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Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...heavy fuel oil and the most commonly used, especially in the more modern engines (also known as No 6 fuel oil) IFO – intermediate fuel oil IFO 380 – a...
Sponsored
No more empty tanks: How Soolo and Com4 are transforming fuel distribution
Soolo, a Norwegian technology company, has built a sensor and connectivity platform that gives fuel distributors complete real-time visibility into every tank in their network. Launched in Norway and adopted...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
London-based Renovare Fuels, designs, manufactures, and markets a new technology for converting biogas into liquid fuel. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke with the company’s Chairman,...
Case Study
QMRE: Transforming plastic waste into sustainable solutions
...meaningful impact on reducing emissions and reliance on crude oil. Partnerships with fuel blenders and distributors Additionally, companies looking to meet their net-zero targets are actively seeking alternative fuel sources...
Insight
Fleet strategy for fuel distributors: when to lease, when to buy, and when to replace
Tankers and fleet vehicles are among the most significant capital assets for fuel oil distributors (FODs). Their reliability directly affects service continuity, regulatory compliance, and customer confidence, while their cost...
Insight
Technological developments: Should you be implementing them?
...question: Technological developments: Should you be implementing them? Smart investment, practical gains – and why SMEs should act now Recent Fuel Oil News analysis of the evolving depot manager role...
Interview
A unique fuel industry set up for Convery Oils & Convery Engineering
Eamon Convery is the owner and manager of Convery Oils, a modern fuel distribution business based just outside Kilrea in Northern Ireland. Convery Oils delivers fuel products throughout Co. Derry,...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...of butoxybenzene per litre of energy product. In summary, the required markers for each fuel type in the UK from 18 January 2024 are: 1. Gas oil/biodiesel/gas oil bioblend/light oil...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...to work with other businesses beyond the forecourt.” Future fuel success The second area Renee highlights is the development of lower carbon fuels. “We’ve been processing waste oils, such as...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
As Fuels Industry UK publishes its 2024 Fuels Statistics report, we consider the fuels sector in the light of its findings. The Fuels Statistics report is an annual analysis of...
Interview
In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd
An exciting new business in experienced local hands As we celebrate a new year and new beginnings, Fuel Oil News is in conversation with a brand-new fuel distribution company, Bedford...
News
Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...May issue, we spoke with fuel oil suppliers, wholesalers and distributors, as well as suppliers of technologies to find out what has been most recently adopted throughout the supply chain...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...of our industry and, today, most fuel distributors are large companies with multi-site operations. The increased legislation affecting fuel depots could have partly fuelled this change. “In a world with...
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
A product making a marked impact on fuel theft
...2022 many businesses are no longer able to use rebated fuel, known as red diesel or marked gas oil, for their operations and so the stored fuel now appears identical...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...days for importers) and, for the full obligation (67.5 days & 58 days respectively) for fuel oil and regular kerosene, this can be met by a category termed ‘Any Oil’...
News
The distributor offer revisited
...a distributor’s portfolio beyond domestic heating and agricultural markets. Consequently, the distributor network now fulfils a pivotal role in the downstream oil value chain. Distributors are not only the main...