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Crown Oil’s new fuel for fleet
North West fuel supplier Crown Oil is now running its entire fleet on renewable diesel fuel as it commits to reduce its direct CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per...
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Recognition for lead on fuel transition
...leading by example and not only has Crown Oil been involved in trialling HVO as a heating fuel since winter 2020 and our Future Fuels initiative, but they are a...
Interview
CDS: 50 years of powering customer success
CDS has been delivering innovative software, technical support, and customer service to the downstream oil and LPG industries for 50 years. Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News, visited...
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The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery
...integrated across the oil value chain from upstream to downstream,” said Sanjeev Kumar, CEO of the Prax Group. “Acquiring Lindsey Oil Refinery is a natural progression for the Prax Group,...
Opinion
Stick or Twist: oil services have crucial choices to make as energy transition accelerates
...for the transferability of skills between oil and gas and low carbon, this is not always easy or evident. All oil services companies have core capabilities in particular areas –...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...downstream oil sector, in both the UK and USA, which has included leadership positions in both retail and wholesale fuels businesses. Rod draws on his extensive knowledge of this global...
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Prax Group agrees purchase of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery
The Prax Group has signed an agreement with Total to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery and its associated logistic assets. With a strong track record of integrating acquisitions and managing assets...
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New leadership team at Lifecycle Oils fuels expansion plans
Used cooking oil collection, recycling and green fuel generation specialists, Lifecycle Oils, has appointed a new leadership team as part of its ongoing investment, expansion and growth programme. Adam Thompson,...
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New owner for fuel distributor as popular industry couple retires
After managing the 35-year-old, North Yorkshire based, fuel distribution business Kettlewell Fuels with their experienced team for over 25 years, Janet and Trevor Kettlewell have announced their retirement, naming one...
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New Vice President for World Fuel Services
...and takes over from Bob Taylor, who will be retiring in May. As vice president, Claire will oversee all aspects of World Fuel’s UK Land business, comprising Watson Fuels, fuel...
Interview
Nothing standard about this fuel oil distributor celebrating 10th anniversary
Liz Boardman speaks with Nick Goodwin, founder and director of Standard Fuel Oils as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary and looks back on ten years in the industry. It...
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Touchstar wins substantial Certas Energy fleet upgrade order
...utilising Android-based, in-cab tablets. Acquiring challenges Certas Energy is the largest fuel and lubricant distributor in Great Britain, with statistics to match. 2300 employees Over 33 million litres of fuel...
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Fuel distributor to close Arran depot due to ageing storage tanks
...as the cost of the investment required to replace the ageing fuel tanks would result in an unacceptable increase in the price of the fuel passing through the tanks. The...
Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...when it comes to certain roles such as tanker driving, Fuel Oil News caught up with Leah Snow, a relative newcomer to the industry to hear more about how she...
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£6m equity raise for Renovare Fuels
Sustainable fuels producer, Renovare Fuels, has announced an equity raise of £6 million. The company’s revolutionary technology turns biodegradable waste from homes and industry into advanced renewable biofuels. This investment...
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Vectec system offers solution to rising fuel theft problem
As reports of fuel theft increase across the UK, leading fuel management firm Vectec is offering an innovative, comprehensive solution to counteract the growing use of powerful pumps capable of...
Analysis
A step in the right direction
...fuel suppliers an obligation in respect of renewable liquid heating fuel that corresponds to or is similar to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) provided for in the Energy Act...
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EET Fuels appoints FEED partner for Stanlow fuel switching project
In line with its decarbonisation strategy, EET Fuels is progressing its hydrogen fuel switching project with Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, appointed to deliver the front-end engineering...