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Call for urgent heat policy intervention
...as part a series of measures required to tackle the fuel poverty crisis at its root.” “Whilst continuing to support oil heating in the short term may seem to go...
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Insight
More than 50% of Brits back net zero measures
...the transition to net zero. Renewable fuels Strongly in favour of utilising environmentally friendly fuels in hard-to-transition sectors, 60% of the public recognise the important role renewable fuels can play...
Interview
Northern Energy: fuelling communities for 90 years
With Yorkshire-based Northern Energy celebrating its 90th year in business this year, Fuel Oil News managing editor, Margaret Major, had the pleasure of meeting with three generations of the Illingworth...
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Oil NRG expands into East Anglia
Oil NRG – now open for business across East Anglia Independently-owned Oil NRG, which already has a major presence in rural areas from County Durham down to Lincolnshire, has opened...
Opinion
New ECO3 proposal to exclude oil boilers
...decarbonisation by installing high efficiency modern oil boilers now that subsequently could switch seamlessly to bio-fuels in the future. This would lift many homes out of fuel poverty in the...
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A victory for oil heating
...partner Eurofuel, the recently published directive has set the maximum NOx emission limit at 120 milligrams per kilowatt hours for oil boilers – a figure manufacturers believe is achievable, and...
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Father and son sentenced for defrauding oil customers
...occurring. One of the victims of the business was the Barr Hall Residential Home in Portaferry which had become increasingly concerned about its oil usage. “Police examined invoices for oil...
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Growing business in Ireland
In a multimillion-euro deal, Canadian Irving Oil, which owns the Whitegate refinery in Cork, has acquired Top Oil (formerly Tedcastles Oil Products), the brand owned by the Dublin-based Tedcastle Group....
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Additional help for off-grid customers?
...lowest quote, as some of these high prices are just not feasible.” A copy of the Best Practice guide to Oil Buying Groups is available on the Oilsave website www.oilsave.org.uk...
Interview
One man and a tanker
Celebrating 20 years in business, Jerry Cosgrave and Leon Byrne beside McConville Oil’s tanker McConville Oil is run by Jerry Cosgrave who took over the business from his father-in-law Dermot...
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A proactive approach in a contango market
...providing an additional 40,000 cubic metres of oil storage. New developments – the installation of mixers/blenders in heated fuel oil and vacuum gas oil (VGO) tanks and radar-based tank gauging...
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The UK’s downstream oil industry brings major economic benefits
...of the UK downstream oil sector report is available at http://www.ukpia.com/publications or in hard copy on request from the UKPIA press office. UKPIA represents eight oil refining and marketing companies that...
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A ‘Fuel Proof’ partnership for Gulf Aviation
...the UK Heysham-based fuel storage equipment manufacturer, Fuel Proof, has entered into a new partnership with Gulf Aviation. The new collaboration will see the two international brands work together on...
Insight
Aggreko implores industry to adopt a pragmatic approach to future fuels
...of drop-in fuels for decarbonising existing equipment, the company is reinforcing the role of alternative fuels for use with temporary power, HVAC and compressed air equipment. Sustainability targets With unwavering...
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Clear focus on future fuels for industry Expo
...exhibition is focused on Future Fuels – the incredible investment our industry is making in renewable liquid fuels and the central issues associated with it, including the role of next...
Opinion
“Let’s shift our focus to our customers” – industry reactions to the new government
...Fuel Obligation (RLHFO) was the right approach to help the 1.7 million rural homes using fossil fuels transition to renewable liquid heating fuels. The RLHFO provides a cost-effective and least...
News
Fuelling the royal wedding coverage
...greener broadcast by fuelling its specialist twin set generators with Shell GTL Fuel. The fuel, which is exclusively available from Certas Energy in the UK, reduced emission levels, noise and...
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Certas Energy opens HGV refuelling bunker at the Port of Southampton
...oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) – without requiring modifications to engines or equipment. The fuel can also be blended with regular road diesel. Port users purchasing Shell GTL Fuel...