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Tate Oil’s decarbonisation scheme grows roots
...on 1st January 2021, family-run Tate Oil will be planting a tree for every 4th order a qualifying customer places – helping the 1.5 million homeowners using heating oil to...
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Q2 2012- oil production and consumption decreases
...of heating oils fell by 4.5% between quarter 2 2011 and quarter 2 2012, and by 5.6% between the first and second quarter of 2012. Natural gas production fell by...
Analysis
What is the direction of travel for the UK energy sector?
...million homes to cut bills Offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation and improvements such as solar panels, batteries and low carbon heating Work with private...
Opinion
Procurement: why embracing the net zero challenge is good for business
...with confidence, or entirely new product ranges within low carbon heating technology. Take action, share your story, and win more customers. Are you keen to get an idea of your...
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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
...(FPS) has also pledged their support. OFTEC and the FPS have been working with the government since 2008, exploring ways in which a new liquid fuel could help de-carbonise heating....
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Customer service – a top priority
Oil heating customers receive good customer service from OFTEC registered installers. “It’s clear that something needs to be done about customer service in the energy industry,” says Charter UK in...
Insight
Fuel Poverty Fact Sheet
...more than 10% of its income on energy in order to provide a satisfactory heating regime. A number of different charities, including the National Energy Action (NEA), use this method...
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Truck cartels – claiming damages
...have more than 123 distributor members and the majority are in the UK,” explains Guy Pulham. “Working closely with heating oil industry group FLARE, we’re delighted to have secured the...
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Prepare for a cold winter
...is urging homeowners and businesses who use oil for heating to get themselves prepared for winter now. FPS chief executive, Mark Askew said: “We launched a buy oil early campaign...
Opinion
The community speaks
...years. Better understanding of future fuels, HVO heating oil, the government decreasing the duty on HVO for the consumer. Sustainable fuels. Customer service successes. Fuel science & product innovation. A...
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Carbery Plastics confirms new sales appointments
...Superslim Bunded Heating Oil Tank.” Carbery has also confirmed the appointment of Jill Turner to the position of sales office manager. A long-serving employee of Carbery, Jill is already known...