Market Report
Prices and predictions: how are we faring?
A little bit later than usual (because of the recent election frenzy), this month’s report will look at how the oil markets have fared since the beginning of the year,...
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News
myAutomate acquires Portland Pricing to enhance its fuel data services
...evolving market.” Jon Rosenthal, Portland Group Marketing Director, commented: “It has been a pleasure handing Portland Pricing over to the professional and talented team at myAutomate. We know the service...
Opinion
OMJ anticipates oil market movements
Amidst a global lockdown resulting in less and less demand for oil, the oil market has been in turmoil. Ian Moore, director of the Oil Market Journal (OMJ) shares his...
News
Inver expands sales at Cardiff
...around the future of UK refineries, the improving economic environment, the continued segmentation of the gas oil market, and the expansion of the marine gas oil market with lower regulated...
Opinion
New analysis shows UK may need to turn to coal to keep the lights on this winter
...analysis warns of a LOLE of 10 hours over the winter, further analysis of the current traded forward markets for this winter indicates that the energy market is priming itself...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...no surprise that the report summary suggests that fuels is a sector in which ‘little stands still’, with fluctuating market dynamics, policy shifts, and evolving consumer behaviour. Some of the...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...refined oil products market is of a comparable size and shows a similar pattern of modest decline over the past five or so years. The hypermarket groups – Intermarche, Leclerc,...
Opinion
Fuel price fears as OPEC+ cuts oil production
...to the end of 2023. A volatile market Walid Koudmani, chief market analyst at financial brokerage XTB comments: “WTI crude futures are trading around $88 per barrel on Thursday after...
Insight
Oil-price survey forecasts Brent to be above $80 a barrel by end of 2024
...total.” Sentiment tracker The Bloomberg Intelligence oil market survey is conducted at least once a year with key questions designed to track the change of sentiment by the market participants....
News
A good infrastructure?
...terminals. As various players have rationalised their geographic market presence, numbers have shrunk with fewer, larger locations covering the market. There has been a clear trend towards retreating to refineries...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
...have already started preparing their presentations. Mabanaft marketing manager Stephen Rhodes Stephen Rhodes, marketing manager at Mabanaft, is one of the event’s speakers: “Economic uncertainty means that banks and credit...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...dominant energy source for space heating with a market share in the region of 80-85%. In comparison, oil’s share is around the 5-6% mark and various forms of electric (storage,...
Insight
Shared deliveries …
...much less pronounced. By and large, these markets have become commoditised and between them they comprise total requirements which are approximately five times larger than the domestic heating oil market....
News
Trend for forecourt closures evens out
...of 8,611. The Energy Institute’s annual Retail Marketing Survey provides a comprehensive, statistical overview of the UK forecourt market; a market that has seen the number of forecourts almost halved since 1994....
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...Services (Europe) World Fuel Services entered the UK’s inland market in 2007. Fuel Oil News, which first wrote a feature article about the company in August 2009, was keen to...
Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
Harvest Energy, which has been operating in the UK as a supplier, blender and marketer of road fuels since 1995, has an annual turnover in excess of £3.5 billion Formerly...
News
Biofuels – an uncertain future
...“There’ve been setbacks for UK producers targeting the road fuel market,” explains Richard Crowhurst, managing director of market analysts Enagri. “The year started badly for Vivergo Fuels (a joint venture...
Analysis
Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels
...“I joined NWF Fuels in January 2023, joining the marketing team as the marketing analyst. I’ve recently taken on a new role within the business that will see me more...