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Non-compliant tanks
...at 150 domestic heating oil storage installations across Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland, environmental protection was the biggest issue with 72% of surveyed tanks incorrectly specified as single skin...
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New agreements with SEPA
...Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) met with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) regarding the introduction of new legislation which affects over 95 heating oil and fuel distribution depots across Scotland. The...
Interview
Phillips 66: Humber Refinery
...cooking oil, to produce the speciality coke. Heating and cooling, increasing and decreasing pressure, distilling, purifying at different points through the refinery until it turns into a solid. It then...
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Becoming UKIFDA
...scenes we’re an active lobbying organisation, whether that’s on issues affecting our members or the 1.5m households across the UK and 686,000 across Ireland who use heating oil, or representing...
Opinion
The Community Speaks: What are your hopes for 2025?
...afford new kit. The announcement of a materially higher RTFO in future years, development of an equivalent Order for heating, progression in incorporating the shipping sector into the ETS. Tech-...
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Latest industry people moves – February 2025
...of my direct time on growing our Heat Engineer Software business which helps heating surveyors, designers and installers accurately size new systems.” Sarah Morgan has moved to the role of...
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People Moves: change of leadership for Argent Energy
...the production of its de-fossilisation fuel, crafted entirely from waste oils and fats. In line with this, Louise Calviou expressed enthusiasm about the appointment and emphasised continuity in the company’s...
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Fuel distributor to close Arran depot due to ageing storage tanks
...depot is used for the supply of diesel, heating oil and gas oil all of which will continue to be supplied. With one of the three storage tanks reaching the...
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Q2 2012- oil production and consumption decreases
Total energy production – Q2 2012 Oil production fell by 12.2% in the second quarter of 2012, compared with a year earlier. Oil consumption fell by 2.4%. The Department of...
Opinion
Procurement: why embracing the net zero challenge is good for business
...in the news, the economic turmoil over the past few years has taken the focus for small businesses. Environmental action and carbon emission reduction have been sidelined by short term...
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bp plans UK’s largest hydrogen project
...storage up to two million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year, equivalent to capturing the emissions from the heating of one million UK households¹. The proposed development, H2Teesside, would...
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A new venture for Nolan Oils
...enables us to service some prime heating oil territory,” said managing director Mark Nolan. “Between our two depots we can serve a big swathe of Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and north...
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UKIFDA EXPO returns for 2021
...industry there will be a wide range of seminars on important topics including sustainable energy in domestic heating, decarbonisation, and the future of liquid biofuels, across the two days. Guy...
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Hydrogen hub project aims to decarbonise local transport and industry
...supplying 700 homes near Gateshead with blended hydrogen for heating and cooking. “It is exciting for us to see one of our conventional gas storage sites that has been serving...
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Lead of net zero review, Chris Skidmore MP, visits HyNet on first day of UK tour
...blowing as well as fuelling heavy transport and enabling low carbon heating of homes and businesses. In addition, HyNet will provide the infrastructure to lock away carbon dioxide emissions from...
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Royal celebrations
...cover star of Fuel Oil News on two occasions, Fuel Oil News raises a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning sovereign and an oil heating user!...
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UKIFDA appoints new president
...support from government to ensure biofuels play a key role in the future of the 1.5m heating oil consumers in the UK and 686,000 in Ireland who are not on...
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OFTEC advise the government to back biofuels in RHI
Leading oil equipment manufacturers have urged the government to include bioliquids in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). In a letter to the right honourable Ed Davey MP, the secretary of...