Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
...week. Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Tim Buckman, CEO at BoilerJuice and Zoe Blackhall, head of supply, about business operations and to hear about their...
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News
Trade body name change reflects move towards more sustainable fuels
...low carbon fuels such as renewable diesel, biofuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which use non-petroleum feedstocks.” Representing eight manufacturing, supply and marketing companies that operate the six major oil...
Insight
Driver training: starting out on the right foot
Earlier this year, the Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum (DFDF) held a consultation with its haulier members to provide some good practice advice on the training and assessment of new drivers...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...be as follows: Enabling the Government to direct companies to take necessary action to ensure resilience and security of fuel supply, if necessary. Ensuring that new owners of critical fuel...
Insight
The evolution of the UK biofuels sector
...percentage as biofuel or purchase Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFC) or pay in to the buy-out fund (at 30ppl) for the shortfall. Biofuels since the introduction of RTFO Since the...
Insight
Phillips 66 powers ahead and scores a hit with customers
Phillips 66 has shared customer feedback from its biennial conference ‘Power Ahead’ – which took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Held from 1-3 October, more than 200 attendees from the retail,...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
The fuel tanker manufacturing market in the UK and Ireland has experienced a dynamic year in 2024, with various challenges, improvements, and industry developments shaping the landscape. We gathered insights...
Insight
Refining operations
...later by the adjacent Conoco (now Phillips 66) Humber refinery facility. Ownership became 100% vested in Total on its acquisition of Petrofina in 1999. Capacity, feedstocks and rationalisation Initial distillation...
News
New waste to SAF start-up launches in London
...fuels. “We don’t want to change the engine type – introducing a new type of fuel we can use in existing engines will be so much better.” And Chris points...
Insight
Winter resilience: keeping people and product moving
...demand and severe workforce shortages. During this period, a leading UK fuel distributor, World Fuel Services, required 39 additional drivers to stabilise nationwide delivery schedules across its depots. The combination...
Interview
Fuel Oil News talks with new sector supplier Sentinam
...to meet diverse fuel distribution needs, from remote depots to urban fuelling stations. Whether it’s ensuring consistent flow in challenging locations or supporting large-scale facilities, our solutions are designed to...
Review
The system with the intelligence to prevent conditioning downtime
...Technical Director Rob Terry, the CTS engineered Advanced Fuel Conditioner has been added to the range, as the ideal solution for keeping your customers’ stored fuel clean and usable in...
News
WCF further strengthens fuel distribution footprint with North East acquisition
Independent fuels business WCF has announced the acquisition of County Durham-based Easy Fuels (NE) Ltd, further strengthening its fuel distribution footprint across the North East. The acquisition follows WCF’s recent...
Interview
In conversation with George Eustice MP
...well the fuel works. Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA, was also able to join us to give an overview of the extensive national trials taking place. The feedback was so compelling...
Interview
Josh Burton, WCF Chandlers: The next generation
The next generation is integral to the future of liquid fuel distribution. In this issue of Fuel Oil News, we hear from both the young people in our sector and...
News
Retail fuel market to face competition watchdog price probe
...fair deal for fuel across the UK,” Mr Kwarteng commented. “Healthy competition between forecourts is key to achieving this, with competition working to keep pressure on prices.” Fuel retailers facing...
News
Taking strategic action
...the emphasis firmly on oil trading. “In those pre-internet days selling marine fuel literally meant driving to the port to ask if anyone needed it! Whilst our fuel supply was...
News
Striving to be the best
...Domestic Oils, Malpas Oils, JP Oils, J&K Fuels, J.W.Keep, Bassett Fuels, G Thomas & Sons, CP Fuels, T Splitt, Fuel Oil Supply Co, Oil Ignition Lessees, Lincolnshire Fuels, Broadland Fuels, Browns...