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Monument Fuels – a monumental undertaking

...with numbers and figures. Our build costs and other purchases came in more or less within budget, but then again we’ve got the experience and have a good idea about...

Interview

In profile with Elizabeth de Jong, CEO UKPIA

...press for? I’d been keen to sort out the future of fuel duty pretty quickly. This country and others face a looming budgetary black hole which needs to be addressed...
How a fuel sales executive juggles work, parenthood and martial arts

Interview

A Day in the Life – Vicky Darch of Darch Oil

...much start ringing from 8:30am. On an average day, my duties are mainly telephone based, dealing with quotations, orders, account queries, boiler servicing, telemetry devices, customer queries, budget plans, payments,...
Portland report July

Insight

The UK energy sector: What is the direction of travel?

...C, dominated by delays and costs running well above budget. Solar PV, on the other hand, does not seem to have complete backing. The Conservatives have cooled significantly on support...

Opinion

Why the next PM should NOT slash fuel duty

...Dr Jonathan Marshall stated: “There is clear rationale for Government helping those for whom higher transport costs are squeezing budgets. But doing so through cheaper fuel would see more benefits...

News

Backing a certainty

...we encourage budgeting by paying over a period of time via direct debit and ordering early.” “The business is an active supporter of the Buy Oil Early campaign run by...

News

The distributor offer revisited

...offer – give or take a number of permutations and variations – can be identified as follows: Monitoring/management of replenishments/automatic top-ups Budget accounts to spread payments over 10-12 months Boiler...

News

Call for urgent heat policy intervention

...2017 In March 2016, the budget for the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) – the main scheme to help fuel poor households become more energy efficient – was slashed by 40%...

News

DCC development opportunities

According to DCC plc’s interim management statement, its energy division is trading ‘significantly ahead of both the prior year and budget’. Backed by an encouraging performance in the first quarter...

News

Concerns raised – UK housing: fit for the future? 

...family budgets, it’s difficult to see how this can be achieved. “A crucial, but often overlooked aspect of heat policy – indeed any successful policy – is public support. While...

Interview

Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution

...a type of budget payment scheme! With its mixed reviews, we’re very fortunate that the Northern Ireland government didn’t follow Great Britain’s lead on Green Deal. Minister McCausland listened to...

News

Fighting fuel poverty in the Midlands

...and climate change officer will address fuel poverty with a series of initiatives, products and services to help tenants and residents to budget and control energy consumption. Home energy visits...
An in-depth consideration of the latest BP Energy Outlook

Insight

BP OUTLOOK 2023: the outlook for global energy to 2050

...which we will now summarise. The carbon budget is running out. Despite the marked increase in government ambitions, CO2 emissions have increased in every year since the Paris COP in...

Analysis

Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?

...total fuel budget on additisation, you’re saving potentially tens of thousands of pounds.” DiesoLiFT has been trialled with London and Leeds Midland Rail, the City of York Council, and Morrisons...