Interview
A Day in the Life with Kelly McLoughlin of Barton Petroleum
...typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 5.30am and I always snooze for 5 minutes! THE FIRST THING I DO IS… feed my beautiful Siamese cat – ‘Smokey’. I PREPARE...
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Live demonstrations at your depot
To book MechTronic’s no-obligation demo, email brad@mechtronic.ltd.uk After positive feedback at this year’s FPS show, MechTronic has commissioned a new van – a mobile showcase – which can now bring...
Opinion
Logistics operators report escalating costs as fuel prices soar
...the same period a year ago with 40% of respondents saying that costs had climbed by 25% or more. according to the results of Surging costs are feeding through to...
News
Major investment at ExxonMobil jetty
...produced at Fife Ethylene Plant, using feedstock from the North Sea. Located on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, between Dalgety Bay and Aberdour in Fife, Braefoot Bay...
News
Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
...33% gasoline, 57% kerosene and diesel and 3% fuel oil, with crude and feedstock throughput reducing from 75 to 71 million barrels per annum. This is the latest in a...
News
Waste-fuelled car success rallies support for sustainable fuels
...fuel the brief was it had to use genuinely sustainable feedstocks, but just as important was that its performance was comparable to our old racing fossil fuel, which it’s proven...
News
Essar selects tech partner for Stanlow carbon capture facility
...to hydrogen as fuel source, resulting in an annual emissions reduction of approx. 1 million tons of CO2 This puts Essar Oil UK at the forefront of the UK’s energy...
Insight
The future for tankers
...it may change to reflect the changing face of fuel. Previous feedback strongly suggested that there haven’t been any significant changes for some time as Dave Rowlands, technical services director,...
News
Europump Maintenance H&S recognised with gold star
...and organised they were with regards to isolating the area and making the work area safe for themselves and others.” McAlister added: “It’s lovely to get feedback like this but...
News
WCF Fuels – A brief encounter
...with them in the office. It’s very much a localised industry and as a result, we get to know our customers well. We get lots of indirect, positive customer feedback...
Analysis
Mabanaft – An “innovative approach” in a tough environment
...We are currently implementing a feedback survey to gain a deeper understanding of exactly what our customers value, and to ensure that we are meeting expectations. “Credit lines and pricing...
Market Report
Prices and predictions: how are we faring?
...the sale price of its refined products (e.g., petrol, diesel, jet fuel) minus the buying price of its crude feedstock. The first point to note is that a $35 refining...
News
New standard publication will ensure sustainability of liquid fuels for immediate home heat decarbonisation
...for the domestic fuel industry. Why use PAS 5420:2023? It defines waste source fuel feedstocks parameters, enabling those developing future fuels to recognise and understand what is acceptable in terms...
News
Government urged to set achievable SAF targets and consider impacts on kerosene supply
...jet fuel in 2025 would be unachievable, even according to the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) own modelling of low carbon fuel feedstocks. While the UK Government accepts that 0.5% is...
News
Campaign-leading distributor first to lift US imported HVO following tariff removal
...during a normal boiler service appointment.” Rapidly increasing supply UKIFDA recently submitted new evidence to the UK government that showed the raw materials (feedstocks) used to produce renewable fuels in...
Insight
Live from COP26: FON blog part 1 on SAF
...Fulcrum Bioenergy in the North-West located at the Stanlow refinery complex, and another based in Immingham, by Velocys.” But what is a sustainable aviation fuel? “Using our Fulcrum Bioenergy example,...
Opinion
Autumn Statement is ideal time to correct HVO duty disparity says UKIFDA and OFTEC
...Government’s amendment to the Energy Bill committed to a consultation on a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation (RLHFO) within one year from the Bill receiving royal ascent. UKIFDA and OFTEC...
News
UK’s first sustainable petrol goes on sale to the public
...fuel, is a win. We don’t instantly have to go for the full switch to start making a genuine impact. As more feedstocks become available, these fuels will start to...