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Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

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Ken’s Corner: Unintended consequences

...consumers. It has been recognised by government and other authorities that the presence of many small family-run businesses positively impacts the prices consumers pay for fuel. The large number of...

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Truck cartels – claiming damages

...to claim compensation in court for any loss which they suffered as a result of the higher prices which they had to pay for trucks due to the price fixing,...

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Industry body sees transition as the solution

...the coronavirus pandemic and a 20 year low in oil prices. A proposed three-stage framework to support the sector in dealing with the immediate crisis while positioning it to play...

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Kerosene – community buying

...consumers, community fuel buying groups are not viewed favourably by all distributors. Tony Deakins, of Shropshire based Deakins Fuels, told FON: “I’m very much against such schemes. I don’t supply any buying...

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Oil heating is more competitive

The latest independent figures show oil prices have become more competitive over the last four years.  LPG remains the most expensive fuel for off gas main customers. According to the...

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No abuse by fuel suppliers says OFT

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has failed to prove that fuel suppliers are abusing their position in Shetland and other rural areas. Whilst the OFT did find a large...

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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths

...a driver stealing fuel red-handed.  It may have cost £300 a truck but given the high cost of fuel, it’s worth it.” With an ordering facility on its Chandlersoil.com website,...

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TRA proposes removal of HVO measures

...manufacturers/businesses as there is no HVO industry in the UK and the higher prices for HVO would mean that it did not displace UK produced FAME. HVO in demand for...
Ken Cronin

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Ken Cronin on DESNZ: Looking beyond the name

...While energy prices have undoubtedly been higher than in previous periods, every day our prices reflect the ups and downs of the market in a transparent manner. Positively, recent consumer...

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Kerosene prices rise less than other fuels

New statistics show that oil prices have remained more stable than other forms of heating. A comparison of heating costs for the last five years, based on information supplied by...

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Making light work of heavy oil

...a year at its new site, will begin processing product within the year.  Even with the reducing oil prices recently experienced, Fluid Oil can compete as it can process viably...