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Greenergy agrees to acquire Amber Petroleum

Greenergy has agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of Amber Petroleum (‘Amber’), an independent fuel distributor and retailer based in the Republic of Ireland. Amber’s operations include company-owned and...
Pat Murnane Tria Energy

Interview

In profile with Pat Murnane of Tria Energy

...years, and then sales brought me to energy, with Electric Ireland, and subsequently, to the renewable oil industry. Describe yourself in 3 words. Driven. Fair. Progressive. What were your childhood...

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New jobs and a home heat campaign at Topaz

...Topaz has 330 sites throughout the country, 120 company owned. One of Ireland’s largest privately owned companies, it has an annual turnover of €3 billion and currently employs 1,600 people....

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New ultra-compact oil tank

...Carbery Plastics has a strong presence in the agricultural and construction sectors across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Backed by design improvements and increasing knowledge of customer requirements, the company...

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Valero gains 78 MFG forecourts

“This is a fantastic win for us and reflects our strategy to substantially increase the number of Valero-supplied customers throughout the UK and Ireland,” says Eric Fisher, president – Europe...

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Addition of GoldenRod expands CTS distributorships

...tank filters for the UK and Ireland. Goldenrod has been a leading filter brand, particularly popular in the agricultural market thanks to their compatibility with gravity systems, for many years....

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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA

...domestic heating oil in the UK and Ireland UKIFDA accepts the need to decarbonize but is also lobbying for a customer focused transition plan emphasizing the need to achieve significant...

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Irving Oil to acquire Whitegate

Built in 1959 Whitegate is Ireland’s sole refinery, it processes up to 75,000 barrels of crude oil per day, producing transportation and heating fuels.  It has a workforce of 160...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – time to reflect

...events. Rumours persist in Ireland that there will be an election in the autumn, following a budget on October 1st. Alongside our partners, Fuels for Ireland and OFTEC, we have...

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Research predicts oil price drop will continue

...will have reached 55.52ppl in the UK and 75.81 cents per litre in Ireland. From there, prices are forecast to drop to reach 54.00 ppl in the UK and 74.10...

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Kan’to installation puts Finol in control

Kan’to Instruments has recently completed a major installation for Finol Oil, one of the leading lubricant suppliers in Ireland Dimitri Papaioannou, managing director of Kan’to, told FON: “We’ve now completed...

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UKIFDA announces new chief executive

...Commenting on his appointment, Ken said: “The liquid fuels industry is poised to play a lead role in the UK and Ireland’s Net Zero challenge and I will be joining...

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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices

...from Sutherland Tables, a provider of comparative home heating costs for the most common fuels in the UK and Republic of Ireland. This drop has prompted UKIFDA to urge households...