Interview
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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Scully announces new CEO
...in the petroleum industry “Katrina has been employed at Scully Signal Corporation for over 20 years and has served in a number of senior positions,” reported lead director Ernest Santin....
News
Ensuring the new government hears FPS members
...Certas Energy’s customer sales and development manager, was appointed as the 31st Federation of Petroleum Supplier (FPS) president. Formerly FPS vice president and regional representative for the West Midlands, Duncan...
News
Loyal to oil – Watson Petroleum customers
A survey of 750 oil-using homes by Watson Petroleum and OFTEC earlier this year has revealed that oil heating remains a popular choice with few owners thinking of switching. Of...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...in France have seen significant retrenchment. BP’s Lavera refinery was sold to Ineos in 2005 and its retail network of circa 400 sites to Delek Petroleum in 2010 (now owned...
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Petroleum Driver Passport on its way
Due to be launched on 1st January 2014, the scheme manager for the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) is the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The scheme manager appointment follows a tendering...
Opinion
Female leadership can be maritime industry game changer
LQM Petroleum Services believes that female leadership should be a priority for maritime businesses – particularly in the bunker industry – where women make up just nine per cent of...
Opinion
Crude falls below $100/bbl as OPEC+ increases output but for how long?
...due more to the additional impact of the increased US stockholding. The petroleum status report of the US EIA (Energy Information Administration) released at the start of August, showed an...
News
New RTN parts website keeps tankers running
...This three-generation family business has over 40 years’ experience of tanker building, and RTN is the UK’s largest supplier of Petroleum and LPG tankers. Solutions for sourcing unidentified or obsolete...
Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
...union driven strike! This is the result of pure union politics and the outcome is simply reflecting what’s already done with petroleum delivery drivers other than the production of the...
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JET strengthens presence in north east
JET has increased its presence in north east England through new contracts with Penny Petroleum. Seven new sites have joined the network and a further three sites have signed retie...
Sponsored
Innovation in flash point testing delivers increased speed and high accuracy
...flash point testers bring you automatic, high-precision flash point testing in test laboratories for the petroleum and chemical industries. Tests are performed according to standard methods ASTM D93, EN ISO...
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HOYER remains logistics partner of choice for Esso UK delivery
HOYER Gas and Petroleum Logistics Ltd has announced the extension of its contract for the Esso UK delivery business through to 30th June 2029. The arrangement, which extends HOYER’s relationship...
Opinion
BEIS backs oil resilience bill with limits
...of petroleum products – as a means of preventing disruption to the UK’s fuel supply chains. The BEIS Department says the bill is needed due to concerns that the industry,...
News
Heat in buildings – joint statement on the government’s future framework
Guy Pulham, FPS (left) and Paul Rose (OFTEC) Below, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) chief executive, Guy Pulham and OFTEC CEO Paul Rose comment: “A wide range of responses...
Opinion
New UK Global Tariff gets positive response
...UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), Stephen Marcos Jones said; “It is encouraging that government has listened to industry. We hope to see reciprocal tariffs delivered through Free Trade Agreements, particularly...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...Dow says that the marker “contains only elements commonly found in petroleum/petroleum derivatives without any known ozone-depleting additives or dioxin-emitting halocarbons.” What is the impact on businesses that mark fuel...
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New president for Europe’s independent fuel suppliers
...importers and wholesale/retail distributors of refined petroleum products and their alternatives, supplying Europe’s customers, independently of the major petroleum producers. Independent suppliers, covering more than a third of Europe’s demand,...