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Interview

A growing network

...offers. “The last few years have been difficult for oil distributors, volumes have fallen and there are tighter margins,” he told Fuel Oil News. “Distributors have had to adapt to...

News

A feeling of insecurity?

...oil, gas and coal exporter to Europe.  In the oil industry, EU-Russia cooperation has been growing over recent years with European companies active in Russian exploration and production, while Russian...

News

Future energy – a vital topic

...Business School; Fuel Oil News listened to her perspective on the energy markets Oil and gas – mispricing risk Although disagreeing with the peak oil theory, Vivienne sees oil’s role...

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Waste oil – where are we in 2011

...on waste producers. While all oil streams will at sometime incur a waste, in general, our reference to waste oil is essentially that of used lubricating oils, for example engine...

Opinion

Transportable lighting in the fuel industry

Ken Eddleston, senior lighting specialist at Chalmit, the market-leading manufacturer of lighting for industrial and harsh and hazardous environments, explains to Fuel Oil News why he believes that the fuel...

News

Level of illicit fuel is ‘alarming’

...number of border area fuel laundering plants and filling stations selling illicit fuel is ‘alarming’. Seamus Leheny, FTA’s policy & membership relations manager for Northern Ireland, said: “Every effort must...

Analysis

World Fuel Services – An expanding presence

...fuel suppliers by offering risk management services and alternative pricing options along with the supply of fuel. It supplies both regular commercial grades of fuel and speciality fuels via a...

News

UK Fuels adds 133 Co-op sites to its network

UK Fuels and the Co-op have signed an agreement that will see the Co-op filling stations added to the UK Fuels network.  This will allow UK Fuels card holders to...

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Suttons Tankers agrees deal

Suttons Tankers has agreed a deal to acquire DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business. The acquisition predominantly covers chemical transportation from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn,...

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Manx Petroleum – Fuelled with island spirit

...UK downstream has seen Manx Petroleum go through a period of transition leading to the creation of a new brand identity.  To learn more, Fuel Oil News visited the company...

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Safety performance wins gold  

...areas were identified to help deliver safety improvements. These were Slow Speed Manoeuvring (SSM) Elimination – addressing the potential risks associated when loaded tankers manoeuvre onto or off a filling...

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Tanker manufacturer opens second factory

Road Tankers Northern (RTN) has opened a second factory in Barnsley. Founded in 1991, RTN is growing steadily and has now expanded its Barnsley headquarters and built a new specialist...

News

Grand designs

...from UK Bunded Fuel Tanks, fuel is currently bunkered in by BWOC and Tate Fuels. However the company has now started pulling out of Manchester Fuel Terminal. Attention grabbing –...