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Oil Care Campaign prepares to celebrate 20 years
...safe disposal and management of oil. A network of oil banks which accept used engine oil for recycling has been established in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Organisers of...
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Changes to oil regulations in Scotland
Are you compliant with the new changes made to Scotland’s oil regulations? The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has contacted Fuel Oil News for assistance in drawing attention to the...
Analysis
Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence
...storage depots? “Oil majors moving their activities and operations back to more core areas of their business is understandable. Refineries are costly to run, and with the volatility in oil...
News
Risk reduction for domestic customers
...continue buying their kerosene through Oil Price Protect,” said Chris. “Prior to Oil Price Protect, like most other distributors, we did offer different ways to pay including direct debit. Customers...
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DCC Oil Ireland rebrands to Certa Ireland
...decades and the new branding, which came into effect on the 1st September 2022, pulls each of its leading Irish consumer brands – Emo Oil, Campus Oil Ltd, Jones Oil...
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Tate Oil’s decarbonisation scheme grows roots
...on 1st January 2021, family-run Tate Oil will be planting a tree for every 4th order a qualifying customer places – helping the 1.5 million homeowners using heating oil to...
News
The Phillips 66 Interview
...to grow its market share here. Fuel Oil News editor, Jane Hughes asked managing director, Pete George about the business, refining and fuels and its relationship with fuel oil distributors....
News
Research predicts oil price drop will continue
...that the general trend of falling oil prices is expected to continue. This underlines the fact that oil is becoming more affordable and competitive, and the cheapest option going forward...
Interview
In conversation with Dave Walmsley: enthusiastic for NWF Fuels expansion
...– Sweetfuels, at the end of last year, Darch Oil, Consols Oils in Cornwall – are all predominantly domestic businesses. We have a very loyal and consistent customer base, but...
Interview
Marsh Fuels: two significant milestones
...latest in oil tankers with digital display. The arrival of our own oil storage in the late 1960s has been invaluable. World wars, a pandemic, freak weather events and drifts...
News
UKIFDA’s winter campaign launches
...For heating oil users who are struggling to pay for their heating oil, the campaign includes resources such as the Government’s Help For Households initiative and its Help With Your...
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Kerosene – supply and quality
Like driving on the left, the UK is pretty much on its own when it comes to using kerosene as a heating oil Picking kerosene in the UK because of...
Interview
Topaz – keeping Ireland moving
...home heating customers. In its distribution business the company sells home heating oil to Topaz owned businesses north and south of the border and to authorised distributors – some of...
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Chancellor visits Worcester Bosch to see the future of heating
Worcester Bosch has met with the chancellor of the exchequer, Sajid Javid MP, to present its developments in low-carbon heating technology. (l-r) Robin Walker MP, Sajid Javid MP and Carl...
Case Study
Digital delivery: selecting a solution
...diverse set of needs including agricultural fuel, lubricants, commercial fuel and home heating oil. With the latter, an extensive depot network allows Carr’s Billington Fuels to distribute heating oil quickly...
Analysis
UKIFDA databank: industry data update January 2025
...and heating days Heating days in the first nine months of 2024 was 2% below 2023 and 8% below 2019. Heating oil total consumption (ktoe) and pricing The split between...
News
West Cork school makes history as Ireland’s first to be heated using HVO
...and pupils from St. Enda’s National School in Dunmanway broke their summer holidays to gather at the school last week. Joined by representatives from Tria Oil, Firebird Heating Solutions, Carbery...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – Governments need to be here to help
...along to effect change. This does feel right, and some of the proposals made regarding oil boilers are sensible, as is ensuring the right technology is fitted into our homes....