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Simon – investing in our infrastructure

...since shipping moved from coal to oil. Government sponsored Navy oiling stations around the world provided physical impetus for the change from coal to oil burning ships of the line...

Interview

Preparing for oil off Ireland

...the oil industry producing talented individuals who are specifically trained to further strengthen the oil industry. Worldwide it can be hard to attract people to oil and gas exploration.  With...

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A lubricants package that delivers

...staff training.  “For the first time in over 7 years of wholesaling other brand engine oils we can finally see profits in small pack engine oil. Previously our oil brands...

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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA

...domestic heating oil in the UK and Ireland UKIFDA accepts the need to decarbonize but is also lobbying for a customer focused transition plan emphasizing the need to achieve significant...

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Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI

...plans to carry out a review of the tariffs under this scheme to drive forward further uptake. Read The Future of Heating: Meeting the Challenge at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-future-of-heating-meeting-the-challenge What are the...

Opinion

UKIFDA submits views on Scottish Commission’s work plan

...the decarbonisation theme on electric alternatives such as heat pumps. There are more than 135,000 households using heating oil across Scotland – which is why it’s so important the Commission...

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The future pathway for liquid fuel heating

...Future Framework for Heat in Buildings, to which OFTEC submitted a detailed response. Dr Ernst-Moritz Bellingen, energy policy director of the German Institute for Heating and Oil Technology (IWO) gave...

Opinion

OMJ anticipates oil market movements

Amidst a global lockdown resulting in less and less demand for oil, the oil market has been in turmoil. Ian Moore, director of the Oil Market Journal (OMJ) shares his...
OPEC+ agrees to continue with current output targets, despite market uncertainty

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OPEC+ continues oil production cut in uncertain market

...into effect today, 5 December, in an already churning oil market. Speaking after yesterday’s OPEC+ meeting, Ann-Louise Hittle, vice president, Macro Oils, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “The decision by OPEC+...
Understanding compulsory oil stocking obligations for the UK

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Compulsory oil stocking obligations: a UK update

...international requirements to maintain the requisite minimum levels of oil stocks to mitigate any supply crisis. These were: EU obligations Under EU Oil Stocking Directive 2009/119/EC, members are required to...

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A victory for oil heating

...European Commission published the draft Energy-related Products Directive six years ago, the future of the oil-fired heating sector looked bleak.  Following a long campaign OFTEC has won a ‘significant victory’....

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Additional help for off-grid customers?

To open further discussions between government and industry on the subject of oil heating and oil buying groups, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has written to MPs and energy...