Opinion
North Sea oil industry in crisis?
...be none, everyone is retreating, people are being laid off at most companies this week and in the coming weeks. Budgets for 2015 are being cut by everyone.” These comments...
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Insight
Can Northern Ireland lead the way for sustainable liquid fuels?
...the heating for homes and places of work, Northern Ireland needs to double its renewable generating capacity in the next ten years. A huge challenge With existing budgetary pressures across...
Opinion
Massive spring hike in fuel duty would add £5k pa to truck running costs
...Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) said that the tax hike, which would increase the price of petrol and diesel by around 12p per litre, could be introduced in late March 2023. Questioned...
Opinion
Time to ‘axe the tax’ on renewable liquid heating fuels
The chancellor could achieve a quick win amongst rural voters by scrapping the tax on renewable liquid heating fuels in his upcoming budget. That’s the message from industry bodies UKIFDA...
Insight
Fuel prices – impacts and forecasts
...oversaw a mini budget which rocked the market sending the pound crashing against the dollar. After a brief but largely predictable leadership contest, Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor, took the helm...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...challenge facing customers over the past year has been the cost of the fuel itself. With many customers’ household budgets stretched, offering them flexible payment options has been a key...
Opinion
Logistics UK calls for diesel duty cut to protect UK economy
...one of the UK’s biggest business groups, Logistics UK. Record cost increases ‘cannot be absorbed’ Writing to Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ahead of the Budget 2022, Elizabeth...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...products uses, both contributing 31% to the total. The UK has continued to over perform against its GHG emissions targets set out in Carbon Budget 3 and the total GHG...
News
Energy select committee visits the village at the heart of the industry fuel campaign
...behalf of the headteacher Ellie Watkins, commented that HVO had proved to be a very effective solution. The committee also heard that the school didn’t have the budget to switch...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
...relationship, fuel monitoring, automatic ordering and budgeting plans on the customer side, and a much more consultative, supporting role on the supply side.” The founding ethos Tim goes on to...
Opinion
Increasing fuel duty would harm growth, warns Logistics UK
With Chancellor Rachel Reeves undertaking a full review of public finances ahead of the autumn budget, business group Logistics UK is urging her to protect the current rate of fuel...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: All change please, all change!
...Provides choice to rural households Removes costly upfront expenditure Avoids consumer disruption Government grants not needed Meets existing carbon budgets Avoids electric grid upgrades The workforce already exists Incorporates existing...
Insight
BP Energy Outlook 2022 Edition – the outlook to 2050
...scenarios. There has been increasing attention over the past few years on achieving a significant fall in global emissions by 2030 to conserve the world’s remaining carbon budget. The Outlook...
News
Over 100 companies add signatures of support to industry letter to Secretary of State
...budgets 4 and 5. Signed by over 100 UKIFDA and OFTEC members, the letter congratulates Ed Miliband on his appointment, and welcomes the Government’s ambition to deliver clean power by...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...will be an additional budget allocation in each additional year. The original budget for BUS indicated that the government was hoping for 90,000 installations or 30,000 per year. HVO Under...
News
September 14 update
...& Gas industry (crude oil, natural gas and refined products) accounted for over 50% of Scottish exports and without the sector, Scotland would be running an annual budget deficit in...
Interview
Taking a different approach
...we can compete at the sharper end of the price strategy, and offer a more attractive deal.” “We introduced a budget prepayment scheme following customer feedback. While we don’t offer...
Opinion
Are distributors doing enough to help vulnerable customers?
...fill them at a sensible price so that they purchase fuel in bite size chunks rather that incur a much larger bill for a bulk delivery that overwhelms their budget....