Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...Demand for jet fuel continued to increase, up by 10% in Q2 2023 compared with the same period in the previous year. Road fuels saw a more stable trend, with...
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News
Changes at Simon Storage
...including oils, chemicals, biofuels and waste oils at the coastal ports of Immingham, Teesside and Tyneside in the United Kingdom and on the Shannon estuary in Ireland. Inter Terminals will...
Opinion
Terminals ready for liquid fuel transition
...fertiliser, fuels, biofuels and base oils. It achieves this operating out of 8 terminals, strategically located across the UK, with a current capacity of over 300,000 cubic metres of bulk...
News
Fluctuating oil price fuels growth
...Fuel Oils and Wynnstay Fuels.” Other businesses in the Group also performed well during 2018 Maritime Bunkering – J.R. Rix and Sons’ marine fuel business – saw a 57%...
News
Ribble raises cash
...contribution to this special fundraising event which raised a total of £20,450. Fuel Oil News was pleased to hear that the depots of Ribble Fuel Oils had not been affected...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
The fuel tanker manufacturing market in the UK and Ireland has experienced a dynamic year in 2024, with various challenges, improvements, and industry developments shaping the landscape. We gathered insights...
News
New MD for UM Terminals to deliver storage and portfolio growth
...of bulk liquid storage, but the plan is to grow this to over 400,000 cubic metres. Product solutions include vegetable oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels and...
News
Grand designs
...from UK Bunded Fuel Tanks, fuel is currently bunkered in by BWOC and Tate Fuels. However the company has now started pulling out of Manchester Fuel Terminal. Attention grabbing –...
News
On to a winner at Johnston Oils
Mark Gruendemann of Johnston Oils was the lucky winner of the Mabanaft prize draw held at FPS EXPO, and is now the proud owner of a state-of-the-art Blackberry smartphone, simply...
News
Rural energy grid launched in Cornwall with Community Buying unLimited
...customer base.” Fuel Oil News will be looking at the scheme in more depth in the magazine, and will be looking for comment from distributors. To comment, please email alex@fueloilnews.co.uk...
News
Fire destroys three tankers at Ukay Fuels depot
A deliberate fire started at the Ukay Fuels depot in Hadleigh, Suffolk, destroyed three tankers – but it’s still “business as usual”. The incident, which took place last Friday night,...
Opinion
“How is the closure of Coryton affecting distributors in the south east?”
...as traditional Coryton ex-rackers drift back to purchase from the new terminal, it may also benefit the Thames terminals by reducing congestion.” Neil Flynn, Linton Fuel Oils “The impact of...
Opinion
Are distributors doing enough to help vulnerable customers?
A recent report by the Fuel Poverty Action Group has called on fuel oil distributors to establish a priority register* for vulnerable customers James Owen, S Owen and Sons,...
News
UM Terminals enhances customer service with roll-out of Client Central Services
...400,000 cubic metres. Product solutions include vegetable oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels and base oils. Services include blowing, blending, heating, processing and sampling among others. The...
News
Introducing the United Oils
Gulf Oil’s vice president international, Frank Rutten was joined at the event by Arthur Liu, managing director of Gulf Oil China, Manchester United’s commercial director Jamie Reigle together with a...
Interview
A better strategy for Irish distributors
...scraping the bottom of the barrel or 20ltr drum! Another RoI distributor revealed – ‘it costs less to run a mini-tanker’. Anyone in fuel distribution who is unaware of this...
Interview
Sodbury Fuels: Christmas, community and charity
Based in Chipping Sodbury, and covering South Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Somerset, and Wiltshire, Sodbury Fuels formed in 2014 when Andy Welch partnered with Mark Nolan, of Nolan Oils, to form a...
News
Recognition for remarkable growth
Standard Fuel Oils – an independent Merseyside-based fuel oil distributor – has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019. Nick Goodwin The...