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Oil – the cheapest of all major heating fuels
...expensive than LPG and 42% cheaper than electricity. A renewed appreciation of the benefits of oil Most experts agree that oil prices will remain low for some time and with...
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The UK energy sector: What is the direction of travel?
...change from the Conservative commitment to keeping the oil and gas windfall tax they introduced as well as the allowances that incentivise investment in North Sea oil and gas. The...
Interview
A growing network
...offers. “The last few years have been difficult for oil distributors, volumes have fallen and there are tighter margins,” he told Fuel Oil News. “Distributors have had to adapt to...
News
Future energy – a vital topic
...Business School; Fuel Oil News listened to her perspective on the energy markets Oil and gas – mispricing risk Although disagreeing with the peak oil theory, Vivienne sees oil’s role...
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East Cork Oil abandons Atlantic and Geaney acquisition plans after competition scrutiny
...entities Atlantic Oils and Geaney Oil via three depots. The two distributors sell home-heating oil, diesel and sulphur-free gas oil and other products. East Cork Oil distributes fuel products, including...
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Activists adopt new tactics in oil terminal protests
...a new tactic. Regular action has been taken by Just Stop Oil throughout this year, with several weeks of coordinated protest at oil terminals and other oil infrastructure from April....
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Activists claim oil terminals were ‘totally blocked’ in new protests
...by Just Stop Oil with several weeks of coordinated protest actions at oil terminals and other oil infrastructure in the Midlands and south of England from April. Pausing oil terminal...
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Fuel supplies ‘at risk’ as Fawley workers ballot result awaited
Fuel supplies could be affected if workers at ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery vote for strike action in a ballot that got underway yesterday (Monday 21 February), according to workers’ union Unite....
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Fire at Fawley refinery swiftly brought under control
A fire that broke out within a unit at Fawley refinery, near Hampshire, around midday today, June 6, was quickly brought under control with a spokesperson describing it as ‘an...
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Key Jet site near refinery is transformed
...Refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. JET’s biggest site transformation to date, the £3M project has resulted in a world-class site with state-of-the-art facilities meeting the needs of both HGV...
Opinion
Solving the industry recruitment challenge
...becoming vital to oil companies seeking to modernise their processes, improve cost efficiencies and pull ahead of the competition. Throughout the oil industry Covid-19 is driving an increasing need for...
News
Which? reports on heating oil prices
...oil users, the guide highlights a number of ways to keep the costs of heating oil down. The Which? news story and heating oil guide can be found at http://www.which.co.uk/energy/creating-an-energy-saving-home/guides/heating-oil/...
News
More jobs in oil
As an oilfield tax allowance paves the way for hundreds of new jobs in the UK, the Oil and Gas Global Salary Guide 2013 says UK oil and gas professionals...
News
Is it time Northern Ireland had a competent persons scheme?
...before spreading to an oil tank which ruptured, setting fire to other oil tanks in the near vicinity. Meanwhile, OFTEC is calling on the Northern Ireland government to introduce mandatory...
Insight
What are the issues causing uncertainty in the oil and gas sector?
...Russia by other global powers caused a notable surge in the price of WTI crude oil to $133.46 (£106.89) per barrel and Brent crude oil to $139.10 (£111.43) per barrel,...
News
FPS warns of the dangers of making early technology decisions for heating
...early technology decisions and also in only concentrating on a small section of oil-fired homes when industry innovation can help all oil-fired homes.” “We have in the UK set up...
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Oil reclamation stepped up on Teesside
The new tank farm at CSG’s Middlesbrough oil reclamation facility “Our plan is to recover substantial quantities of useful lubricating oils, fuels and other hydrocarbon products from waste oils brought...
Interview
Rationalisation in Irish oil distribution
...hopefully a decent winter, it could be a long overdue profitable year for oil distributors.” Others are less convinced…. Laura Gilpin of Belfast & Down Oil Supplies said: “The oil...