Interview
Raising standards in energy distribution with Standard Fuel Oils
With Standard Fuel Oils having celebrated 10 years in the industry in October last year, we hear from them about the sector they have served over this time to understand...
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News
Oilfast to launch unmanned retail fuel facility
Oilfast Limited has announced the forthcoming launch of its first unmanned retail fuel facility at Balbeggie near Perth. The site, which features the Oilfast logo and image, marks the company’s...
News
Industry bodies launch up-to-date winter advice for heating oil users
...in good time Offering valuable guidance for off-the-gas grid households across the UK and Ireland, the five-point plan covers everything from advice on maintaining home heating oil systems to practical ordering...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Here Comes the Sun?
...heating system used. Notably, 55% of all oil heated homes have someone over the age of 60 living in them, which is a higher percentage compared to gas (40%) and...
News
NI oil stocks low due to unexpectedly high demand
...oil available to as many consumers as possible. “The oil industry has asked the Department of Economy since 2016 to look at an emergency storage facility in NI to prevent...
News
DCC to acquire Irish-owned fuel distributor
...can be made until May 18. Jones Oil, founded in 1984 as Jones Distribution, is an entirely Irish-owned company, headquartered in Dublin. It supplies homeheating oil and commercial fuels to...
Opinion
Transitioning from oil to renewables – cost or investment?
...Change runs on renewables. The latest report by Brand Finance shows that the world’s top 50 most valuable oil and gas brands have, on average, lost 16% of their brand...
News
Fuel Oil News at UKIFDA Show 2025
In celebration of an industry that not only enjoys coming together but comes together to good effect, here is the Fuel Oil News team’s experience of the excellent event last...
News
QMRE takes delivery of second VIXLA plastic waste-2-oil system
...into oil and ultimately back into plastic. For three years QMRE had been operating a smaller version of the plastic waste-2-oil system on a test and development basis at their...
News
Leading industry company celebrates 50 years of innovation
...in oil fired central heating by manufacturing domestic oil storage tanks.” Timing is everything “We started in a cowshed at Churchdown near Cheltenham. The tanks were manufactured in the old...
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Estuary Oils stands triumphant at one of the UK’s biggest one-day farming shows
...Estuary Oils stand recognised by the award, Founder and Director of the business Andrew Mould commented: “This is the first time that we have won it at as Estuary Oils,...
News
Rod Prowse
...Oil News. Known to a great many in the industry, Rod worked for more than 30 years across the full spectrum of the downstream oil sector, in both the UK...
Opinion
OFTEC disappointed with lack of support for HVO in Queen’s speech
...for the UK’s 1.7 million oil heated households. The government’s current policy proposal is that, from 2026, they will no longer be able to install a new fossil fuel oil...
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QMRE adds final touches to plastic waste-2-oil system
...system. A typical QMRE VÍXLA system will convert 1kg of plastic waste into 1 litre of QUEL (pyro-oil) – 85% of the total, with 12% non-condensable gas used to heat...
News
Crown Oil adds to its fleet
The latest addition to the Crown Oil tanker fleet is ready to deliver HVO across the UK. The 8-wheeler DAF tanker joined Crown Oil’s fleet last week, and with the...
News
BP energy outlook suggests global oil demand may have peaked
This year’s influential annual energy outlook from BP, published at the start of BP Energy Week, suggests peak oil demand may have already been reached last year. This marks a...
News
Fuel distributors improve profitability by harnessing customer data
Fuel oil distributors can drive huge improvements in their operational efficiency and potentially become more profitable by encouraging customers to install telemetry monitoring onto their oil tanks. That’s the message...
News
Bigger loads, better efficiencies for Kinch Fuel Oils
By upgrading from its previous Isuzu 7.5 tonne fuel oil tanker to a brand-new Isuzu 11 tonne tanker, Kinch Fuel Oils Ltd is benefiting from much greater additional payload using...