Analysis
A step in the right direction
...fuel suppliers an obligation in respect of renewable liquid heating fuel that corresponds to or is similar to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) provided for in the Energy Act...
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News
UKIFDA welcomes Phil Murray of WCF as its new President
...the association and the fuel distribution industry as a whole. In addition to supporting the association’s ongoing initiatives, Phil’s expertise will help ensure the effectiveness of the Future Ready Fuel...
News
New leadership and expansion plans for EET Retail
...e-mobility. These fuels will be offered in an environment that has a tailored selection of customer offerings, including non-fuel options. Narayan Bhatra commented: “I’m excited to be joining EET Retail...
News
Certa doubles number of HVO-ready forecourts
...fuel station when it made the fuel available at the pumps in its forecourt in Liffey Valley in October of last year. Škoda Ireland partnership The latest expansion comes as...
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TOTY 2023 The runners up: highlighting three very special entries
...of Ferguson Fuel Oils gave us a little background to the fleet addition: “We are a family run fuel delivery company based in Derry, Northern Ireland that has operated for...
Interview
Taking action in Ireland
...fuel quality presentation given by chemist Julia Mansfield of Fuel Science Additive Technologies provided great insight into reasons behind fuel’s variable quality. An issue of particular relevance to Ireland, which...
News
NATO summit – Gulf Aviation keeps emergency aircraft airborne
...hold 40,000 litres of fuel, but at the rate our fuel supply was being depleted, we wouldn’t have had enough fuel for the police helicopters to deal with anything unplanned....
News
Industry engagement continues in quest to resolve FAME issues
...blend of FAME in gasoil,” commented UKIFDA CEO Guy Pulham. In April 2018, the legally required percentage of fuels derived from renewable sources increased and refineries and fuel suppliers in...
Interview
The battle to offer a competitive product
...fuel burning businesses, there are not many businesses advertising in the renewable energy sector as yet. Undoubtedly, this will change in future.” Fuel Oil News welcomes your opinion – jane@fueloilnews.co.uk....
Opinion
Delivering growth: the importance of a fully engaged workforce
“Having an engaged driver workforce is fundamental to enabling growth and successful partnerships within the bulk fuels industry.” David Heath, Head of Fuels at Suttons Tankers Employee engagement With employee...
Interview
Transition talk from Mabanaft CEO Jonathan Perkins
...so to work in it is great! Your enthusiasm is interesting considering the way the fuel sector is currently regarded – as a necessary evil, perhaps? Energy is absolutely a...
News
TOTY 2022 Runner Up: RTN – working hard to create solutions to customer problems
Whilst Road Tankers Northern was the winning manufacturer for the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year award for 2022 for the 4-wheeler fuel tanker submitted by fuel distributor WCF...
Interview
The downstream customer
...and easy to understand.” The purchasing decision Claudia was keen to discover whether the consumers used fuel marketplace websites or buying groups when purchasing fuel for their homes. Peter reflected:...
News
Trend for forecourt closures evens out
...are collected from an EI survey with fuel retailers and are cross-checked with numbers from market analyst Experian Catalist. UK consumer fuel prices experienced the same downward trend as the...
Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
...40 foot lorry on the road to haul fuel direct from the terminals,” he explains. “We have an excellent haulier – Lisburn-based Pettrans – who bring 95% of our fuel...
Interview
35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...exciting time for the business, with so much change happening within the liquid fuels sector and the development of new fuels and technologies. As a business we will continue to...
News
Huge boost for HVO as Government agrees with removal of import measures
...Bruce Woodall, chairman of OTS Group Ltd, a company with 50 years’ experience in the fuel sector and taking an active lead in creating a sustainable future for fuelling solutions,...
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...