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Crown Oil – encouraging customers to use cleaner fuels

...has ‘a dedicated research & development team working hard to come up with more efficient fuels for its customers’. “The benefit of this is two-fold: more efficient fuels are cost-effective...

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NWF Fuels acquires Consols Oils

In a move to support continued growth in the south west of England, NWF Fuels has acquired Redruth-based Consols Oils, a 25 million litre fuel Cornish business. This is the...

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How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?

...conversion to a 100% biofuels manufacturing facility next year.  COMPANY REFINERY LOCATION (000BD) TOTAL          Gonfreville Donges La Mede Feyzin Grandpuits Le Havre Nr. St Nazaire Nr....

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Biofuels for heat, transport and electricity

...Following changes in 2011, incentives only reward biofuels which meet specific criteria, while double incentives are now available for biofuels derived from waste material and advance processes. The government is...

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Supplying renewable, carbon-neutral biofuels

...fossil fuels in a large economy such as the UK,” added Matt. “We are calling on government to look at sufficient incentives for businesses and domestic customers to use biofuels,...

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DCC to acquire Esso network in France

...Energy’s product split by volume will be 58% road transport fuels, 16% commercial fuels, 16% heating oil and 10% LPG. Tommy Breen, chief executive of DCC plc, commented: “The acquisition...

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Will summer fuel prices skyrocket in the UK?

Research from diesel fuel supplier, Speedy Fuels, shows that following 10 weeks of week-on-week price rises, taking the countries which track prices, the UK is the ninth most expensive country...
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Analysis

Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?

...become almost entirely reliant on external sources for finished fuels, a major strategic risk in times of geopolitical instability, shipping route disruptions, and extreme market volatility. Import dependency and strategic...

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With a little help from our friends and family

...as part of the Keyfuels and UK Fuels networks, and supply gas oil and AdBlue. The company’s commercial garage now services Standard’s tankers. Getting off the ground Standard Fuel Oils...

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One to watch – Keyfuels invests

  Keyfuels has appointed Laura Balmforth as its new marketing executive. Laura will be working closely with the company’s management and sales teams to help develop strategies for ongoing business...

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Nicholl Fuel Oils achieves a fuel first

...waste fats and vegetable oils. When compared with current conventional diesel fuels, HVO will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% and can be used in conventional diesel engines either...

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Two acquisitions for the Crown Oil Group

...two fuel distributors – Oldbury-based Beesley Fuels and London-based Birlem Oil. Run by the Beesley family for more than 50 years, Beesley Fuels which turns over £8.5m, was sold for...

Case Study

A new fuel distribution system for Rix Petroleum

...Rix selected a new system from TouchStar Technologies. The core of TouchStar’s ‘FuelStar’ system is P.O.D. software that is designed to digitise the entire process from loading to delivering and...

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BWOC – a business with character

...and north-west of England.  Rachael joined in 2003 to market the company’s Keyfuels and Fast Fuels cards, whilst Jason is responsible for the western division consisting of Wales, Birmingham and...
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FETSA calls for overhaul of energy security strategy

...Broaden strategic reserves to include refined products and future carriers like hydrogen and synthetic fuels – not just crude oil. Stockpile size: Preserve or grow current volumes to increase resilience,...

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A shining light in the fuel industry

Celebrating on the OAMPS Petrochemical stand at FPS EXPO are Duncan Grant, the newly appointed FPS president with the winning Flynn Fuels’ tanker driver Ciaran Quinn and runner up Raymond...