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60 million litre fuel deal is further boost to Essar brand
...are already seeing increased volume growth and a high take up of the loyalty programme, as Dave and his team help support the Shropshire area with competitive fuel prices. “I...
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Showcasing oil heating’s future
...friendly products; one being rainwater harvesting, now being retrofitted in many homes and businesses.” “With fuel prices as they are, there has never been a better time to recommend renewable...
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Donegal distributor gets lucky
...depot. If oil exploration develops further off the west coast of Ireland – something largely determined by global oil prices – Arthur is hopeful there will be a beneficial knock-on...
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Making oil-heated homes more energy efficient
...better insulation and a boiler scrappage scheme “Even though oil prices have plummeted in recent months to a four-year low, fuel poverty is still more likely in oil-heated households,” says...
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Survey finds Mabanaft’s supply standards remain high
As one of the UK’s largest independent fuel importers and wholesalers, Mabanaft is proud of the strong and lasting relationships it has built with customers. Part of this is down...
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INEOS welcomes ASA ruling on misleading fracking claims
...fracking site. FOE adverts that also claimed falling house prices and risks of cancer were as a result of fracking would also not be allowed to be run again. “We...
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Fuel poor left out in the cold
...that 2.38 million homes are currently classed as ‘fuel poor’, representing a 1.4% increase on previous figures. The statistics also underline that fuel poverty is more prevalent in rural areas...
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Logistics industry report shows lack of support is hampering EV uptake
...energy supplies to depots – between £100,000 and over £1 million – a lack of meaningful scrappage schemes, acquisition costs on the rise and volatile energy prices, it is an...
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Association lobbies for delay on carbon tax increase
The trade association for the liquid fuels sector in Ireland, UKIFDA, has lobbied Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe in a bid to get the Irish government to consider a delay to...
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A more diverse energy era for OFTEC
...– FIVE Farnborough Tuesday 22nd – RHC Edinburgh Thursday 24th – Event City Manchester heatingandrenewablesroadshow.co.uk “With oil prices remaining so low and the trend predicted to continue, the future for...
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Predicting the unpredictable: oil prices past and future
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Open to debate in Ireland
...forms at the Distributor Debate in Templepatrick earlier this month, rated too much competition and poor margins as their biggest concerns. Poor image, supply, prices, variable fuel quality, gas oil...
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Investment values Argus at nearly £1bn
...stake in the business whilst enabling Argus to fuel its next phase of global expansion. Argus was founded by Jan Nasmyth in 1970 as a weekly newsletter covering the Amsterdam,...
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NI oil stocks starting to replenish after high demand saw supplies run low
...“We saw unprecedented demand for home heating oil during August as prices moved lower in the early part of the month and consumers sought to replenish stocks ahead of winter....
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The changing world of the oil trader
...facilities and fuels/lubricants’ marketing businesses. Vitol established a joint venture company with Helios Investment Partners, called Vivo Energy, in 2011, which acquired the majority share (80%) of fuels/lubes marketing businesses...
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Driver shortages create barrier
Covid-19 and plummeting oil prices are two of the most substantial challenges that the fuel oil distribution sector has faced in the past 12 months. But whilst these were very...
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UKIFDA’s winter campaign launches
...consider several key themes. With the ongoing war in Ukraine, the fuel supply will probably remain unpredictable, and prices are likely to be volatile, exacerbated by exchange rate fluctuations. To...
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