Insight
UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...and shape of the competitive downstream landscape in ways that are, as yet, unclear. Will there be further consolidation? What about new players? One thing that is abundantly clear, however,...
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Interview
In Profile – with long-standing downstream oil consultant Rod Prowse
...chat with Rod Prowse, a long- standing member of the downstream oil community and the writer behind our highly valued industry insight features. “STRATEGY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TACTICS.” ROD...
News
Key priorities for the downstream oil industry
Last Friday (21st October) the UK Petroleum Industry Association published its latest report – Fuelling the UK’s Economic Engine. The report sets out the key priorities for the downstream oil...
Insight
Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation
...(and Swedish) downstream interests to Finnish company, ST1 In 2017 Esso sold its forecourts’ business to DCC Four companies dominate the market for the two ground transport fuels (2020 out-turns),...
Insight
A new beginning as Fuel Oil News welcomes UKIFDA’s Downstream
...it in full below. As part of the recently announced partnership between industry publication Fuel Oil News and fuel distribution industry trade body UKIFDA the new Downstream section will feature...
Analysis
UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation
With the next generation integral to the future success of the downstream industry, Claudia Weeks spoke with both the young people in our sector and key industry figures to find...
Insight
Downstream future: decarbonisation, collaboration and digitalisation
...trade and risk management (ETRM), are common in the sector and have been joined, more recently, by the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). For the downstream sector,...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
Looking at the salient features of the French downstream oil sector, Inside Out found similar features and trends to those evidenced in the UK At around 65 million tonnes, the...
Insight
Ireland’s downstream oil infrastructure
...unsuccessfully attempted to sell the plant and, in May 2012, when the company split in to two separate, upstream and downstream, entities, it came under the ownership of Phillips 66....
News
Cautious industry response to fuel resilience bill
A bill aimed at maintaining fuel supply to customers in the event of disruption has been published. The draft Downstream Oil Resilience Bill, which was introduced last month by energy...
Opinion
Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...if UK government grasps the nettle and quickly sets the right incentives for investment. If not, the downstream sector could face an uncertain future, with the prospect of carbon leakage...
News
Good times for public storage
Public storage is now fulfilling a number of key roles in the downstream supply chain In addition to both supplementing and complementing established oil company facilities, public storage contributes to...
News
Ground-breaking report from UKPIA proposes net zero pathway
A recent report released by UKPIA claims that the UK downstream oil sector is already playing a significant role in meeting societal targets for decarbonisation and is capable and willing...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...actions from the review’. This body complements the work of the established Downstream Oil Industry Forum (DOIF), set up at the start of the current millennium. The Downstream Oil Resilience...
News
Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
UKPIA has today published its annual review of the UK downstream industry. It provides a collection of recent information on the sector from government departments, UKPIA members, and a range...
Insight
Live from COP26: FON blog part 1 on SAF
As the eyes of the world focus on the city of Glasgow as it plays host to the COP26 summit, the downstream industry is right in the middle of some...
Analysis
BP – making a wholesale commitment
As majors continue to withdraw from the downstream market, Fuel Oil News was keen to quiz BP about its position within the UK’s wholesale market. To this end, FON recently...
News
A good infrastructure?
...Climate Change (DECC), three separate reports on the subject have been undertaken by WoodMackenzie, Deloitte, and Purvin & Gertz. v UKdownstream oil infrastructure v Downstream oil – short term resilience and...