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Credit where it’s due

...had to make a call on when they felt suppliers should no longer be insured if a business hit upon hard times. Mistakes were made and lessons learned during the...
In Conversation with The Oil Lady

Interview

In Conversation with The Oil Lady

...multitude of reasons and then, at the end of July, a man that I’d been in touch with took the plunge and joined the business. His name is Nick Porch...
Fossil fuel output

Analysis

Lowest fossil fuel generation on record in Europe

...look at totals and averages, the underlying volatility remains hidden for a large part. Markets across Europe are seeing higher volatility across the board due to several reasons. These include...

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Ready for a top up?

...do, customers know they’ll only wait a day or two, at the longest, for a delivery.” “A good percentage of customers using this service are sons and daughters caring for...

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Buses go greener with 30% biodiesel

...we’ve seen increasing interest in higher percentage blends for economic and environmental reasons. Now B30 is rolling out widely across Scotland and England, and it will fuel the daily journeys...

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50 years with JET

...service station near Portsmouth. Five decades later, the Garner Group operates three JET forecourts in the region: Woolmer, Green Road and Portsbridge, all run by Maurice’s two sons, Mike and...
BBC News covers the Cornish village where properties have been converted to run on HVO.

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BBC throws a spotlight on successful HVO project

...practical reasons, and that a direct fuel switch offered a lifeline, enabling them to move to low carbon heating without the high cost and disruption of electrification. In the BBC...

Interview

Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil

...when he isn’t at the depot Tom replied: “I have always loved playing cricket for my local village team. I have played there with my sons and now my grandchildren...

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New Customer Contact Centre

...adapt to the seasons and be there for our customers, whatever the weather may bring.” www.watsonfuels.co.uk Watson Fuels has had a presence in the East of England since the 1990s...

Opinion

Servicing customers

...and we enjoy a very good working relationship.” Too much competition Cornwall-based Consols Oils does not offer boiler servicing. Managing director, Kevin Bennetts gave two reasons for this: “Firstly, we’re...
Controversial oil terminal redevelopment plans approved

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Controversial oil terminal redevelopment plans approved

...which he said have been “discounted for various reasons”. He noted the proposed redevelopment of an existing site meets policy requirements and would have “no significant impact on the rural...

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London launch for Eleven Recruitment

...Smith explained the reasons behind the new name and the new look. See here. “In addition to its strong oil focus, Oil Recruitment has actually covered non-oil sectors for most...

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Tanker manufacturer opens second factory

...manufacturing facility at nearby Birdwell. RTN, which counts Shell, DHL, Tesco and Morrisons among its customers, can now offer tankers to the chemical, pharmaceutical, dairy and brewery industries. RTN, which...