Opinion
Ken’s Corner: The Liverpool Lambanana
...amount of positive feedback about the EXPO – a testament to its success. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the nearly 1,400 people who attended the event,...
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News
Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...feedstock, logistics, sustainability, markets, policy and regulation, technology, and economics. The research clearly shows that low carbon biofuels are deliverable over the next two decades with several deployment pathways highlighting...
News
Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
...those working in industry, policy makers, and all who wish to gain a quantitative understanding of the UK industry. With its release, UKPIA’s director-general, Stephen Marcos Jones, commented: “We’ve continued...
News
UK government guarantees Grangemouth upgrade loan
...pioneering the import of cheaper ethane from the US as North Sea production wanes and higher energy and feedstock costs squeeze commodity chemical producers in western Europe. The Grangemouth plant,...
Insight
What is the outlook for UK refining?
...& solvents) and as chemical feedstocks. Consider, under four different scenarios, how the industry may evolve to 2030. Identify areas of current EU/UK policy and analyse its impact on the...
News
Waste oil – where are we in 2011
Roger Creswell, director of the Oil Recycling Association (ORA) writes: “Never far from the environmental scene, and despite its wide utility, oil is a word that seems to catch the...
News
The Phillips 66 Interview
...to grow its market share here. Fuel Oil News editor, Jane Hughes asked managing director, Pete George about the business, refining and fuels and its relationship with fuel oil distributors....
Knowledge
Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums
...damaging to your organisation and, when you actually add up the totals involved, it’s easy to see why focusing on managing claims can have a dramatic impact on your bottom...
News
Logistics UK’s delivers record-breaking transport manager conference series
...to reduce the risk of component failure, or ensure costs are in place to renew components prior to predictable failure. Setting financial budgets and managing our P&L must be key...
Analysis
New research into support for growth in hydrogen infrastructure projects
...Power Neil Kermode, Managing Director, European Marine Energy Centre Philip Ridley, Head of Planning and Coastal Management, East Suffolk Council Patrick Robinson, Hydrogen projects planning specialist, Burges Salmon The Environment...
Insight
Maintaining good mental health: Coping with anxiety
...irritability and aggression • alcohol, drugs • withdrawal from friends and family • lowered sex drive • loss of enjoyment and pleasure Managing anxiety Everyone who experiences anxiety will have...
News
Hand sanitiser spark risk warning
...an operator’s hand after the application of hand sanitiser. Mike O’Brien, managing director of Newson Gale, considers the approaches that can be taken in terms of managing the risk of...
Interview
In Conversation with Miriam James of Silvey Fleet
...under the Silvey Fleet brand. As part of the restructure, Miriam James was appointed managing director of the business and Fuel Oil News managing editor, Margaret Major, recently caught up...
Analysis
Improving the UK’s fuel supply network
...and granting access to the largest market in the country. Essar’s Carlos Rojas and Oikos’s managing director, Arun Sriskanda, sit down with Margaret Major, managing editor of Fuel Oil News...
News
Farewell to an editor extraordinaire
...publication’s 42 years in existence and Nick Smith, managing director of A&D publishing commented: “James Smith, the founder of Fuel Oil News, always expressed how lucky he felt to have...
Interview
A Day in the Life with Claire Foster of Mabanaft
...offerings, as well as managing lighthouse projects like our partnership with Lechner Racing on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) topics. A big part of my day involves working with different teams...
Interview
Neil Ryding: In Defence of Talent
...‘a natural or special skill or faculty, or having a high mental ability’. It is probably worth pausing to consider this. It could be argued that having and managing ambition...
Interview
Selling Kettlewell Fuels
Janet Kettlewell on navigating a business sale, legacy, and life beyond fuel distribution, in conversation with Margaret Major, Publishing Director of Fuel Oil News After years at the helm of...