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The current millennium has witnessed changes in the downstream oil sector in Ireland of a scale and extent that far exceeded anything that occurred in the 50 or so years prior. We consider how in Ireland the process has been characterised by consolidation in the competitive landscape accompanied by rationalisation of logistics arrangements.

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The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s

...Oil. In 2018, Irving Oil acquired large independent, Tedcastle Oil Products (TOP), providing it with a distribution terminal in Dublin as well as a substantially expanded market reach. The refinery...
Peak Oil, a family operated distribution business covering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire and formed in 1972 by Tom Pearson, has just celebrated its 50th anniversary in business.

Interview

Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil

...Peak Oil Tom Pearson founded Peak Oil as a business from his home address in Dronfield, back in 1972 and explains how it all began: “I started Tom Pearson Oils...

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What future for heating oil?

...for domestic heating, representing 6% of the total heating fuel market. LPG use as domestic fuel accounted for a further circa 200,000 households. In comparison, natural gas is used by...

News

ECO3 – oil is included!

...only applies to broken boilers not First Time Central Heating (FTCH). Oil boilers will not be allowed under first time central heating (FTCH), district heating, solid walled homes minimum, rural...

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EOGB announces support for OFTEC strategy

...on oil heating and, although the common perception seems to be that oil heating cannot improve in terms of carbon reduction, this could not be further from the truth,” said...

Opinion

Highs and lows of the oil price drop

...main gas supply, and therefore relying on heating oil, the sudden price drop meant that many households were purchasing extra oil to store, before the prices inevitably began to climb...

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Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating

...with a strong focus on investment in electrification of domestic heating as expected, was followed by the full document confirming the headline commitments to decarbonise the home heating sector with...

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Significant changes to the UK heating market

...heating installers Significant changes are coming to the UK heating market that will affect thousands of installers and heating engineers. A survey launched today gives you the opportunity to shape...

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£800,000 investment expands HVO fuel trials

...oil heating to the renewable fuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) this winter, amounting to an initial investment of over £800,000. The news follows the publication of the government’s Heat and...

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Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?

...the market for oil boilers predominantly in the replacement sector, OFTEC’s strategy is to retain the present oil-fired boiler market share. Using initiatives such as the Oilsave campaign, OFTEC is...

Insight

How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?

...heating oil continues to be a material source of fuel/energy for heating purposes. Rationalisation of the refinery network has been pursued with particular urgency over the past five years with...

Interview

DCC on ambitions for Ireland and energy transition

...and commercial fuels, heating oils, biofuel and renewable solutions and related products and services in Europe. Claudia Weeks, content editor of Fuel Oil News, speaks with Eddie O’Brien, managing director...

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OptiMate is the key to MechTronic success in Ireland

...Dundalk Oil, Atlantic Oils and Stewart Oils all placing (and receiving) orders in 2020. Barry Finlay at Dundalk Oil said; “We are delighted to be the first fuel oil operative...

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Cheaper heating bills for oil households

Latest figures show that oil continues to be the only primary heating fuel to have fallen in price over the past three years, making it the cheapest option for off...