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Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023: entries of note
...Heltor – designed to excel as an ideal tanker for an idyllic location An IVECO Daily 7.5t chassis carries an aluminium tanker built for Heltor by Magyar with the 4500l,...
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Milford Haven – frustration and regret
... MEP Jill Evans has also written to Welsh secretary Stephen Crabb to ask him to apply for funds. Changes to the global refining industry are impacting on the local economy...
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Ministers urged to secure future oil refining capacity
...closure of the Coryton oil refinery in Essex earlier this year which cost nearly 3,000 jobs across the UK, with an adverse knock-on effect to the economy estimated to be...
Analysis
Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...supply fossil fuels, it’s the price and quality of the fuel that’s important to the customer. But biofuels are more like a food chain product – we need to get...
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Urban charges and lorry bans – planning ahead
...ahead, so the procurement of future fleets can be planned.” Headline sponsor, Iveco, will give a vehicle manufacturer’s perspective on the subject. Iveco’s alternative fuel director, Martin Flach, will provide...
Interview
Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution
...of these 5,750 are new oil condensing boilers. In a difficult economic period, this has been welcome news for those installing oil. Meeting increased energy obligations and driver requirements There’s...
Opinion
Don’t let Covid derail decarbonisation
Responding to the 2021 Budget, OFTEC chief executive Paul Rose said: “The Chancellor didn’t hold back in outlining the financial toll the Covid-19 pandemic has taken on the UK economy,...
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UKIFDA submits its views on the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy
Liquid fuels trade association UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) has submitted its views on behalf of members on the Northern Irish Government’s Energy Strategy. Designed to replace the...
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Hydrogen trucking is on the road to success after further successful funding bids
...to be deployed by H2Accelerate members in Europe to 29. Strong business case Richard Ferrer, Head of Innovation & Alternative Fuels at the European Climate Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency,...
Opinion
Massive spring hike in fuel duty would add £5k pa to truck running costs
...as part of the Spring Budget. If implemented, the duty hike would stifle the economy and deliver a body blow to the logistics industry, according to the business group which...
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Trade Remedies Authority seeks views about tariffs on biodiesel
...whether new trade remedies are needed to prevent injury to UK industries caused by unfair trading practices and make recommendations on appropriate measures to defend UK economic interests. The survey...
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Grangemouth workforce Unite over government proposals
...economy and that of surrounding communities would be ‘severe’. 88% responded saying that politicians were not doing enough to support and protect jobs at Grangemouth. Only 11% expressed ‘confidence’ in...
Opinion
Budget 2021: Hope for hydrogen hub
...the global hydrogen economy.” George Kieffer, chairman, Freeport East Project Board, said: “We are delighted to have been chosen by the Chancellor as one of the first new Freeports in the...
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Oil & gas investment key to UK transition
Speaking at the launch of their annual Economic Report today, OGUK Chief Executive, Deirdre Michie OBE, has said that the UK oil and gas industry is key to delivering the...
Insight
TotalEnergies: Energy Outlook 2021
...electrification and renewable energy sources Expanded penetration of new energy ‘carriers’ e.g clean hydrogen in industry and transport, e-fuels, biofuels and biogas Increased energy efficiency That global economic growth will...
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UK government guarantees Grangemouth upgrade loan
...will allow Ineos to start work immediately on building Europe’s biggest ethane storage tank. “The Grangemouth guarantee is fantastic news for Scotland’s economic future, and for the UK’s energy security,”...
Insight
What is the outlook for UK refining?
...and published in May by Purvin & Gertz, sought to do the following. Define and quantify the role of UK refining – security of product supply and wider socio-economic benefits....
Opinion
How we can use hydrogen to achieve net zero
...but becoming more cost-effective as technology advances. Currently, blue hydrogen – produced from steam methane reforming with carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) – is currently more economically viable. The...