Analysis
BP – making a wholesale commitment
As majors continue to withdraw from the downstream market, Fuel Oil News was keen to quiz BP about its position within the UK’s wholesale market. To this end, FON recently...
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News
Fuel for thought…
The oil heating market has contracted significantly over recent years, because of what can legitimately be described as the ‘perfect storm’, says marketing consultant John Switzer, who works with Carbery...
Analysis
A year in the wholesale markets
...including Clydebank, Teesside, Thames, Cardiff and Plymouth, and supplies customers from a further 14 locations. www.greenergy.com Mabanaft – adapting to the prevailing market It is still an extremely challenging time...
Opinion
Fuel distributors to prepare for possible fiscal marker change
...– from 18 January 2024 – must comply with a directive that makes AccutraceTM Plus Fuel Marker the common fiscal marker for gas oils and kerosene in the EU. The technology chosen...
Opinion
Hydrogen (H2.0): a new dawn?
...hydrogen’s global success, as the numerous challenges are being met with diverse technological advances, not in lab experiments, but through different simultaneous market approaches, accelerating the broader adoption across end-markets....
Insight
The emergence and growth of Puma Energy
THIS YEAR PUMA ENERGY MADE ITS ENTRANCE INTO THE UK’S BITUMEN AND WHOLESALE MARKETS. WITH A PORTFOLIO THAT SPANS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE OIL PRODUCTS MARKET – RETAIL, WHOLESALE,...
Insight
What price oil? 2023 In review
...throughout 2023. With data supplied by The Oil Market Journal, the markers highlight some of the key events throughout the year that have impacted on the pricing. We hope it...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2025
...the UK, following concerns that export prices are below market value, potentially undermining the domestic biodiesel market. EU anti-dumping levies on US product were lifted in the UK in 2022...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q4 2025
The ESL Fuels Q4 2025 biofuels market update is produced in association with Portland Analytics Feedstocks UCO prices were relatively stable between October and November, moving from $1,155 to $1,140/mt...
Insight
UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...dominated by a number of integrated refiners / marketers who viewed the inland market as an important, secure outlet for refinery production. The core channels for this production were those...
News
Mark Mackenzie
Fuel Oil News is saddened to report the passing of Mark Mackenzie, on 23rd March 2021, aged 38 years. Mark Mackenzie In April 2002, Mark started at Nolan Oils as...
News
Reap what you sow
As the domestic market tails off over the summer months, for many distributors, it is their agricultural business that picks up speed. Below Liz Boardman looks at this market’s seasonal peaks...
Analysis
Government announces £50m support package for heating oil users – but questions remain over scale and delivery
...importance of recognising the structure of the heating oil market. “The fuel distribution industry differs significantly from other energy markets. It is made up of a large number of companies,...
News
Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
...company can’t go far wrong.” Marketing and managing the business Chandlers still has 6 sales people out on the road and spends a considerable sum on marketing. Advertisements are aired...
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Prema Energy on strategic blending in 2026
Fleet operators and distributors are well accustomed to managing market volatility. However, the entire sector is currently facing the challenges of maintaining profitability while also answering the urgent call for...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...in a competitive market through a refreshing, purpose-driven identity.” IFC Inflow is another industry company that has gone through the rebranding process recently. Emmy Krishna, Marketing Coordinator, reflected on the...
Opinion
Can hydrogen deliver? Industry leaders weigh in on costs, policy, and progress
...near term, gradual displacement in certain markets is reshaping investment strategies. Hydrogen was also under scrutiny at StocExpo 2025, where industry leaders and energy transition experts examined its future. Eugenia...
Interview
Carbery Plastics celebrates 45 years of storage tank success
...across Ireland and made its first inroads into the British market. Growth in emerging markets The 1990s saw Carbery go from strength to strength, with further investments in new technology...