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UK government guarantees Grangemouth upgrade loan

...North Sea production wanes and higher energy and feedstock costs squeeze commodity chemical producers in western Europe. The Grangemouth plant, the company’s biggest, combines both chemical production and oil refining....

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Process safety – Rivers and Hackett speak out

...oil industry. He recently returned from New Zealand where he was running the country’s only oil refinery and was previously responsible for Shell’s refining and petrochemical operations in the UK....
Business planning for growth or exit.

Knowledge

Creating business value through a clear roadmap 

...the options available to them. It also allows the client to move from a crossroads to clearly identify a path and an ultimate destination: either Business Growth or Business Exit....

News

Fuel Industry people moves May 2024

...our new Chief Executive Officer,” commented Andre Boulay. “He is a dynamic, values-driven business leader who brings with him decades of strategic and operational expertise building and leading IoT businesses....
Ferguson Fuels

Interview

Ferguson Fuels: family-run, with customers at its heart

...the business is hoping for in the future. “Ferguson Fuels is now a third-generation family business,” Clark explains, “with the fourth generation already showing an interest by helping on Saturdays...
Paul Taylor of Geoff Boorman Fuels

Interview

In Conversation with NWF and Geoff Boorman Fuels

...business now. Salaries have increased and the cost of the trucks has just gone through the roof – twice what it was five years ago. It’s an expensive business to...
Gleaner Fuels interview

Interview

A heritage to be proud of: 70 years of Gleaner

...the business? “There have been many – although picking up the Scottish Family Business Award for Large Rural Companies in 2016 stands out. Also, our most recent business award from...
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

Insight

A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

...ether (Accutrace Plus) Coumarin What is the new chemical replacing Solvent Yellow 124? According to Accutrace Plus manufacturer and trademark holder, Dow (US), the marker is “resistant to common chemical...

News

IFC Inflow celebrates 30 years in business

...oil and petroleum distribution sector is IFC’s largest market, followed closely by chemical and petrochemical distribution, Fuel Oil News asked Kiran about the work in the Fuel Oil News market....

News

Credit where it’s due

...product, designed for the individual needs of a client’s business.  Access to credit information can also help grow a business rather than simply protect against bad debts.  It can form...

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INEOS to buy DONG Energy’s oil & gas business

...comes with it. We have been successful in our petro-chemical businesses, focusing on operating our assets safely, efficiently and reliably and we intend to do the same with our oil...
Alfons Haar 75th anniversary

Interview

Alfons Haar Ltd: proudly celebrating 75 years

...the history of the business and its plans for the future. 75 years in business “We are incredibly proud to hit such a milestone for the business, and it is...
A look at what drives successful recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

Analysis

Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

...company has introduced a new recruitment and retention strategy which has already had a significant positive impact on the business. With this issue of Fuel Oil News focusing on sector...

News

The next generation of fuel distributors

...to identify business-critical roles for which potential successors are needed. New Era Fuels are always looking out for our ‘shining stars within the business.” New Era Fuels is not against...
TSA Careers Week Campaign

News

TSA launches Careers Week campaign

The Tank Storage Association has launched its ‘Careers Week’ campaign aimed at showcasing the vast career and apprenticeship opportunities available in the bulk storage and energy infrastructure sector. The bulk...