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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...from Avonmouth, the main distribution point is from Valero and Greenergy facilities at Plymouth. Distillates grades and fuel oil are also supplied from World Fuel Services’ Falmouth terminal. CLOSED –...

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Protecting consumers against summer oil theft

...tank on a regular basis.  Remote electronic oil level gauges are available which will set off an audible alarm if the oil level in the tank suddenly drops or falls below...

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People are the passion at Craggs Energy

...out a space for themselves in the oil distribution business, writes Alex Porter Only in operation since October 2011, the company has focused on the individual and a new approach...

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FPS gets ready for winter

The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter and order heating oil while...

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Scotland’s first vegetable oil heated home

Recycled vegetable oil is being used for the first time to heat a home in Scotland. The revolutionary renewable fuel has been identified as a key alternative clean energy source...

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‘A real thirst for expansion and growth’ at Aztec Oils 

Derbyshire–based Aztec Oils recently completed the acquisition of the lubricant, pre-packaged fuel and contract packing business of Multispec Limited – formally Caldo Oils – for an undisclosed sum.  (l-r) John Longstaff, BHP Corporate Finance; Andrew Fielder, Banner Jones; Mark Lord,  and Janis Hartshorne, Aztec Oils; Matthew Chenery, Barclays and Katie Ash, Banner Jones Aztec...

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Heating oil – a year as the cheapest form of energy

Energy costs to heat a 3-bed home over 12 months Sutherland Tables, the independent provider of comparative home heating costs, has confirmed that oil has been the cheapest fuel for...

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EOGB hits out at oil’s exclusion from ECO funding

...acknowledge ongoing innovation in the oil heating sector, following proposals to exclude oil from the next round of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. The proposed changes to ECO, which...

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The latest oil industry statistics

...the review, commented: “The downstream fuels sector has an historic role in underpinning economic prosperity in the UK, and as the UKPIA’s latest Annual Statistical Review reminds us, oil still...

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Thames Oilport completes first phase of development

...of these shipments is a major milestone that brings fuel into the terminal for the first time since the closure of the Coryton refinery. The development of Thames Oilport is...

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Stanlow – new long term working capital funding facilities

Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow refinery, which has reported ‘strong results and healthy financials’ produces approximately 15% of UK transport fuels, including three billion litres of petrol, 3.5 billion litres of...

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NIOF launches customer charter

David Blevings, executive director of the Northern ireland Oil Federation, and Antoinette McKeown, chief executive of the Consumer Council, at the launch The Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) has launched...

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Thames Oilport – diesel and gasoil supply commences

The next phase of regeneration at Thames OilPort, which recently opened for diesel and gasoil, will enable petrol storage and road supply On Monday (24th April) Greenergy began road-loading of...

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Raw deal for rural renewables

...using oil for heating and hot water. If an existing oil-fired boiler was replaced with a biomass model then fuel bills would actually rise by £430 per year. Ground source...

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Kerosene prices rise less than other fuels

...options 2008-2012 Heating type                      Percentage increase over five years Solid fuel                                 43% Electricity                              26% Mains Gas                              48% LPG/LPG Condensing       55% Oil/oil condensing             29% Wood pellets                        5% Data source: Sutherland Tables....

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Consequences of IMO 2020

January 2020 saw a new limit on the sulphur content in the fuel oil used on board ships come into force, marking a significant milestone to improve air quality, preserve...