Interview
A Day in the Life…Hollie Mills
...with Hollie Mills, Future Fuels Manager at New Era Fuels, to discover how she spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 6:30am – with a 10-minute snooze if...
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Insight
Is Santa more sustainable on a wind-propelled sleigh?
...UK, households typically use £66 million, 402,000 megawatt hours (MWh) — or 402 gigawatt hours (GWh) — of electricity. To offer perspective, 1 GWh equals 1 million kilowatt hours (kWh),...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...sustained decline in offshore oil production in recent years, averaging around 10 million tonnes per quarter in 2021 and 2022 compared with roughly 12 million tonnes per quarter in the...
Insight
UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...by Total). In addition, Shell closed two refineries, at Teesport and Shellhaven. This was a harbinger of a process which has accelerated sharply in the current millennium, resulting in a...
Insight
The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
The current millennium has witnessed changes in the downstream oil sector in Ireland of a scale and extent that far exceeded anything that occurred in the 50 or so years...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...release 62.7 million barrels from emergency oil stocks, to be available over 6 months and, on 1st April, a further 120 million barrels – the largest stock draw in the...
News
Zero-emission fleet marks milestone in heavy transport decarbonisation
A significant milestone in the development of low carbon solutions for heavy transport was recently reached as Wrightbus’s fleet of zero-emission buses clocked up two million miles of travel since...
Analysis
What is the direction of travel for the UK energy sector?
...for Energy Security and Net Zero, climate action advocate Ed Miliband, set out plans to double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind by 2030. As well as...
News
With a little help from our friends and family
...oil in the blood. “My father, Mike Goodwin and Frank Hunter started Carlton Fuels. It was here that I chatted to customers, learnt about credit control and worked as a...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
Back in 1982, the cover of the February issue of Fuel Oil News featured a learner driver guiding a fuel tanker fitted with skid chains through deep snow. From the...
News
Oscar winner shares tips with apprentices
...hit went on to generate nearly $500 million in revenues. “It was fascinating to learn about all the different ways you need to raise finance for a film,” said eighteen-year...
Interview
In profile with Fiona Bellairs of Magnus Monitors
...the indefensible, and always put it right before it collapses. Share your top tips for business success. Learn when to say no and when to seize the opportunity. What’s your...
Interview
Celebrating 100 years: the Chemical Business Association
Fuel Oil News hears from Tim Doggett, CEO of the Chemical Business Association (CBA), as he reflects on the milestones, achievements, and successes of the past year and century and...
Insight
The UK energy sector: What is the direction of travel?
...Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, climate action advocate Ed Miliband, set out plans to double onshore wind, triple solar power, and quadruple offshore wind by 2030....
Interview
Alfons Haar Ltd: proudly celebrating 75 years
...designed, developed and manufactured in-house.” Key company milestones William was keen to share the key milestones of growth and change from the last 75 years: • March 15th, 1949, Alfons...
Interview
Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park
...the supply of energy to the country. Carlos elaborated: “Our footprint is the refinery, but we also have a state-of-the-art terminal here that is capable of loading 26 million litres...
Interview
In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd
...Fuels Ltd. The Bedfordshire-based distributor, which only launched in October 2021, is already thriving. Claudia weeks speaks with Paul Craddock, the director of the business, to learn more about its...
Interview
Highlights of 2025 and hopes for 2026
...without answers. Gavin Milligan, Strangford Fuels We completed the purchase of Milligan Oil in April which made good business sense. They have been distributing fuel for 54 years in a...