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Compulsory oil stocking obligations: a UK update
...producing country, this meant that the UK had to hold 61 days of average daily inland consumption, for both energy and non-energy use. On top of this amount, the EU...
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A low carbon economy by 2050?
The UK’s sensitivity to oil and gas price shocks could be reduced by using low-carbon forms of electricity generation, claims energy secretary, Edward Davey. By 2050, the negative impact that...
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Raw deal for rural renewables
...the Energy Saving Trust’s online ‘home energy generation selector’, costs and energy savings were calculated across a range of renewable technologies for a typical three-bedroom cottage in east Anglia, currently...
Interview
TEC: driving forward through innovation
...“As many contributors have outlined previously, with the transition to renewable energy, the industry faces the challenge of adapting to a changing energy landscape, with a decrease in demand for...
Opinion
Northern Ireland Government warned over heating sector decarbonisation plans
...David Blevings, Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) and OFTEC Ireland representative, on the latest developments in the NI energy strategy. The NIESR predicts that all regions in the UK will...
Opinion
CIA President speaks out against the UK Government’s lack of energy policy
Speaking at the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) annual dinner last week, CIA President Tom Crotty of INEOS took the Government to task for its lack of a coherent energy policy and...
Interview
Passion and pride celebrated with award recognition
The Oilfast Group is very proud of its Transport Manager, Jemma Deans and with good reason. Jemma was recently announced as a runner-up for the Transport Manager of the Year...
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Merger is ‘culmination of 49 years in the industry’
...around £1.5 billion; the majority of the enlarged group’s sites are freehold. The group, substantially all of which is owned by Gerald Ronson and his family and charitable trusts, will...
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New refuelling site opens this week
“This new facility will provide a convenient refuelling station for the haulage community when using our new Liverpool2 Container Terminal or any of our port facilities,” said Andrew Martin, group...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...was sold to Maxol Group in 2001. “At that time, we operated circa 35 tankers and employed more than 100 employees. I then moved to Maxol Group, who were a...
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HKS Holdings acquires Brobot Group
Earlier this month, HKS Holdings completed its acquisition of the Leicestershire-based Brobot Group. The family-owned group has acquired 30 filling stations in three months, taking its total number of sites...
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Crossing the finishing line
...A&A’s group marketing manager, Alan Scrafton. The company’s project manager, Colin Mitchell and his team were responsible for designing and building an efficient, removable fuel station close to the Northern...
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New UK sites join JET network
...its relationship with the roadside retailer. JET currently supplies Ascona Group, one of the fastest growing independent forecourt operators in the UK, at three sites: Fyfield Service Station in Marlborough;...
Opinion
Prax pledges on jobs and decarbonisation
...23 of those years spent with ExxonMobil. Luc Smets, general manager, Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery As part of corporate strategy for the refinery, the Prax Group has committed to boosting...
Insight
The climate emergency: a game of two halves
...and the net zero transition. We chair the COMAH Strategic Forum net zero group – with the Tank Storage Association and others being an integral part. Some organisations may be...
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Launch helps fleet managers to control costs and eliminate fuel misuse
UK fleet operators can now enjoy a more efficient and secure refuelling process thanks to a partnership between OTS Group and OTI PetroSmart. The two companies have joined forces to...
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Up and running
Pictured beside the WP Group’s newest tanker – Dan Hedges, Melanie Noel and Terry Brown – on the Magyar stand at FPS EXPO 2018 When the Southampton-based WP Group launched...
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Engineering company fuels Asda
The Asda project at East Retford was completed in a 10 week time frame with the site handed over at the end of last month The Premier Group, the UK’s...