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Total – adaptation plan to secure LOR’s future
...than 10% of the European refining capacity has been closed in the same period, overcapacity remains and competition from overseas is growing. In this context, Lindsey Oil Refinery is facing...
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The UK energy sector: What is the direction of travel?
...energy and argues that it was under their leadership that the UK became the world leader in offshore wind power capacity. Relative to its population, the UK remains the European...
Interview
James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: challenges and progress on the pathway to green aviation
...feedstock The issue of feedstock availability for biofuels is very much a current industry talking point. On top of the scarcity issue, businesses must ensure the provenance of feedstocks is...
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Government announces increased heating oil payment to be made ‘in the new year’.
...confirming that the mechanism for the payment will be in the form of a credit to electricity bills rather than through fuel distributors. After assuring MP David Duguid in the...
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Lhyfe announces plans for UK green hydrogen plant
...on the brownfield site of the historic Neptune Bank Power Station in Wallsend, North Tyneside, will have an initial capacity of 20 megawatts (MW), capable of producing up to eight...
Opinion
Are you liable for missed deliveries?
...lack of haulage capacity is putting intense pressure on some supply chains, with conditions predicted to worsen in the run up to Christmas. Partners Lucy Pringle and Jonny Gribben at law...
Insight
Transition talk with Peter Davidson of the Tank Storage Association
...by the Government as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) due to their importance in providing energy to industrial, transport and defence markets. Storage capacity also includes strategic reserves held for emergencies...
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Kettlewell Fuels expands delivery fleet
North Yorkshire-based Kettlewell Fuels has added two new tankers and a ‘Tank in a Van’ to its fleet, creating greater capacity and even more flexibility when it comes to delivering...
Insight
The outlook for energy: A view to 2040
...fuels will rise by 75%. Shipping – demand will increase by 90%. Industry, residential and commercial sector demand will increase by 30%, with natural gas and electricity accounting for over...
Interview
Bedford Fuels: fuel distribution one year on
...revised to 19 million litres.” Capacity has also grown to accommodate the demand: “We started with two 50,000 litre storage tanks and have now installed two additional 70,000 litre tanks,...
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Research predicts oil price drop will continue
...drop in oil prices comes at a time when gas and electricity prices are continuing to rise, evidenced by the latest Sutherland Tables data. These figures show the average annual...
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Gardner Garages praises Valero support
Family business, Gardner Garages Limited, has recently opened another Texaco site, City Service Station in Hereford. This will bring the current number of Gardner Garages sites under the Texaco brand...
Insight
The emergence and growth of Puma Energy
...years, storage capacity has been expanded by 70%, with five new facilities being commissioned in 2014 alone. Much of this capacity has been constructed in house along with management of...
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New fuel transfer service will relieve fuel supply bottlenecks
Stanlow Terminals has announced a new ship-to-ship fuel transfer service on the River Mersey that will boost capacity, efficiency and environmental performance as well as debottlenecking product movements. In partnership...
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Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment
Russell Mortimer, Neil Flynn, David Flynn and Peter Gower from Linton Fuel Oils As the nation celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, across the city another London institution is marking its...
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Oil heating cheaper than mains gas
...methods used by off gas grid households – and oil remains considerably cheaper, currently coming in at 47% less expensive than LPG and 37% cheaper than electricity. Most analysts agree...
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EET announces the launches Europe’s first hydrogen-fuelled power plant
...an independent vertical under EET. EET Hydrogen Power will be developed over two phases to reach a capacity of 125 MW of power with 6,000 tonnes per day of steam,...
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ReFuels expands UK biomethane network with opening of 12th refuelling station
...60 trucks to be refuelled per hour with a total capacity of more than 25 million kilograms (kg) of Bio-CNG annually. Decarbonising Europe’s truck fleet “The expansion of our nationwide...