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NIOF launches customer charter

David Blevings, executive director of the Northern ireland Oil Federation, and Antoinette McKeown, chief executive of the Consumer Council, at the launch The Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) has launched...

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Thames Oilport – diesel and gasoil supply commences

The next phase of regeneration at Thames OilPort, which recently opened for diesel and gasoil, will enable petrol storage and road supply On Monday (24th April) Greenergy began road-loading of...

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London launch for Eleven Recruitment

...Recruitment. Oil Recruitment has been well-known in the downstream fuel distribution industry for the past 20 years. Speaking to Fuel Oil News for the October 2018 issue, managing director Nick...

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Raw deal for rural renewables

...using oil for heating and hot water. If an existing oil-fired boiler was replaced with a biomass model then fuel bills would actually rise by £430 per year. Ground source...

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Kerosene prices rise less than other fuels

...options 2008-2012 Heating type                      Percentage increase over five years Solid fuel                                 43% Electricity                              26% Mains Gas                              48% LPG/LPG Condensing       55% Oil/oil condensing             29% Wood pellets                        5% Data source: Sutherland Tables....

Analysis

Prax – a fast track wholesaler

...of automotive and industrial fuels in the UK Prax is owned by The State Oil Group which operates 22 service stations and employs over 100 staff in the Midlands and...

Opinion

Consequences of IMO 2020

January 2020 saw a new limit on the sulphur content in the fuel oil used on board ships come into force, marking a significant milestone to improve air quality, preserve...

Analysis

Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity

...of opportunity Fuel Oil News recently met with Simon Davis, head of sales and logistics at Harvest Energy.  Simon, who joined the company in 2005 with responsibility for the retail,...

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Super growth for State Oil

...Harvest Energy with over 100 dealer sites and State Oil, which administers 11 company-owned fuel service stations in the UK. State Oil’s UK aim is to provide competitively priced high-quality...

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127% more expensive than heating oil

...policy. According to the latest quarterly data from the Sutherland Tables, oil remains by far the cheapest of all major home heating fuels, with average annual costs in Great Britain...

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Can oil hold its market share?

...domestic and 250,000 commercial oil users, we will not roll over,” he added.  “We’re reasserting oil in the marketplace.  To this end, we’re working with members and oil distributors to...

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Introducing the United Oils

Gulf Oil’s vice president international, Frank Rutten was joined at the event by Arthur Liu, managing director of Gulf Oil China, Manchester United’s commercial director Jamie Reigle together with a...

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A revolutionary launch from Magnus Monitors

Galway-headquartered Magnus has introduced its first product to the oil and lubricants industry – a truly wireless, battery-driven, radar technology-based oil level monitor that can be installed on tanks without...