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Lewis Tankers flying high
Delivering 115 million litres annually, Lewis Tankers will employ three dedicated aviation fuel tankers on the new Q8Aviation contract Lewis Tankers has won a new contract with Q8Aviation to handle...
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Multiple arrests in HMRC fuel fraud raids
...capable of producing nearly 3.6 million litres of illicit fuel a year and evading over £2 million in lost duty and taxes, was discovered by HMRC officers during a search...
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Three major new projects at INEOS
...at Grangemouth in Scotland and Rafnes in Norway to over one million tonnes each. The cracker expansions will add up to 900,000 tonnes of ethylene to overall production capacity. “These...
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UKPIA welcomes investments in hydrogen
UKPIA welcomes the recent UK Government announcement of £166 million towards green technology projects. The association is particularly pleased to see the investment in hydrogen as a primary decarbonisation technology...
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The growth of natural gas in Ireland
...the 8,500 mile gas grid infrastructure through its Gas Networks Ireland subsidiary. The grid comprises a 1,500 mile pipeline transmission network and 7,000 miles of distribution networks. Market development Gas...
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It’s all hands on deck at Nolan Oils as fuel sales accelerate
...kerosene sales and fuel sales generally. A perfect storm A combination of unusually high prices and unseasonably mild weather through the autumn and early winter led to homeowners holding off...
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Apprenticeship system is failing the logistics industry, says Logistics UK
...found that the total estimated amount of funding which could be recovered by businesses in transport and logistics since the levy was introduced, was £250 million. However, during the same...
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Industry specialist Rapidstart celebrates 10 years of growth and sector success
...team of five, and by 2016 we had taken a real foothold in the petrochemical sector.” From there, the milestones came quickly: 2017 – turnover reached £1 million 2018 –...
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Fair price award for Isle of Wight Fuels
...across the Island. Oil is shipped into the terminal in East Cowes by the company’s own tanker, the Rix Merlin. The facility in Kingston Road stores up to three million...
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The Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum marks 10 years of vital industry initiative
...ethos today. This significant milestone is also testament to the continued commitment and dedication of all DFDF members. I would therefore like to say a huge thank you to everyone...
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Supplying renewable, carbon-neutral biofuels
...National Statistics, in 2017 the UK consumed the equivalent of 35.21 million tonnes of gas oil and road diesel1. For every tonne of fuel used, 2.6 tonnes of CO2 are...
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Refining operations
...capacity was just over 70,000 barrels per day (3.5 million tonnes). Subsequent increments during the 1970/80s brought this up to a total of 221,000bpd (10.8 million tonnes) these expansions also...
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A victory for oil heating
...The proposed directive would have required NOx emissions levels from boilers of well below 100 milligrams per kilowatt hour. Had these limits been accepted it would have destroyed the UK...
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DCC to acquire Esso network in France
...to complete in the first half of 2015. The total consideration will be €106 million (£84 million), plus stock in tank at the date of acquisition. This will be DCC Energy’s...
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AGA Rangemaster to be sold
The AGA portfolio includes AGA, Rangemaster, Mercury, Falcon, Marvel, Stanley and La Cornue. Headquartered in Leamington Spa, AGA has approximately $400 million in annual revenues and more than 2,500 employees...
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Site acquisitions at Certas Energy
...million litres of retail volume moving to Gulf from Texaco, starting in the next two months. Two of the sites, Millbrook Way in Preston and Canal Head in Ulverston have...
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A UK transport first as Tevva launches hydrogen electric HGV
...in Warwickshire. The truck will have a range of up to 310 miles / 500 kilometres and its hydrogen tanks can be refilled in 10 minutes. Landmark moment It will...
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Chancellor visits Worcester Bosch to see the future of heating
...millions of existing heating systems in our homes can be saved, rather than the entire system needing to be replaced if alternative technologies such as heat pumps were installed. “Millions...