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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2025
...17th March alone, due to an increase in feedstock prices (notably rapeseed, which makes up c. 90% of the content of FAME-10) and a slow-down in production as a result...
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Brake’s Giant Walk
National road safety charity Brake is calling on drivers to slow down and watch out for children on foot or bike. The event takes place on Wednesday 10th June, and...
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FPS highlights low margins in response to claims of profiteering on heating oil
...savings that can be gained in these times of low margins. Chris Pomfret, founder of Community Buying unLimited, has sent letters to the FPS and prime minister, David Cameron, arguing...
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Progress – but is it enough?
...industry has come a long way with much time and effort spent in learning lessons, but 25% of HSE’s work still involves investigation into incidents, this should be lower.” The...
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£25m debt facility agreed for roll out of Bio-CNG trucks and refuelling stations
...additional Mobile Refuelling Units (MRS), total capacity will exceed 20,000 HGVs by the end of 2028. Biomethane delivers 85–90% lower CO₂ emissions and 25% lower costs compared with diesel, and...
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Portland Market Report – oil prices
...fair to say that recent private investors in the company will not be enjoying these low, low prices. So one possible outcome which will not be reported, might be for...
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Safety performance wins gold
...The overall aim of the collaborative initiative was to reduce road accidents to below 0.9 per 1 million km travelled. From the early quarterly Cross Contractor safety meetings, two key...
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New CEO at Essar Oil UK
This week Essar Oil UK confirmed the appointment of Mark Wilson as chief executive officer (CEO). He will be based at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex and succeeds S. Thangapandian, who...
Interview
TEC: driving forward through innovation
...redefine industry standards, particularly with its groundbreaking low drag cover, resulting in a market-leading drag coefficient. “One of the most significant advantages of TECOIL’s low drag cover is its potential...
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And finally…… a little more Christmas spirit
Do take a look at Neil, a representative at Callow Oils in Stourport-on-Severn, performing his Christmas song on Callow Oil’s Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/CallowOils/ Reputedly Neil is Callow Oil’s Elvis….....
Opinion
Budget provides welcome clarification on oil and gas decommissioning
...in corporation tax rate, quietly abandoning the current policy to have the lowest corporate tax rate in the G20 in favour of the lowest rate in the G7, is no...
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Fuel industry people moves August 2025
...Callow Oils said goodbye to Sue Darby who retired on Friday after 38 years of working for Hingley & Callow Oils and in more recent years, managing Henry Edwards Fuels....
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Alarm bells raised by ‘beast from the east’
...heavily dependent on electricity for heat and transport as outlined in many decarbonisation proposals. A combination of prolonged extreme weather, low temperatures and low wind speeds would place an enormous...
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Is the case for HVO strong enough?
...beginning in Cornwall with Mitchell and Webber, in our March issue. The case for HVO as a sustainable low carbon liquid fuel for both the transport sector and in heating...
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Greenergy acquires Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing facility
...third biodiesel plant will allow Greenergy to meet growing demand for waste-based biofuel in the UK and Europe. The Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing facility was built in 2010 to process vegetable...
Opinion
Deloitte statement further highlights Stanlow concerns
Concerns surrounding money siphoned out of the Stanlow oil refinery have been raised by Deloitte, after the accounting giant quit as auditor to the parent company of the refinery –...
Insight
Energy transition: Could a multidisciplinary approach be the key?
...of complexities in a modern energy development and, here, Ian Thomas and Nick Low, of technical consultancy Vysus Group, explore how, in the midst of an energy transition, the complementary...
Opinion
Prime Minister warned not to overlook rural homes in heating bill VAT cuts
...they argue that this is part of a worrying trend of ignoring the needs of rural households when it comes to home heating. The Government recently published its carbon delivery...