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Bungalow destroyed by tank fire
Find an OFTEC registered technician at www.oftec.org.uk/Consumers/FindTechnician In the wake of an oil tank fire which destroyed a bungalow in Belvoir, Belfast last week, OFTEC has again issued safety advice...
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‘No mean feat’ for Essar
Award success for Essar Stanlow – ‘demonstrates an organisation’s commitment to maintaining an excellent health and safety record,’ says Julia Small, RoSPA’s head of awards and events The commitment to...
Interview
James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: challenges and progress on the pathway to green aviation
...from ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air. A serial entrepreneur, James is also the founder of Green Fuels which, over a period of 20 years, has pioneered waste to biofuel technology. Green...
Analysis
What price oil? Q3 2025 in review
...the prospect of oversupply and high stocks. Q3 also saw a recovery in stock levels – beginning with US distillate stocks at their lowest level in over 20 years, and...
Market Report
Is there method behind OPEC’s apparent madness?
...to maintain the attractiveness of oil as a low-price energy source. Periodically, low prices are required to maintain the price advantage of oil over alternative forms of energy and in...
Analysis
What price oil? Q1 2026 in review
...courts intervene Financial markets began reacting sharply in February. On February 2, gold and silver prices fell steeply, dragging oil lower after Kevin Warsh – a critic of quantitative easing...
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An Iran Conflict special market briefing From the Oil Market Journal
...+ 30.83% Diesel B7 price + 23.48% Petrol E10 price + 8.10% See Chart 1 below *Jet, diesel and petrol prices are based on Platts North-West Europe cargoes, basis...
Review
Tested on the track: How Kässbohrer’s new facility raises the bar for tanker design
...the K.STB E 45. Designed with the UK in mind, the model balances stability and manoeuvrability to suit narrow roads, urban delivery points, and low bridges. Key features include: Low...
Interview
Avioxx: innovating processes to deliver price parity for sustainable aviation fuel
...leading technology provider for sustainable aviation fuel, produced from waste materials, to enable net zero emissions for air travel. The company has developed a patented process to transform low-cost waste...
Interview
The downstream customer
...Low carbon heating solutions Wanting to discover whether the customers have considered acquiring a heat pump or other low carbon heating solution, Claudia asked them for their thoughts: Alice: “I...
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Fuel efficiency for HGVs
The Task Force on fuel efficient, low emission HGV technologies has recommended a range of solutions to tackle efficiency improvements. Ricardo-AEA was commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership to...
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Oil price at seven-year high amid supply concerns
...crude oil inventories reportedly lower than previously declared, the Ukraine crisis has also fuelled supply concerns resulting in both Brent and WTI hitting their highest levels in seven years. Global...
Analysis
A look at software developments in fuel distribution
...low price point making mass deployment very economical. Luis explains how Submetrika has developed a low-cost solution: “The classic telemetry solutions are expensive because all the intelligence is in the...
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Clever chemistry fuels business
...forward Having set out to develop a ‘robust and flexible business model around low grade waste vegetable oils’, RGM Fuels (see page 6 Fuel Oil News July) is now in...
Opinion
What price oil? Fuel industry experts share predictions for 2023
...unlikely that prices will drop substantially, back in October, OPEC+ cut their supply and the US in particular, were raising concerns about the shortages. This lower supply could have accelerated...
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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...