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Downstream future: decarbonisation, collaboration and digitalisation
...is at its sharpest for the oil and gas sector, particularly in the run in to COP28, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates later this year. Ahead...
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Acquisitions and long-term supply contract for JET Retail UK
...the furthest being Simpson Oils Ormlie site in Thurso. Since acquiring Francis Street in September 2019, Simpson Oils has made some infrastructure improvements. Further plans are in place to install...
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Ensuring the new government hears FPS members
...Grant, who is based in Certas Energy’s Coleshill depot, takes over the presidency from Mark Nolan of Nolan Fuel Oils who has been president for the last two years. Duncan...
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The emergence and growth of Puma Energy
...confidence in the company’s track record of success. Trafigura remains Puma’s preferred supply source of oil products for its downstream activities, providing preferential access to international oil markets. Future intent...
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Oil industry stars recognised
...qualified plumber and this will definitely help me along the way.” Innovative Product of the Year was won by Irish firm Dunraven Systems for its OilPal web-enabled remote oil monitoring...
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Refining operations
...yield pattern by principal product category is as follows: Petrol @ 25% Jet A-1/ Kerosene @ 13% Diesel/Gasoil @ 30% Fuel Oil & Bitumen @ 15% LPG & Speciality Products...
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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
...who use oil to heat their home to reap the rewards of using liquid fuel as their heating source and to consider how they can benefit from these low prices...
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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
...from Avonmouth, the main distribution point is from Valero and Greenergy facilities at Plymouth. Distillates grades and fuel oil are also supplied from World Fuel Services’ Falmouth terminal. CLOSED –...
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Protecting consumers against summer oil theft
...tank on a regular basis. Remote electronic oil level gauges are available which will set off an audible alarm if the oil level in the tank suddenly drops or falls below...
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FPS gets ready for winter
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter and order heating oil while...
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Scotland’s first vegetable oil heated home
Recycled vegetable oil is being used for the first time to heat a home in Scotland. The revolutionary renewable fuel has been identified as a key alternative clean energy source...
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‘A real thirst for expansion and growth’ at Aztec Oils
Derbyshire–based Aztec Oils recently completed the acquisition of the lubricant, pre-packaged fuel and contract packing business of Multispec Limited – formally Caldo Oils – for an undisclosed sum. (l-r) John Longstaff, BHP Corporate Finance; Andrew Fielder, Banner Jones; Mark Lord, and Janis Hartshorne, Aztec Oils; Matthew Chenery, Barclays and Katie Ash, Banner Jones Aztec...
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Prax Lindsey launches first-of-its kind apprenticeship to support low carbon transition
Prax Lindsey oil refinery, a member of the Prax Group of companies, is partnering with apprenticeship provider, HETA (Humberside Engineering Training Association), to launch a new apprenticeship – the first...
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Joint launch for ‘Get Winter Ready’ campaign
...UK to change their energy habits. Credit: Nastco Advising customers to order a supply of heating oil early, get their boiler serviced and check the oil tank in the garden...
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Heating oil – a year as the cheapest form of energy
Energy costs to heat a 3-bed home over 12 months Sutherland Tables, the independent provider of comparative home heating costs, has confirmed that oil has been the cheapest fuel for...
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EOGB hits out at oil’s exclusion from ECO funding
...acknowledge ongoing innovation in the oil heating sector, following proposals to exclude oil from the next round of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. The proposed changes to ECO, which...
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The latest oil industry statistics
...the review, commented: “The downstream fuels sector has an historic role in underpinning economic prosperity in the UK, and as the UKPIA’s latest Annual Statistical Review reminds us, oil still...
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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...