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Could heating oil prices be frozen?
...the key role that imports and international factors play in determining domestic prices. An affordable and secure supply When a fuel customer’s primary concern is an affordable and secure supply,...
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Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...recently produced its August monthly figures for domestic heating oil prices alongside broader inflation numbers. Heating oil prices in August 2023 were 74ppl compared to 89.7ppl in August 2022. Prices...
News
Fuel poverty could affect an extra 300,000 households this winter
Around 300,000 households could face fuel poverty in the next few weeks thanks to the continued rise in energy prices. Fuel poverty has been defined as a household spending more...
Opinion
North Sea oil industry in crisis?
...Sea being profitable as oil is below $60 per barrel. “It is almost impossible to make money at these oil prices,” says Mr Allan, director of Premier Oil in addition...
News
Oil users – fuel price winners once again!
...are Scotland and Northern Ireland where costs have risen by approximately 2% and 5% respectively. Regional variations can be quite significant and prices are usually highest in Scotland where transport...
Interview
In Conversation with NWF and Geoff Boorman Fuels
...on: the integration of Geoff Boorman Fuels with NWF Fuels Geoff Boorman Fuels, a distributor based in Edenbridge, Kent has been supplying domestic heating oil to homes throughout Kent, Sussex...
News
Phillips 66 extends renewable diesel offer to forecourts
...used to produce it. A minimum of 65% fuel life cycle GHG emissions savings compared to conventional fossil fuels is required and assured under the Renewable Fuel Assurance Scheme (RFAS)[1]...
Knowledge
Top 5 ways to use technology to control fuel costs
...the need for intelligent fuel management has never been more apparent. OTS Group designs and delivers practical answers to complex fuel storage, re-fuelling, distribution, service and maintenance issues read on...
Opinion
Hydrogen (H2.0): a new dawn?
...waste-to-hydrogen technologies will improve end-market economics and encourage broader adoption and transition away from fossil fuels. Clean ammonia will likely serve as a transition fuel. It can be burned directly...
Opinion
Calls for ‘vital’ fuel tax cut to remove inflationary pressures on distributors
...fuel is key in the delivery of goods across the UK’s economy, and the knock-on effect of sustained prices will be increased costs for consumers and businesses: “77% of all...
Insight
Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...heavy fuel oil and the most commonly used, especially in the more modern engines (also known as No 6 fuel oil) IFO – intermediate fuel oil IFO 380 – a...
News
Kettlewell Fuels presented with Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2021 award
...fuel loads. Drivers can continue with their deliveries safe in the knowledge that they are supplying clean fuel to customers.” Kettlewell Fuels also uses the ProControl 3 remote, which ensures...
Interview
In conversation with George Eustice MP
...Margaret Major, Publishing Director for Fuel Oil News, spoke with George Eustice MP, one of the event’s key speakers, to hear more about his involvement with the industry’s Future Ready...
News
Motorsport UK grant enables Coryton Fuels to add sustainable fuel option to Formula Student
Motorsport showcases the role for sustainable fuels in transport decarbonisation as another Formula joins the trend for renewable liquid fuel options. This year, for the first time, Europe’s most established...
News
New Conidia Bioscience test kit speeds up fuel contamination detection
...FUELSTAT® One can be used to monitor fuel quality throughout the fuel supply chain, from storage terminal to fuel tank. A simple, rapid lateral flow test, conducted on either free...
News
Fuel distributor on the road to a more sustainable future
Southampton-based fuel supplier WP Group is fuelling change for a cleaner greener future by moving its own fleet over to the more sustainable Esso Diesel Efficient™ fuel, as it has...
Analysis
Improving the UK’s fuel supply network
...they anticipate future fuel trends will develop. It enhances the UK’s fuel connectivity and supply chain resilience, while improving site capability in preparation for the low carbon transition. “While demand...
News
Biofuels – an uncertain future
...“ says Mabanaft’s biofuels’ manager, Robin Lloyd The legal background The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) came into force in April 2008, placing an obligation on fuel suppliers to ensure...