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FPS calls on chancellor to do more for off grid homeowners
As the FPS asks for ‘a raft of measures’ to help users of heating oil, the trade association has also called for the government to recognise the important service provided...
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Opinion
Getting your vehicles winter ready
...to forget to consider engine oil when it comes to winter readiness, and this can be a major mistake. Oil that is past its recommended change interval, or oil that...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...of butoxybenzene per litre of energy product. In summary, the required markers for each fuel type in the UK from 18 January 2024 are: 1. Gas oil/biodiesel/gas oil bioblend/light oil...
News
New heating oil website launched
www.heatingoil.co.uk, a new website from GB Oils went live on 1st October. The website has collaborated with oil boiler maintenance company, Team Energy, to offer oil boiler servicing. Site visitors...
News
Oil heating is more competitive
The latest independent figures show oil prices have become more competitive over the last four years. LPG remains the most expensive fuel for off gas main customers. According to the...
Interview
Sodbury Fuels: celebrating 10 years in business
...within the oil industry for over 30 years, both as a driver and as a trainer for OAMPS. During his oil industry career, he has qualified in many fields including...
News
James Smith 1925 – 2013
...Fuel Oil News back in 1977. A journalist with family roots in the energy industry, having started Knutsford Oil, he spotted a gap in the industry’s communication channel giving rise...
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Jenson Button promotes ExxonMobil oil
...are unaware of the benefits offered by synthetic engine oils, and almost 50 per cent are not sure why oil is needed in an engine. The track star took time...
Market Report
Elections and energy policy: a powerful combination
...and for the last 5 years, the national oil company (PEMEX) has been used as a vehicle for both economic state building and poverty alleviation. New domestic oil exploration licenses...
Interview
Independent by choice: Morgan Fuels at 45
...FON editor Margaret Major speaks with father-and-son team, Hugh and Michael Morgan, about family ownership, customer loyalty, changing heating-oil buying patterns, renewable fuels and where the next opportunities lie. Forty-five...
News
OFTEC launches “Tank Safe” campaign
...“Fortunately leaks are rare, but the consequences of oil spills aren’t just inconvenient for the homeowner, they can be a serious issue for the environment, depending on how much oil...
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A third retail site for Essar
The new Essar brand – breaking into the UK’s retail market Essar Oil UK entered the UK retail market in November 2015; last month the refiner opened its third site...
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Essar’s Brainwave
...Oil Uk Stanlow refinery has resulted in a £3000 donation to the Brainwave charity’s north west centre in Warrington. Stanlow achieved five million hours without a lost time injury and...
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Valero gains 78 MFG forecourts
...by mid-July. VALERO – STILL A POSITIVE STORY – SEE THE APRIL 2015 ISSUE OF FUEL OIL NEWS Valero has gained 140 new sites in the past two years; with...
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Essar donates £3,000 to support Warrington charity
...company’s commitment to safety directly with charitable giving and came after one million hours without a ‘Lost Time Injury’ were recently achieved at the refinery. Since 2003, Families United (FUn)...
Market Report
Is this really the end of the road for Grangemouth Refinery?
News
A Day in the Life with Andrea Pitts of Quad Fuels
Fuel Oil News speaks with Andrea Pitts, Director at Quad Fuels, to discover how Andrea spends a typical day. My alarm goes off at… 6.05am but I always lie in...
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Marine fuel – sulphur spot checks
...from the oil refinery and onwards to the vessel means that our customers can trust us to supply top quality product every time,” said Barry Newton, managing director of the...