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Call for urgent heat policy intervention
“For too long now Government has recognised the interlinked issues of fuel poverty and excess winter deaths, yet the policy to address the problem remains painfully inadequate,” said OFTEC CEO...
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Insight
More than 50% of Brits back net zero measures
...the transition to net zero. Renewable fuels Strongly in favour of utilising environmentally friendly fuels in hard-to-transition sectors, 60% of the public recognise the important role renewable fuels can play...
News
Campaign-leading distributor first to lift US imported HVO following tariff removal
...said: “Mitchell & Webber is delighted to have been the first distributor to receive the renewable fuel from the United States, and very much hopes the use of renewable fuels...
News
The ‘perfect fit for Rix’
Now part of the Rix Petroleum Group, managing director Duncan Lambert beside a Stones Fuel Oils tanker A ‘much-loved family fuel company’ at Malton in North Yorkshire has been sold...
Analysis
An industry acquiring
...this year, DTN announced the acquisition of Online Fuels. Telling us more about why Online Fuels was such a great fit for the company, Doug Bennett, chief product officer, DTN,...
Opinion
“Let’s shift our focus to our customers” – industry reactions to the new government
...Fuel Obligation (RLHFO) was the right approach to help the 1.7 million rural homes using fossil fuels transition to renewable liquid heating fuels. The RLHFO provides a cost-effective and least...
News
FPS warns of the dangers of making early technology decisions for heating
...not only heating oil for homes and businesses but also fuel for agriculture, construction, road transport, marine fuels and importantly fuel for back-up generators for hospitals, schools, care homes and...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...
Insight
An industry acquiring
...this year, DTN announced the acquisition of Online Fuels. Telling us more about why Online Fuels was such a great fit for the company, Doug Bennett, chief product officer, DTN,...
Analysis
A just transition for Grangemouth?
...planning to become a fuels’ import terminal. “As we have told Government, the fuels sector is vital for the nation’s energy security and net zero ambitions, but faces difficult investment...
News
Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...need to manually enter the invoices. Integrating Fuelsoft with Lightyear provides real-time, accurate accounting data within the Fuelsoft platform, and means that users can collaborate with team members, accountants, bookkeepers...
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Confirmed: Grangemouth, the UK’s oldest refinery, is to close in 2025
...fuel supply for Scotland. We currently expect Grangemouth to be ready to operate as a national distribution hub for finished fuels in Q2 next year. “Unfortunately, a terminal would require...
News
In Conversation with Klass Oil: a class act in energy distribution
...series of acquisitions, bringing a number of well-established local brands together under its ownership, expanding both the geographical reach and size of the business. Margaret Major, Fuel Oil News Editor,...
News
Narrowboat holiday company switches to HVO after DfT green lights subsidy
...their fuel switch. 100% waste-derived from residual food industry fats, tall oil by-products, and used cooking oil, among other products HVO can be used in traditional diesel engines as a...
Interview
Drivers of the Year on the industry and the role of the tanker driver
...it’s exciting to see what ideas are emerging for the sustainable fuels of the future. Our customers will all need heating fuel. “If I could change one thing about the...
News
Touchstar wins substantial Certas Energy fleet upgrade order
...utilising Android-based, in-cab tablets. Acquiring challenges Certas Energy is the largest fuel and lubricant distributor in Great Britain, with statistics to match. 2300 employees Over 33 million litres of fuel...
Analysis
Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?
...– Not just for today’s fuels but also for the hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and energy transition pathways. Launch a Strategic Refining Resilience Fund – Modelled on German industrial...
Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...team at Evesons Fuels, part of the NWF Fuels family, in the autumn of last year. Holidays are often a time for self-reflection and, while away with friends, Leah decided...