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The growth of natural gas in Ireland

...market was opened to competition from other suppliers. New market opportunities were opened up in Londonderry, Limavady, Coleraine, Ballymoney, Ballymena, Antrim, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry and Armagh on completion of the...
Improving the UK’s fuel supply network

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

Backing a certainty

...values. Externally, Certas Energy positions us as a leading market force in the distribution sector, and gives us the scope to achieve our growth ambitions, both organically and through acquisition,...

Analysis

Prax – a fast track wholesaler

...south east of England. Established in 2000, the Group’s expertise in commodities and derivatives trading soon enabled it to enter the UK wholesale market where it has quickly established a...

Interview

A better strategy for Irish distributors

...Maybe someone is cooking up a decent mergers and acquisitions strategy for RoI – we need it! My tip for Irish oil market participants in 2013 is that the market...

Insight

The changing world of the oil trader

...facilities and fuels/lubricants’ marketing businesses. Vitol established a joint venture company with Helios Investment Partners, called Vivo Energy, in 2011, which acquired the majority share (80%) of fuels/lubes marketing businesses...

News

More debate on industry issues

...it’s basically commercial suicide.” How do we overcome the problem of consumers drawing unfair comparisons between different energy markets e.g. oil with gas? ‘Educating the public is key’ responded Mark...
Fossil fuel output

Analysis

Lowest fossil fuel generation on record in Europe

...key highlights of a new report on the European electricity market from energy data analyst, Montel Analytics. Fossil fuel generation totalled just 131.9TWh across the quarter – the lowest quarterly...

News

Market intelligence – FREE trial offer

The Oil Market Journal (OMJ) has expanded rapidly from its origins in 1999 when its aim was to provide large volume oil buyers with reliable Rotterdam spot market trading assessments....

Insight

The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s

...Oil. In 2018, Irving Oil acquired large independent, Tedcastle Oil Products (TOP), providing it with a distribution terminal in Dublin as well as a substantially expanded market reach. The refinery...
A new series giving insight into ways to take control of fleet insurance costs.

Knowledge

Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums

...some effective strategies for reducing fleet insurance costs and gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The government-backed Highways England program, Driving for Better Business, has analysed businesses to help...
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities

Interview

Future fuels: developing storage capabilities

...their facilities over the next five years to increase their capacity, as the market moves toward reaching a supply mass balance. Of course, market uptake will be contingent on the...