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Cost effective depot upgrades

...of electronic control and automated depot loading became clearer and costs dropped, IFC started fitting electronic batch control to new skids, mainly for larger distributors with multiple sites. Why upgrade?...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – time to reflect

...events. Rumours persist in Ireland that there will be an election in the autumn, following a budget on October 1st. Alongside our partners, Fuels for Ireland and OFTEC, we have...

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Hydrogen update: Highlands hydrogen hub

...achieved by using hydrogen as a substitute for fossil fuels to create the energy needed to make steam so the distilling process can be achieved. Bob Buskie added: “In the...

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Essar delivers direct to Emirates

...the world’s largest passenger jet. Essar’s Stanlow refinery, which produces 16% of the UK’s road transport fuel demand, manufactures over two billion litres of jet fuel each year and plays...

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Identifying vulnerable customers

FPS chief executive, Mark Askew A recent report by the Fuel Poverty Action Group (FPAG) calls on fuel oil distributors to establish a priority register for vulnerable customers. With the...

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Upgrade for Adler & Allan

...other sites that store or handle fuel. Other services include above or below ground storage tank cleaning and removal, using the most advanced manual and automated tank cleaning technologies available,...

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Three major new projects at INEOS

...number of possible locations are currently being considered including a number of INEOS sites at Antwerp in Belgium. INEOS also intends to increase the ethylene capacity of its cracker facilities...
A Suttons Tanker displays a sticker to indicate it is fuelled by HVO.

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2M Group trial HVO fuel in Suttons Tankers collaboration

The 2M Group of Companies, in collaboration with logistics partner Suttons Tankers, have embarked on a six-month trial using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel aimed at decreasing...

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New loads for tankers

...web based portal, marrying hauliers and load placers. Operations manager, Helen Lewis, explains: “There are so many sites out there that provide a similar service for the likes of palletised...

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OFT boosts transparency on heating oil prices

...energy are treated fairly by suppliers.” Other action taken in this sector includes securing voluntary changes to the content of misleading websites, and voluntary agreements from the major liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

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On the right route – Phillips 66

...with an impressive portfolio of highly competitive businesses,’ Fuel Oil News recently quizzed the company.  “The name may have changed, but what’s in a name?” said Pete George.    With...

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Focusing on fleet safety

...http://think.direct.gov.uk/cycling.html FTA’s Shared vision report can be downloaded at www.fta.co.uk/export/sites/fta/_galleries/downloads/cycling/fta_shared_vision.pdf In London a ‘five star truck safety plan’, announced by the Mayor of London has been described by the FTA...

Insight

The emergence and growth of Puma Energy

...between Russia and Europe.  A year later the company was consolidated under one management team.  In 2010 Puma acquired the BP fuel marketing businesses in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and...

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Greenergy’s gold standard

Greenergy’s approach to safety is recognised by RoSPA Gold Awards Greenergy’s Plymouth fuel terminal and biodiesel manufacturing facility at Immingham have picked up RoSPA Gold awards for occupational health and...