, Compass Fuel is an independent, nationwide fuel oil supplier who is proud to announce that...
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University scientists have developed a greener marine fuel
...up to 500°C to convert them into bio-oil. Solvents were added to the bio-oil, which was then blended with used cooking oil or fat to create the fuel. Dr Abul...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...non-domestic kerosene shows a marked difference, with non-domestic kerosene increasing – presumably due to the switch from gas oil to industrial heating oil. Pricing The Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...20 years, the Aden refinery was one of BP’s most profitable, taking cheap crude oil from inland Yemen and converting it into heavy fuel oil for shipping. However, in 1977...
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UK refining – hunting for answers
...of our refining and downstream oil industry published in November 2011, Brian Worrall, then UKPIA president, said: “Given the right policy environment, the UK refining and downstream oil sector can...
Analysis
Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence
...in blending remain strong in the retail market, whilst Mabanaft has concentrated more on the commercial market reselling distillates including kerosene. Reliable supply at a competitive price “One thing’s for...
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Backing a certainty
...intuitive, enabling the visitor to find exactly what they’re looking for.” Acquisitions In 2001 when DCC Energy moved into the British market it was Ireland’s fastest growing independent oil distribution...
Interview
An interview with Raphael Hüttman, managing director, Mabanaft
...an exceptionally challenging market, Mabanaft began to implement a change management programme designed to transition its operating model to more closely reflect the current and projected market environment in order...
Insight
UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...‘winds of change’. This saw the disappearance of long-established names, as integrated refining and marketing companies, such as Burmah, Mobil, Gulf Oil, Petrofina and Elf (the last two being acquired...
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Oil – the cheapest of all major heating fuels
...expensive than LPG and 42% cheaper than electricity. A renewed appreciation of the benefits of oil Most experts agree that oil prices will remain low for some time and with...