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Waste oil – where are we in 2011
...on waste producers. While all oil streams will at sometime incur a waste, in general, our reference to waste oil is essentially that of used lubricating oils, for example engine...
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Opinion
New ECO3 proposal to exclude oil boilers
...the deadline for responses is this Sunday (29th April). Under the new proposals, oil-heated households will still be eligible to fit energy efficiency measures such as insulation and heating controls...
Analysis
Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...using additional vehicles during periods of heavy demand. Fuel Oil News recently interviewed Greenergy’s chief executive, Andrew Owens. Investing in infrastructure “We’ve made some significant infrastructure investments in order to...
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to start biofuel transition
...adds Guy Pulham. Exercising efficiency “If consumers want to change their existing oil boiler for a new oil boiler they can still do so. We recommend switching to a condensing...
Insight
What the UK CCS announcements mean for the sector
...up and running by 2030. The announcement attracted some scepticism, especially as it was reported in conjunction with a series of new North Sea oil and gas licenses. That compounded...
News
Adler & Allan – Getting down to business
...and forecourt services, spill response, mechanical and electrical maintenance, waste management, fuel polishing and testing. In the midst of developing further new services, Fuel Oil News editor, Jane Hughes spoke...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...very few new wet depots being established, as Leanne explains: “In our region we are seeing new start-up businesses, but rarely with wet depots. Decommissioning of sites is commonplace due...
News
Downstream fuel distribution event, UKIFDA Expo, came back with a bang
...looking for ways to improve the company especially with new technology,” he explained. “I wanted to check out new developments in accounts packages and ancillary equipment such as meters and...
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Firsts for FPS EXPO in Liverpool
There was a warm welcome to FPS EXPO 2016 in Liverpool which offered a new venue, new city, new exhibitors, new products, new seminars and a new after show event...
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East Cork Oil abandons Atlantic and Geaney acquisition plans after competition scrutiny
...entities Atlantic Oils and Geaney Oil via three depots. The two distributors sell home-heating oil, diesel and sulphur-free gas oil and other products. East Cork Oil distributes fuel products, including...
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Activists claim oil terminals were ‘totally blocked’ in new protests
...by Just Stop Oil with several weeks of coordinated protest actions at oil terminals and other oil infrastructure in the Midlands and south of England from April. Pausing oil terminal...
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March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Aaron to hear about the last twenty years at Prince Energy. Aaron reflected: “I am honoured to have reached this milestone...
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Green fuel demand sees Crown Oil expand
Rocketing customer demand for alternative cleaner fuels sees Crown Oil expand with investment in a new site. The Bury-based business, part of the £420m-turnover Crown Oil family of companies, has...
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Rawlings Fuels – putting the customer first
...the fuel company emerged, grew and eventually moved to its new dedicated depot just over a year ago in March 2020. A year on from the move, Fuel Oil News...
Interview
Sustainable aviation fuel: routes to feedstocks that can fill the production gap
...primarily fats, oils and greases (fogs), are relatively limited, so a key focus area for Honeywell is to develop, launch and commercialise new technical pathways to enable the use of...
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Which? reports on heating oil prices
...oil users, the guide highlights a number of ways to keep the costs of heating oil down. The Which? news story and heating oil guide can be found at http://www.which.co.uk/energy/creating-an-energy-saving-home/guides/heating-oil/...
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More jobs in oil
As an oilfield tax allowance paves the way for hundreds of new jobs in the UK, the Oil and Gas Global Salary Guide 2013 says UK oil and gas professionals...
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Is it time Northern Ireland had a competent persons scheme?
...that currently operating in England and Wales? Reported in the July issue of Fuel Oil News (pages 4 and 21), the fire is believed to have started in a shed...