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The Downstream Oil Industry Distributor Forum elaborates on changes made to ensure the PDP Scheme meets the specific needs of the home heat sector.

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PDP Scheme acts on home heat sector concerns

...needs of the home heat sector. Covid and the restrictions on training must have been challenging for the Scheme, what did you do? When we went into lockdown in March...
OPEC+ agrees to continue with current output targets, despite market uncertainty

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What price oil? 2023 In review

...This size of range has become the norm post-COVID, although it is much lower than 2022’s annual range of 836.75/t, and is lower than 2020’s range of 418.75/t. Despite being...

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Date change for UKIFDA EXPO 2021

Organisers of UKIFDA EXPO 2021 have continued to monitor the situation in relation to Covid-19 and, following the UK Government’s recent national lockdown announcement, have taken the decision to move...
Our latest look at the changing downstream landscape

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UK Downstream: the changing landscape

...earnings, a major conundrum will be how these are impacted by declining fuel demand i.e. extent of correlation; experience during covid-19 lockdowns provides cause for encouragement. At site level, two...

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Countdown to ITT Hub 2021

...that the event – the largest show of its kind in 40 years – can go ahead as planned under the latest Covid-19 restrictions announced by the Prime Minister on...

Interview

Touchstar Technologies: planning for world domination

...so that the driver can deliver the correct product. Can you tell us if/how Covid-19 and the energy transition have affected the demand from customers? We have two generic types...

Opinion

Easing skill shortages and protecting supply chain

With more than 45,000 HGV driver tests outstanding at DVSA as a result of the Covid-19 lockdowns, Logistics UK is today pressing government to introduce a seasonal visa for European...

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Valero lends its support to frontline charities

Valero is donating additional funding to support frontline charities during the current Covid-19 outbreak as part of its commitment to support the communities in which it works. The company will...

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Champion support for Hope House with £2,000 donation

...Enterprises, parent company of Morris Lubricants and Morris Leisure, unanimously agreed on Tuesday to support Hope House, which has lost £1.25 million in fundraising income due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review

...to improve the UKPIA Statistical Review, and several new statistical analyses have been included in this year’s publication, most notably on GHG savings from biofuels and the impact of COVID-19...

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Fuel prices – impacts and forecasts

...in demand during 2023.  When demand unexpectedly dropped due to covid, OPEC+ was left with an oversupply leading to a substantial drop in price.  OPEC+ are keen to maintain the...