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Oiling longevity at Morris Lubricants
...attributed the Volvo’s longevity to regular oil changes. “Morris Lubricants have a very good reputation for quality oil,” said Jeff. “They are company that always ensures that their oil is...
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Opinion
Will my supplier be putting FAME in my gas oil?
...to buy gas oil without biodiesel, so we’re planning to keep our gas oil FAME-free. It is not our intention to blend FAME into our gas oil at any location...
Case Study
Tuffa and AMP power the nation to a low carbon future
...and waste oil extraction hose at 30 meters (10 meters more than a fire engine), the site engineers can rapidly top up the lubricant oils or complete a full oil...
Opinion
What price oil? Fuel industry experts share predictions for 2023
Unprecedented, tumultuous, extraordinary. Access to a thesaurus was useful whilst writing about the oil markets and fuel prices in 2022. As we enter 2023, conflict and covid are still having...
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
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...
Opinion
A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment
...construction) I’ve seen cleaner fuels and heating technologies make some seismic advancements. During my tenure at Nutherm (the distributor for German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte across the UK and Ireland)...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Are you sitting comfortably?
...now focused on what the future holds and are committed to providing a heating solution and affordable fuel to our customers. An unequivocal message There is at least one other...
Interview
Carbery Plastics celebrates 45 years of storage tank success
...alongside Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for product testing purposes. A range of environmentally preferred, integrally bunded heating oil tanks was also introduced and such was the success of the new...
News
Government proposes Energy Bill amendment in response to industry calls to incentivise HVO
...Fuels campaign. Recognising widespread concerns over the potential financial impacts on rural off-grid homeowners of the proposed 2026 oil boiler ban and a ‘heat pump’ first strategy, the amendment, if...
News
Shortlisted proposal would see UK village swap from natural gas to hydrogen in 2025
...use in home heating to commence in 2025. The overall contract for the Village sits with Cadent. Cadent has proposed to bring the first ever UK Hydrogen Village project to...
Analysis
An industry acquiring
...us more about the recent acquisitions of Jones Oil and Campus Oils Daire Keating, managing director cards, Austria & Ireland, DCC Retail & Oil, said: “We are very excited about...
News
Rapid growth for Your NRG with new depot opening
...300 million litres of fuel and heating oil to homes and businesses across the country. “Our newly established terminal parking and direct supply agreements with the major oil companies means...
News
Vital statistics for oil
...closure of Coryton in July 2012 a key factor • Compare to Q4 2011, the cost of heating oil increased by 2.7% • Based on a fixed consumption level of...
News
Oil-fired heating – time to back the most cost-effective option
Offering the best decarbonisation solution for oil heated homes, OFTEC says it’s time for government to back low carbon liquid fuels as the most practical, cost-effective solution. OFTEC’s recently released ‘Industrial Strategy for decarbonising oil heated homes’ underlines...
Opinion
The billion barrel blow and why it may mean more pivoting in the fuel sector
...this has happened. April 20th, 2020, was the first day in history when oil recorded negative values. US oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell from $17.85 at the start...
News
NI oil stocks starting to replenish after high demand saw supplies run low
...“We saw unprecedented demand for home heating oil during August as prices moved lower in the early part of the month and consumers sought to replenish stocks ahead of winter....
Opinion
Fuel price fears as OPEC+ cuts oil production
This week, OPEC+ announced steeper than anticipated oil production cuts as Wednesday’s meeting of members reached agreement to slash production by 2 million bpd. Set against expectations of a 1...