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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...
Opinion
In the light of the Purvin & Gertz report discussed in FON’s July issue, are you worried about the UK’s refining resilience?
...International Energy Agency’s projections, showing oil is expected to account for over 80% of transport fuel even to 2030 and beyond. The topic of transport fuel resilience is thus not...
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London launch for Eleven Recruitment
...Recruitment. Oil Recruitment has been well-known in the downstream fuel distribution industry for the past 20 years. Speaking to Fuel Oil News for the October 2018 issue, managing director Nick...
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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....
Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
...the current financial year, the Group could be moving further up the rankings… Fuel Oil News spoke to trading director, Don Camillo about the rise of Prax in the UK’s...
Opinion
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...
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Super growth for State Oil
...Harvest Energy with over 100 dealer sites and State Oil, which administers 11 company-owned fuel service stations in the UK. State Oil’s UK aim is to provide competitively priced high-quality...
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127% more expensive than heating oil
...policy. According to the latest quarterly data from the Sutherland Tables, oil remains by far the cheapest of all major home heating fuels, with average annual costs in Great Britain...
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Can oil hold its market share?
...domestic and 250,000 commercial oil users, we will not roll over,” he added. “We’re reasserting oil in the marketplace. To this end, we’re working with members and oil distributors to...
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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...
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Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
...fuel oil production which rose by 5%. Despite the effects of the pandemic, the 10-year average proportion of refined product production has not been affected and heating oil remains 3%...
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Distributor showcases future fuel ready Rayburn that indicates belief in HVO
...immediate reduction in carbon emissions of 88%. The low-carbon fuel, made from certified waste fats and oils, can be used to replace conventional heating oil and has been classified as...
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Oil prices fuel record financial performance for J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd
Recovery of the oil price and continued demand for staycations has fuelled a record year for Hull family company J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd. A 38.7% increase in sales for...
Opinion
Record profits for big energy companies increase calls for environmental legislation
...wrong incentives Caroline Dennett, safety consultant, believes there is no incentive for Big Oil to contribute to climate and pollution solutions: “Certainly in the UK, the oil and gas majors...