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Northern Ireland – an overdependence on oil?
...invited to join in the Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate on Thursday 7th March. Highlighting an overdependence on oil, the report says that whilst oil is technically a good heating...
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Opinion
Industry urges Government on rural decarbonisation strategy as customer cost concerns grow
...expected to make to their home Over 98% support for giving oil heated homes the choice of switching to a renewable liquid fuel such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Trade...
News
Oil – the cheapest form of heating since July 2014
...efficiently. Upgrading an older boiler to a modern condensing oil boiler will reduce fuel consumption by around 20% percent and therefore cut fuel costs significantly.” The latest figures from Sutherland...
Opinion
Industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget
...of new fossil fuel oil boilers in rural homes by 2028 to be achieved even sooner. “The rapid deployment of a renewable liquid fuel, namely HVO, would meet the CCC’s...
News
Committed to the growth of the UK’s oil and gas economy
Essar Oil UK continues to invest at Stanlow and has expanded its UK retail network to 46 sites Essar Oil (UK), which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has announced...
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Oil boilers – big uptake in Northern Ireland
...since the scheme was introduced over nine months ago. Over 80% of those installed are new condensing oil boilers, which reduce energy costs and improve energy efficiency for oil householders....
News
Combating counterfeit oil level monitors
...manufacturers and installers, heating oil today represents a safe and responsible fuel choice. However, recently the sale of counterfeit oil monitoring equipment on an internet auction website was discovered, with...
News
Oil Terminal 2015 – positive feedback
The awards ceremony celebrated the achievements of the best tank farms and terminals from over 100 nominated companies. Finalists and winners can be found at www.oilterminal.org/nominations-2015 Major oil companies across Russia and...
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Heat in buildings – joint statement on the government’s future framework
...will not provide a complete solution and does not consider several recent developments in Europe which highlight how liquid fuels, whether that is a bio fuel or an efuel, can...
News
Essar selects tech partner for Stanlow carbon capture facility
...a producer of low carbon fuels. Deepak Maheshwari, CEO of Essar Oil UK, said: “We are ready to move into the next phase of Essar Oil UK’s decarbonisation strategy. “With...
Interview
Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park
...revolution happening. “As part of the transition, we may need to blend different fuels, such is the case with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).” This is a fuel in which Essar...
Opinion
Budget provides welcome clarification on oil and gas decommissioning
Derek Leith, EY’s global oil and gas tax leader comments on today’s Budget: “It would be an unusual Budget if the Chancellor didn’t find some space for an oil and...
News
New Maxol motor oil range
...and symbols to make it easier to choose the correct motor oil. The symbols on each product indicate whether the motor oil is for petrol or diesel engines, or both...
News
Unite challenges first minister on the future of Grangemouth
Unite has called on the first minister, John Swinney, to “show us the plan” over the future of the Petroineos oil refinery based in Grangemouth. In social media comments the first...
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Highlighting the importance of the downstream oil sector
...annual parliamentary reception for the UK downstream oil industry last month. “This successful event presented an ideal opportunity to highlight the importance of the downstream oil sector,” said Martin Vickers...
News
Fuelling the partnership
...national fuel distribution agreement for a further six years. In the new contract DHL retains responsibility for the scheduling and delivery of fuel from its fuel planning centre in Whitwood,...
Opinion
UKIFDA urges UK Government to reconsider red diesel entitlement deadline
...the main fuel used in the UK is kerosene. “We are, however, against abolishing the tax rebates on heating oil, currently being considered by government, as any increase in fuel...
News
UKIFDA EXPO 2021 goes virtual
The organiser of the liquid fuels distribution industry annual event, UKIFDA, is delighted to announce that, for the first time in its 40-year history, EXPO will go virtual and will...