Opinion
Transitioning from oil to renewables – cost or investment?
We hear from Neste after a decade of transitioning from a regional oil refinery to a global leader in renewable solutions to see if the investment is paying off. Neste’s...
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Analysis
Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence
...storage depots? “Oil majors moving their activities and operations back to more core areas of their business is understandable. Refineries are costly to run, and with the volatility in oil...
Opinion
Can hydrogen deliver? Industry leaders weigh in on costs, policy, and progress
...refinery emissions. “Decarbonising refinery fuel is essential, and low-carbon hydrogen provides a clear pathway,” she said. However, she acknowledged the formidable hurdles. “The technical and financial challenges remain substantial, but...
News
Risk reduction for domestic customers
...continue buying their kerosene through Oil Price Protect,” said Chris. “Prior to Oil Price Protect, like most other distributors, we did offer different ways to pay including direct debit. Customers...
News
Jardine Motors Group achieves a carbon-cutting, UK first in waste oil management
...sent through a re-refinery process supported by oil recovery specialists, Slicker Recycling. This process transforms the oil back into a high-quality base oil product which is used as a key...
News
Heating oil’s future – making a difference
“Oil is the cheapest option for off grid homes and has been since October 2014,” says FPS chief executive Guy Pulham. The FPS is urging all those using oil to...
News
Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
Volker Shultz, Essar Oil UK chief executive Essar Oil UK has reconfigured its Stanlow Refinery to increase the production of high value products and further reduce the amount of fuel...
Opinion
VAT deal secures Stanlow refinery production
...fuel stations after a panic-driven buying frenzy. Essar Oil UK, which runs the 200,000 barrel-per-day Stanlow refinery, had been in talks with HMRC about extending a January deadline to repay...
News
Fuel supply expansion for Scotland refinery
...gas oil and kerosene will commence in October with all products being sourced directly from the Grangemouth refinery. The agreement expands on the company’s existing supply footprint from Grangemouth, Dalston...
News
Hydrogen collaboration for Uniper and Phillips 66
...Refinery from 2029. The hydrogen would be used to replace refinery fuel gas in industrial-scale fired heaters, as part of Phillips 66’s plans to reduce the Humber Refinery’s scope 1...
News
Biorefinery set for take-off at Stanlow
...Essar Oil (UK) Limited (Essar), Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited (Fulcrum) and Essar’s subsidiary company Stanlow Terminals Limited. This innovative bio-refinery will convert several hundred thousand tonnes of pre-processed waste, which would...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
BoilerJuice is one of the leading heating oil marketplace websites in the UK. Established in 2004, the company delivers millions of litres of heating oil to thousands of customers every...
Insight
What price oil? 2023 In review
In association with The Oil Market Journal Pictured below and included in the January issue of Fuel Oil News is a graph that shows the price of ultra-low sulfur diesel...
News
Getting warmer in the community
...tenants. In return CBL has developed a community oil fund that purchases oil on behalf of Cottsway’s tenants. The smart meters inform CBL of oil used, with tenants able to...
News
Slicker shortlisted for waste oil recycling
...launched a £70 million base oil re-refinery in Denmark, last July, as part of a joint venture with its German partner, Avista AG. Through the Danish facility, used lubricating oils...
Interview
Taking action in Ireland
Being proactive rather than reactive was one of the really strong messages conveyed to an audience of over 60 fuel oil distribution staff who attended last month’s Fuel Oil News...
Opinion
We’ll meet again: oil to gas price gap shrinking rapidly
With the spread between natural gas and oil contracting rapidly, Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB, thinks that a bullish tailwind for oil is at risk and right now both...
News
Sustainable aviation fuel from sewage producer Firefly secures £5m Wizz Air investment
...a pioneer in renewable fuels, has the potential to deliver a new feedstock pathway. The project encompasses engineering design and construction of a demonstrator plant, capable of generating the quantities...