Analysis
A year in the wholesale markets
...terminals has allowed us to grow our contracted and spot volumes. Prax is now a significant supplier of fuels to the distributer sector. By importing larger cargoes of fuel and...
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News
Oil-fired homes – the clear winners
...July 2014, oil prices have fallen by approximately 34-35% for both existing and newer properties in the UK and by approximately 29% for dwellings in the Republic of Ireland. Compared...
News
Government urged to set achievable SAF targets and consider impacts on kerosene supply
...achievable Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) target in jet fuels is 0.5% by 2025. Setting a higher target would not reduce greenhouse gas emissions any further but could put up prices...
Analysis
Potential impacts of April’s NIC and minimum wage changes
...rising costs, from fluctuating fuel prices to vehicle maintenance and insurance. With the increase in NICs and wages, a company could see a significant increase in annual payroll costs. For...
News
Ready for a top up?
...said transport manager, Mark Mackenzie. “It’s becoming less popular as everyone’s pushed further into comparing prices for everything. When prices didn’t change every five minutes you’d find a much more...
Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
...always follow price. As fuel prices have rocketed, customers are hitting credit limits that much quicker – they’re looking for good service from a wholesaler who’s willing to listen and...
Opinion
Consequences of IMO 2020
...Given the impacts of the virus, lockdown, oil prices and environmental imperatives on the whole fuel market and the implications for strategic planning and buying relationships we speak with Brian Coyne,...
Opinion
Creating a low carbon energy system
...Prices over the last 10 years have fluctuated between 55p and 70p per litre and were significantly lower during the pandemic (30p) when aviation fuel demand dropped. “UKIFDA members collect...
Opinion
CIA President speaks out against the UK Government’s lack of energy policy
...UK consumers at the mercy of foreign producers and causes massive volatility in prices, pushing yet more people into fuel poverty. To give you a feel for the impact of this,...
News
Success despite oil demand & price slump
...average of five per cent less fuel by volume in 2020 compared to the year before, although demand in the retail and commercial and road fuel sectors fell significantly further...
Opinion
Fuel crisis proves that supply trust is vital
...of fuel at the pumps amidst panic buying and delivery issues. Difficulties in transporting fuel to the pumps has led to long queues at stations up and down the country,...
News
Excitement builds for UKIFDA EXPO 2021
...company makes Fuel Conditioner that is used in all carbon-based fuels to reduce harmful emissions from diesel engines and oil burners, by reducing CO2 by 30% and boosting fuel efficiency...
News
Winner of UKIFDA Innovation Award announced
Cornwall-based liquid fuel distributor for the South-West Mitchell & Webber has won the UKIFDA Innovation Award for being at the forefront of the sector’s Future Fuels campaign and for making...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...a key step in the process of bringing the fuel to market. It also enables industry to learn about the characteristics of the new fuel and to prepare the guidance...
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Formula Student to use all sustainable fuels in 2024
...Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is delighted to extend its partnership with Motorsport UK, in its role as key sustainability partner, and Coryton Fuels, to provide sustainable fuels to all...
Interview
Touchstar Technologies: planning for world domination
Liz Boardman, of Fuel Oil News, chats to Gordon Hyland, sales director at Touchstar Technologies, about software solutions, world domination and why the fuel distribution industry is such a great...
Opinion
Transportable lighting in the fuel industry
Ken Eddleston, senior lighting specialist at Chalmit, the market-leading manufacturer of lighting for industrial and harsh and hazardous environments, explains to Fuel Oil News why he believes that the fuel...
News
Level of illicit fuel is ‘alarming’
...number of border area fuel laundering plants and filling stations selling illicit fuel is ‘alarming’. Seamus Leheny, FTA’s policy & membership relations manager for Northern Ireland, said: “Every effort must...