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WANTED – positive change in home heating and energy policies
...oil condensing boilers. “By working with Amber Rudd on the issues that really matter to the oil heating industry, we feel positive that we will be able to help ensure...
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Associations push for more from strategy
...of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in oil heated homes over the last 12 months, it is clear renewable liquid fuels have a central role to play. However, we are concerned...
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Oil-fired heating – time to back the most cost-effective option
Offering the best decarbonisation solution for oil heated homes, OFTEC says it’s time for government to back low carbon liquid fuels as the most practical, cost-effective solution. OFTEC’s recently released ‘Industrial Strategy for decarbonising oil heated homes’ underlines...
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Industry body sees transition as the solution
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, OGUK, has called for the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions to be at the heart of its...
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A stepping stone or an underwhelming plan to reach net zero? Industry responds to new energy plan
...and investments, and this package certainly contains some good news, such as the announcement of shortlisted projects for the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund,” she said. “It highlights the government’s recognition...
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Best buy oil boilers
...an Oil Boiler Best Buy this year. Last year, according to EUA statistics, Grant oil boilers were the number one selling models in the UK Grant’s oil-fired condensing boiler range...
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TSA talks competence
...problem of oil fraud. The issue lies in differentiating between the excise duty responsibility of the warehouse keeper and the customer. Currently, a warehouse receiving imported oil is authored by...
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FPS calls on chancellor to do more for off grid homeowners
...including the removal of the 5% duty currently charged on kerosene which the FPS says will go some way to reducing fuel poverty in the UK. “The fuel distribution sector...
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New heating oil website launched
www.heatingoil.co.uk, a new website from GB Oils went live on 1st October. The website has collaborated with oil boiler maintenance company, Team Energy, to offer oil boiler servicing. Site visitors...
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Oil heating is more competitive
The latest independent figures show oil prices have become more competitive over the last four years. LPG remains the most expensive fuel for off gas main customers. According to the...
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Jenson Button promotes ExxonMobil oil
...are unaware of the benefits offered by synthetic engine oils, and almost 50 per cent are not sure why oil is needed in an engine. The track star took time...
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Elections and energy policy: a powerful combination
...and for the last 5 years, the national oil company (PEMEX) has been used as a vehicle for both economic state building and poverty alleviation. New domestic oil exploration licenses...
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Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
Volker Shultz, Essar Oil UK chief executive Essar Oil UK has reconfigured its Stanlow Refinery to increase the production of high value products and further reduce the amount of fuel...
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OFTEC launches “Tank Safe” campaign
...“Fortunately leaks are rare, but the consequences of oil spills aren’t just inconvenient for the homeowner, they can be a serious issue for the environment, depending on how much oil...
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Products and markets
...range consists of petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, LPG, fuel oil, gas oil and heating oil. With the exception of fuel oil and LPG all products can be transported via the...
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Backing a certainty
Paul Vian – ambitious plans for Certas Energy In November 1999, I interviewed my very first fuel distributor at Carlton Fuels which had just been listed among the north-west’s top...
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Celebrating 50 years of innovation
...has never lost sight of its values. Established in 1971 as Oil Tank Supplies Ltd it was originally focused on the manufacture of small domestic oil storage tanks and installation...
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Can hydrogen deliver? Industry leaders weigh in on costs, policy, and progress
...“some serious oil industry players who need an alternative to fossil fuels.” The role for hydrogen The report suggests that rather than replace fossil fuels in the short term, hydrogen...