Knowledge
HVO – The issue of sustainability
...of used cooking oil (UCO) in the production of HVO, concerns have been raised that palm oil may be used in local markets to replace UCO that is exported for...
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Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...July 2019, UKPIA declared a commitment to cease supply of heating oil to properties off the gas grid during the 2020s, when use of liquid fuels for space heating will...
Interview
Oil v gas
...likens the presence of gas to the new competition posed by the selling of home heating oil on forecourts. The Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) has little doubt that the...
News
New standard publication will ensure sustainability of liquid fuels for immediate home heat decarbonisation
...of renewable liquid fuels such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as part of its commitment to offer low carbon heating solutions for off-gas grid buildings. The specification sets out: That...
Insight
What price oil? 2023 In review
In association with The Oil Market Journal Pictured below and included in the January issue of Fuel Oil News is a graph that shows the price of ultra-low sulfur diesel...
Insight
Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation
...cover these requirements, leaving a modest surplus across all grades. Stockholding obligations Norway imposes emergency stockholding obligations on oil importers and oil producers who imported quantities of oil equal to,...
News
ESL Fuels hits one billion litre sales for Ultra 35
...of this heating oil product.” Ultra 35 is a dedicated heating oil unconstrained by different engine specifications and is therefore able to offer boiler engineers consistently proven performance across a...
Opinion
Vital role for hydrogen in decarbonising home heating
...decarbonising home heating and forcing a single option on consumers could risk alienating them. Home heating accounts for 14% of all UK emissions. Household emissions from heating and hot water...
Opinion
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: experience is a valuable commodity
...customers to be a part of this process. 2026 We are putting in a lot of effort to revise the government’s plan of prohibiting new heating oil boilers from 2026...
Analysis
Climate report welcomes progress but highlights gaps in low carbon heating plans
...– particularly aviation and heating – along with lack of progress on making electricity cheaper, are undermining progress. Continued emissions reductions are celebrated, but the report, from the government’s statutory...
Opinion
Scottish Government rethink of Heat in Buildings Bill emphasises importance of just transition
...Scottish bill appears to support that view – signalling a growing recognition that the transition to low-carbon domestic heating must be both fair and financially viable – not a blanket...
News
A feeling of insecurity?
...over the last winter have also brought security of supply into renewed focus. The UK’s ability to control the fate of its heating oil price has diminished; something...
News
Protecting consumers against summer oil theft
...more secure, remembering to leave it accessible for deliveries. Fitting CCTV and/or security lights to monitor your tank can also go some way to deterring potential thieves.” www.oilsave.org.uk https://blog.boilerjuice.com/3-ways-to-prevent-heating-oil-theft-in-your-area/ ...
Opinion
Creating a low carbon energy system
...commodities can say the same. “Heating oil is still one of the most competitive sources of heating. This needs to be taken into consideration when we plan for the future.” ...
Opinion
We’ll meet again: oil to gas price gap shrinking rapidly
With the spread between natural gas and oil contracting rapidly, Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB, thinks that a bullish tailwind for oil is at risk and right now both...
News
Cyberattack effect on oil prices
...vulnerabilities within US infrastructure. Why do oil prices vary? Oil prices vary from day to day, but when an unexpected event occurs that causes disruption in the supply chain, drastic...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
... Supply Mabanaft Logisitics Chris Dalton Additives Fuel Additive Science Technology 12.00-12.55 Networking lunch 13.00 Debating the future of oil heating 14.15 Gas oil changes ...
News
Unprecedented demand creates temporary oil shortage in Ireland
The recent extreme weather has caused a massive surge in demand for home heating oil in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, creating temporary shortages with distributors forced...