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A legacy of diversity

...and keeping things simple. Were it not for a willingness to take a risk, Stoddards might not be in the oil business today. Before beginning life as a Jet distributor...

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MPs support bill to incentivise renewable liquid fuels

...oil. 150 oil heated properties, from homes, businesses, schools to churches have already successfully switched to HVO as part of the industry funded demonstration, with no major technical hurdles and...

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The next generation of fuel distributors

To consider the future of the fuel oil industry, we need to contemplate its past. From a ‘dirty oil’ image to one displaying adaptation, growth and evolution, the changing face...

Interview

A career dedicated to fuel

As he looked forward to his retirement in May this year, Fuel Oil News spoke with Bob Taylor, managing director of World Fuel Services’ UK Land Business, who shared with...

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Oil theft on the rise

...crude oil rises and are advising homeowners to take a few simple steps to secure their oil tanks. These include keeping oil levels as low as necessary to reduce the...
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Highlights of 2025 and hopes for 2026

...for Ireland in the 6 nations. Chris Belsham, Chief Executive Officer, NWF Group Our 2025 highlight was successfully delivering four acquisitions (Northern Energy Oil, Pinnocks, Booths and Harrison Oils) whilst...

Insight

Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK

...circa 170,000 miles of pipelines. The above infrastructure supports the largest gas market in Europe at just under 80 billion M3 in 2012 (70 million tonnes of oil equivalent) –...

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A vertically challenged market

...UK oil market has seen a gradual shift away from domination by the oil majors and mini majors. Their rationalisation and repositioning created a vacuum now filled by importers and...

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INEOS completes Forties Pipeline acquisition from BP 

...responsibility for a strategic UK asset that delivers almost 40% of the UK’s North Sea oil and gas output, INEOS has further strengthened its long-term oil and gas activity.  The...

Interview

A better strategy for Irish distributors

...capital employed (ROCE) The RoI heating oil market is oversupplied – simply put, there are too many oil distributors. This equilibrium imbalance can only be resolved by a reduction in...

Insight

An industry acquiring

...businesses to acquire this year. Telling us more about the recent acquisitions of Jones Oil and Campus Oils Daire Keating, managing director cards, Austria & Ireland, DCC Retail & Oil,...