Interview
In Conversation with The Oil Lady
The Oil Lady is a fuel distribution business based in little Yeldham, Essex. It was founded in 2015, by Sheila Considine. Claudia Weeks, Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke...
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News
September 14 update
...North Sea oil had just been discovered and the slogan “it’s our oil” began to get traction. Back in October 2013, we looked at the downstream oil industry in Scotland...
Analysis
Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?
...imports into the UK doesn’t face any disruption. For historical context, the UK once had 18 operational oil refineries in the 1970s. At the beginning of this year, the UK...
News
Stanlow refinery could be target of Just Stop Oil disruption
...disruption in the area around the site as part of a protest against the oil sector. The group, who calls itself ‘Just Stop Oil’, is ‘a coalition of groups working...
Interview
In conversation with Prema Energy
...to the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme. Biofuel oils made from tall oil pitch and later rapeseed oil distillation residue were developed to replace residual fuel oil in these plants at...
News
Essar Oil UK announces senior appointment
Essar Oil (UK) Limited (EOUK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Bullock as independent non-executive director. Tim Bullock, independent non-executive director, Essar Oil (UK) Limited Tim Bullock brings...
Interview
Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil
...feet. In October 1973, an oil crisis hit the UK because of the Yom Kippur War and the country was at the mercy of an oil embargo. Tom Pearson Oils,...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...and Belgium, using mazout, a heating gasoil grade. Currently, in the UK as regular burning oil, it accounts for around 15% of kerosene demand. When considering its future prospects in...
Interview
Avioxx: innovating processes to deliver price parity for sustainable aviation fuel
...meet the UK government target of a 10% SAF blend by 2030. To accomplish this, we have ambitious goals to build multiple plants, starting in the UK then expanding globally....
News
Renewable liquid fuel availability report supports home heating oil market use
...and feed crop feedstock were excluded from the analysis. Ken Cronin, UKIFDA CEO, commented: “The industry has invested heavily in showing that HVO, the leading RLF currently available in this...
Interview
The downstream customer
...oil and there is a premium price to be paid for last minute deliveries!” Sue reflected: “We think that oil distributors would help, but the quicker you want your oil,...
News
Essar strengthens executive leadership team with senior appointment
Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, announces the further strengthening of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Stephen McCaffrey as chief financial...
News
Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...claudia@andpublishing.co.uk Crown Oil – supporting local charity at Christmas Crown Oil, the Greater Manchester-based distributor, has been busy supporting one of their chosen charities – Home-Start. Home-Start has been supporting...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...oil requirements; for the UK it accounted for around 10% of total crude oil imports and around 18% of diesel requirements. In March of this year, IEA countries agreed to...
News
UK refining – hunting for answers
...of our refining and downstream oil industry published in November 2011, Brian Worrall, then UKPIA president, said: “Given the right policy environment, the UK refining and downstream oil sector can...
Insight
Sustainable low carbon liquid fuels: perspectives and prospects
...turn. Renewable diesel / hydrotreated vegetable oil This product is made by hydrogenation and hydrocracking of vegetable oils and animal fats using hydrogen and catalysts at high temperatures and pressures....
News
Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...customer feedback: “Based on customer feedback, we are developing a remote control which will provide drivers with the full management of the delivery process from the point of delivery. This...
Insight
Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery
...Jet A-1 – 11% Fuel oils – 11% Petrochemical feed stocks – 9% LPG – 3% Lube base oils – 3% Bitumen – 1% Other products – 5% Source: UKPIA...