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Hydrogen cars: are we there yet?
...EVs, while liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) are also gathering traction – at least in the European market. But for hydrogen uptake, Europe notably trails the...
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The ‘Oil is cheaper’ campaign
...Thursday 29th October, is in direct response to a very aggressive natural gas promotion in Northern Ireland. “It is proposed that this marketing committee of manufacturers will look at pushing...
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New Volvo trucks for Veterans into Logistics
...initiatives with the charity, including giving access to their team to refuel their new fleet at our Rochdale depot using liquid natural gas and offering employment opportunities across our depots.”...
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Green fuel from waste producer wins £4m funding to capture CO2
Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS), a Deeside-based green fuel producer, has developed an advanced gasification process that generates hydrogen gas from waste products, including biomass like waste wood and other selected...
Opinion
USA turn from fossil fuel ‘more direct, more fierce and quicker’ than expected
Since his inauguration, the new American President, Joe Biden, has wasted no time in initiating the shift away from coal, oil and natural gas – once the bedrock of US...
Insight
What price oil? 2022 in review
...Ukrainian crisis will likely dominate the headlines for many months and perhaps years. The fall out for oil markets still remains unclear but diesel tightness seems certain. Natural gas prices...
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Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity
...a blend of IFO 380 and about 10% gas oil, to produce a fuel of maximum viscosity of 180 centistokes at 50 degrees C Marine diesel – a heavy gas...
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More jobs in oil
As an oilfield tax allowance paves the way for hundreds of new jobs in the UK, the Oil and Gas Global Salary Guide 2013 says UK oil and gas professionals...
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OGIC – supporting innovation in oil & gas
Fergus Ewing, minister for energy, enterprise and tourism, at the launch of the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre in Aberdeen The newly established Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) is...
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An essential guide to shale gas
Visit knowledge.energyinst.org/collections/shale-gas for more information. The Energy Institute has published A Guide to Shale Gas; FREE to download it addresses the technological, environmental and legal aspects of exploiting this energy...
Insight
What the UK CCS announcements mean for the sector
...lost oil and gas workers. The demand created by the surge in CCS and CCUS is likely to be so high that workers transitioning from the oil and gas sectors...
Opinion
Will my supplier be putting FAME in my gas oil?
...to buy gas oil without biodiesel, so we’re planning to keep our gas oil FAME-free. It is not our intention to blend FAME into our gas oil at any location...
Interview
Oil v gas
With heating oil consumption already in decline in Northern Ireland, plans to extend the gas network are not a welcome development to distributors already under pressure reports Irish correspondent, Aine...
Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...and other greenhouse gas equivalents known as CO2 are the major cause of climate change, melting ice caps, gaps in the ozone layer and countless other misfortunes. What then is...
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Abbey Logistics trials CNG vehicles
...the extended range available on gas-powered vehicles with compressed natural gas, Abbey Logistics’ fleet engineer David Batty is asking if this could be a realistic alternative to diesel power? “One...
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Gas network in Northern Ireland extended by 2015
More homes in Northern Ireland could have access to natural gas by 2015, the country’s enterprise minister has said. Arlene Foster explained: “We are discussing financing issues with Department of...
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Further expansion at Inver Energy
...Mabanaft to expand its UK presence. In a £3 million capital investment, storage capacity was converted from heavy fuel oil to gasoil, diesel and kerosene, providing South Wales and the...
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Oil users – fuel price winners once again!
...also seen an increase in costs, whereas in Northern and Southern Ireland prices have remained static. The natural gas price has remained static except in Northern Ireland where it has...