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,...
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Opinion
Free oil? Not today …
...it tongue in cheek, that fuel suppliers will soon be paying the consumer to take oil away but what is the reality? Mark Waddington, Channoil Consulting looks at the fact...
Insight
Rapidly changing oil market creates pricing and supply issues
...Ukraine. Companies are in regular dialogue with government to ensure that fuels continue to be available following the events in Ukraine and resulting sanctions on Russian vessels. Production, fuel imports,...
News
Trafigura set to expand into biofuels sector with Greenergy acquisition
...road fuels in the UK. The acquisition of Greenergy presents a unique opportunity for Trafigura to strengthen its fuel supply operations in Europe and to add the physical production and...
Insight
The energy sector: COP27 takeaways and future challenges and prospects
...did not join the pledge Negatives: There were no new commitments on phasing out fossil fuels and cutting GHG emissions The rules on carbon markets and trading of credits fell...
Opinion
Industry support for sustainable aviation fuel mandates
Responding to DfT’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Mandate, UKPIA has indicated its support for the implementation of a mandate to promote the deployment of SAF in the UK. As the...
Opinion
New analysis shows UK may need to turn to coal to keep the lights on this winter
...National Grid’s own Winter Outlook 2022/23 Early View forecast. Confirming the suggestions of the monthly Portland Market Report in the September issue of Fuel Oil News that ‘the death of...
News
Michael Sutton, Suttons Group
...company’s portfolio of services, which now serves the chemicals, gases, food and fuels markets across the supply chain. Still very much a family firm, Suttons’ current CEO is Michael’s eldest...
Market Report
Portland Market Report – A spectacular own goal or a pivotal act of unknown agents?
This time two years ago gas prices went stratospheric, as energy markets grappled with the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Within a week of the invasion, European gas...
News
Industry solutions provider marks anniversary with expansion into downstream
...are now working from wellhead to fuel cap. “We are also applying our expertise to emerging energy and renewables markets such as hydrogen, wind and solar. Similarly, we are already...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...largest network (3,700) and a market share of around 20%; this includes 600 Access sites, urban located these sites compete directly on price with hypermarkets. Average fuel volumes per site...
Opinion
Fuel price fears as OPEC+ cuts oil production
...million bpd cut, this reduction in supply in an already tight market has sparked fears of increased fuel prices and inflationary pressures, creating a clash with the West, as U.S....
Insight
Refining operations
...servicing markets in the north, north east, Humberside/Lincolnshire and East Anglia. As well as Heathrow, the company is also represented in the aviation fuel market at Gatwick and Stansted airports....
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...as AP Moeller saying that the counterstrikes are actually making the security situation worse, should we now expect a prolonged crisis and resultant increases in the price of fuel? Southern...
News
New fuel operations director at MFG
...business relationships with MFG’s fuel suppliers, all fuel operations and for the implementation of the company’s fuel pricing strategy at each MFG service station in order to optimise revenue and...
Opinion
Crude falls below $100/bbl as OPEC+ increases output but for how long?
...by some as ‘an insult’ and ‘so little to be almost meaningless’. Drop in demand Given the minimal nature of the raised production, the immediate reaction of the markets was...
Opinion
Report suggests a better future for an energy sector emerging from crisis
...shape. Fast, flexible and available: US LNG will help keep Europe’s lights on The disruption to Russian pipeline flows has left a massive supply gap in European gas markets. With...
News
Argus partners with OMJ to add transparency to downstream fuel prices
...and Fame, which is used to price European biodiesel supplies. Argus prices for jet fuel, diesel, fuel oil, butane, propane, ethanol and crude are also included in the agreement. In...