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Could heating oil prices be frozen?
...impact on the cost of living very sharply into focus Economic and geopolitical factors have interacted with supply and demand issues in the global oil market generating the movement and...
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Craggs support community during fuel crisis
...extended opening hours, on September 27th, to support with the increased demand caused by the ‘fuel supply crisis’ in its local community. The Craggs Fuel Station, which has a yard...
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Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation
...Last year’s demand, of 27.5 Mtoe, was about 17% below the recent peak, in 2013, of 33.0 Mtoe. Almost all (99%) of the electricity is sourced from hydropower, produced at...
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Portland Market Report – oil prices
...Coronavirus has hit oil (and stock) markets like a whirlwind and all at a rather inconvenient time for the global oil industry. We discussed the impact on demand last month,...
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Greenergy extends its UK marine fuel supply to include 0.5% sulphur fuel
...1 January 2020. “Responding to customer demand, Greenergy will supply 0.5% sulphur marine fuel initially from Cardiff as part of a phased rollout,” explained Varun Chhabria, group head of marine...
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Renewable fuel acquisition set to accelerate HGV decarbonisation
...UK transport, creating one of Europe’s largest fully integrated biomethane suppliers for heavy transport. Skyrocketing demand A new holding company, ReFuels, has been established to better reflect the growing scope...
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Industry voice – Rupert Turner MD UK Marketing Phillips 66
...as potential feedstocks for lower carbon liquid fuels. With increasing demand for used cooking oil (UCO) we are able to research other options such as tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO), where...
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Clugston Distribution: providing transport solutions for 100 years
...we do anticipate a decline in demand for diesel, kerosene, and gas oil but not for about 4 or 5 years – I think demand will be consistent until then....
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Green Fuels: fighting climate change with sewage sludge
...of that availability of oil. In saying that, it’s obviously better to use HVO than fossil fuel. It’s finding the right renewable for the right box.” The demand for biofuels...
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Why are new UK oil fields essential to a sustainable future?
...oil and gas plummet by 75% – unless we open new fields. That decline would be far sharper than any reduction we could achieve in demand – so imports would...
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Thompson Fuels – providing service with a smile
...its five depots, located in Tandragee, Portadown, Banbridge, Markethill and Fintona, as well as Belfast and the surrounding areas. Responding to market demand, Thompson has also diversified into selling lubricants...
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A better strategy for Irish distributors
...in terms of heating oil – this has been on the horizon for several years. Reduced demand because of coal, turf and wood burners plus, of course, gas is all...
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ReFuels to open Wales’ first renewable biomethane refuelling station for HGVs
...a joint venture between CNG Fuels, the infrastructure arm of ReFuels, and sustainability-led investment management company, Foresight Group. Growing demand Demand for Bio-CNG from fleet operators is skyrocketing. In July...
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Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...is increasingly in demand for many industries, including downstream oil refiners and distributors. “For instance, when these technologies were combined with WorkfloPlus to digitise inspections, they yielded a substantial 200%...
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Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...was focused on heat demand, shows that by making ‘reasonable’ upgrades, such as installing double glazing, cavity wall and loft insulation, would reduce heat demand by 15%. This would cost...
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What is the outlook for UK refining?
...to demand, the UK is already at high risk level for diesel and Jet A-1 supply and close to high risk for domestic/heating kerosene. Projected future demand trends and further...
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Reap what you sow
...troughs Whilst traditionally summer and autumn are the busiest times for the farming community, FAST supplies product all year round; although there is a marked increase in demand from July...
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Renewable liquid fuel availability report supports home heating oil market use
...that the potential availability of Renewable Liquid Fuels (RLFs) in Europe and North America, based on projected feedstocks, will far outweigh potential demand by 2030. The gap created means that...