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New generation nozzle and system solution
OPW Fueling Components EMEA has announced that the first fueling nozzles, breakaways and hoses off its AVANCE product family have come off the production line at its European manufacturing facility...
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Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...biofuel offers the lowest cost and highest impact solution, costing an average £166 per tonne of carbon saved (£/t). This is followed by 30% blend of biofuel and kerosene at...
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Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
UKPIA has today published its annual review of the UK downstream industry. It provides a collection of recent information on the sector from government departments, UKPIA members, and a range...
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UK government guarantees Grangemouth upgrade loan
The UK will guarantee a 230-million-pound ($394 million) loan for an upgrade of Ineos AG’s petrochemical plant at Grangemouth in Scotland, protecting jobs ahead of September’s independence referendum. The loan guarantee...
News
New TSA president
Paul Denmead director of terminal operations UK for World Fuel Services In late March Paul Denmead, director of terminal operations UK for World Fuel Services and vice-president of the Tank...
Insight
What is the outlook for UK refining?
...This scarcely provides an incentive for continued refining operations in the UK/Europe. •Less UK refining capacity would leave the UK even more exposed to the international refined product market for...
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Waste oil – where are we in 2011
...the fuel will be no more harmful to man or the environment than a comparative virgin fuel. It achieves this through the setting of detailed sampling and test limits/methods, and...
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Highlighting the importance of the downstream oil sector
UKPIA director general, Stephen Marcos Jones, attended the annual reception for the UK downstream oil industry where Martin Vickers MP acknowledged the sector to ‘be a valuable and strategic asset...
Analysis
A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data
Industry trade body, UKIFDA, takes a detailed look at latest sector data in this annual review. Our members UKIFDA represents 121 distributors who, in turn, deliver c90% of the UK’s...
Insight
The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...litres per year to several hundred million litres. The five largest distributors, by tanker numbers, are: Nicholl Oils LCC Oil Bangor Fuels Carlisle Fuels Patterson Oil Two noteworthy developments in...
Interview
Donegal distributor gets lucky
Killybegs – where Donegal has a depot Some lucky decisions and a keen share of the marine and lubricant markets have helped give one distributor a positive outlook in recession,...
Interview
Next generation joins family-owned fuel distributor
Following on from the feature published in the December issue of Fuel Oil News looking at the vital role the next generation have to play in fuelling the future, the...
News
Industry EXPO 2024 promises to unite and empower liquid fuel distributors
Trade association and EXPO 2024 event organiser, the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), has revealed ‘Working Together in Changing Times’ as the theme for its industry-leading 2024 event,...
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A revolutionary launch from Magnus Monitors
...for oil distributors to communicate directly with their customer base. Distributors can also use the fully managed Magnus platform with its predictive analytics, allowing operators to plan routes to avoid...
Insight
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: It’s customers that matter
...liquid fuels because they are easy and non-disruptive and require a limited upfront investment. By creating a sector-wide renewable fuel obligation and a duty system that favours lower carbon fuels,...
News
IFC Inflow – 25th anniversary
...built in 1994 and since then, over 100 units have been supplied in the UK alone. IFC Inflow has also expanded into tanker loading, fuel bunkering and tanker safe access...
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North of England fuel distributor among Britain’s most inspiring firms
...a significant achievement for Oil NRG – the only oil distributor to be included – and a testament to the outstanding hard work, experience and professionalism of our whole team....
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...major consumption points. A key area of difference is the composition of overall demand, with diesel accounting for 52% of total demand vs 35% in the UK. Unlike the UK,...