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Fay takes over as OFTEC chairman
With copies of OFTEC’s Vision for the future of off-grid domestic heating in England and Wales, Niall Fay (l) with OFTEC CEO Paul Rose Photo by ©Andrew Higgins 2017 OFTEC...
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Opinion
With petrol and diesel targets delayed, are EVs a good investment?
...heating if it is needed, as this will take power from your car’s battery. Maintain your vehicle. Worn or underinflated tyres in particular will have a negative impact on battery...
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DCC to acquire Esso network in France
...Energy’s product split by volume will be 58% road transport fuels, 16% commercial fuels, 16% heating oil and 10% LPG. Tommy Breen, chief executive of DCC plc, commented: “The acquisition...
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Will summer fuel prices skyrocket in the UK?
...like Iraq, Libya and Venezuela has resulted in the relative scarcity of crude supplies. Seasonality Supply and demand is a large contributor to winter price rises. When heating oil users...
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Industry partnership will deliver low-carbon LPG replacement plant
...to a net zero economy. It also has the potential to achieve negative CO2 emissions and replace more carbon intensive fuels, such as coal and heating oil.” Ed Hartley, Commercial...
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Oil boiler sales rise
...by the Heating and Hot water Industry Council (HHIC), supplied to the organisation by OFTEC members, have shown a significant recovery in sales at the end of last year, as...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – what’s next for net zero?
...households, 60% of respondents expressed greater concern about the costs of switching to low-carbon heating systems compared to three years ago. Criticism has been directed at the Blair report for...
Analysis
Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels
NWF Fuels delivers heating oil and commercial fuel across the UK from its strategically located depot network using a modern fleet of 120 fuel tankers. In the last year, the...
Opinion
The future for the UK’s refineries
...the UK economy, providing a secure supply of affordable energy for road and rail transport, aviation and marine applications, as well as for commercial and domestic heating. The sector will...
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Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand
...UK’s refinery production, but other refineries around the country also shut down for planned maintenance work during the quarter. Consequently, petroleum imports increased by 23%. Domestic heating oil prices rose...
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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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Isuzu first for Darch Oil
The new Isuzu vehicle at Darch Oil – supplier of fuels, heating oil and lubricants to customers in Somerset, Dorset, East Devon, South Wiltshire and West Hampshire Independent family-run Darch Oil has...
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Distributor diaries September 2023
...a chance to win the competition, which showcased the company’s commitment to excellence in providing heating oil to the local area. “We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to...
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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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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...
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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...
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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/ ...