News
BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...
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Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
...wild locations “This year, we’re getting better prepared,” says Patrick Doherty, director of Doherty Oils which operates a fleet of five oil delivery tankers, distributing fuel throughout the Tyrone and...
News
Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...liquid fuels for heating as part of the Future Ready Fuel campaign. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is currently taxed at a higher rate than fossil fuels such as kerosene heating...
News
Calls for Government support as oil homes switch to fossil-free HVO in numbers
...the Future Ready Fuel campaign. The industry is self-funding the project and is investing over £800,000. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, otherwise known as HVO, is derived from used cooking oil and...
Knowledge
HVO – The issue of sustainability
...supplying the fuel that it is committing to when applying for Road Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs). Without this, a biofuel would not be a commercially viable option for end users.”...
Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...systems of energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources such as low carbon fuels. “While it may appear that fuel security and net zero are two requirements that pull...
Market Report
The eternal influence of black gold
...oil company) and, instead, is an operating tri-venture between Exxon Mobil (45%), Amerada Hess (30%) and China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (25%). With little experience in negotiating oil concessions, Guyana’s...
Analysis
In review: the 2022 tanker market
...for fresh, used tankers in 2022. Through our downstream oil industry contacts in the UK and Ireland, we’re able to source high quality stock and then put them through our...
News
Clever chemistry fuels business
...forward Having set out to develop a ‘robust and flexible business model around low grade waste vegetable oils’, RGM Fuels (see page 6 Fuel Oil News July) is now in...
Interview
Josh Burton, WCF Chandlers: The next generation
The next generation is integral to the future of liquid fuel distribution. In this issue of Fuel Oil News, we hear from both the young people in our sector and...
News
Taking strategic action
...the emphasis firmly on oil trading. “In those pre-internet days selling marine fuel literally meant driving to the port to ask if anyone needed it! Whilst our fuel supply was...
Case Study
RSM: Fuelling efficiency through smart monitoring
...making it well suited to the operational needs of liquid fuel distributors. Built for modern liquid fuel distribution, the OMNi monitor offers precise radar-based tracking for fuels, chemicals, AdBlue®, oils...
Interview
Breaking barriers and challenging the industry
...in sustainability. We were one of the first fuel distributors to distribute and champion Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in the UK, a renewable fuel that can reduce carbon emissions by...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
...go without oil,” explains Jonny. “Houses off the beaten track stayed cold as regular oil tankers just couldn’t get to them. This meant many people had very little heating during...
News
BSI publishes revised fuel oils standard to avoid safety and performance issues
...provides detailed, application-specific, fuel oil specifications to reflect the need for changes in end users’ equipment, legislation, market use and the application specific use of fuel oils and fuel oil...
Market Report
Volatile grounds: How geopolitical crises shape oil price fluctuations
...per barrel. It was at this point though, that the big hedge-funds re-entered the market and bought swathes of oil futures. This obviously supported the oil price against further falls...
Opinion
The community speaks
...years. Better understanding of future fuels, HVO heating oil, the government decreasing the duty on HVO for the consumer. Sustainable fuels. Customer service successes. Fuel science & product innovation. A...
News
Employee feedback delivers £15m fleet investment in driver comfort
Suttons Tankers has announced a £15m investment in its UK fleet as part of its commitment to continuously improve driver working conditions. In response to driver feedback, the leading logistics...