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Preparing for oil off Ireland
...Ireland having thousands of people directly and indirectly involved in oil exploration, the consensus is that an oil find is required soon. Speaking at a panel discussion about how Ireland...
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Controversial oil terminal redevelopment plans approved
...highlighted Northern Ireland’s need for a reliable source of fuels given its dependence on the import of fuels such as gas and oil. One of Ireland’s largest energy companies, Cookstown-based...
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Road Tankers Armagh: quality without compromise
...to the current premises. “We are always on the lookout for good people,” James says. “But there is a lot of engineering industry in Northern Ireland making it tough to...
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Green Biofuels launches Ireland’s first low-carbon fuel terminal
...Ireland’s ambitions to decarbonise. Committed to making a difference Magnus Hammick, COO, GBF, said: “We are really excited about this project and constructing the first low-carbon fuel terminal in Ireland...
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Carbery Plastics celebrates 45 years of storage tank success
A well-known name in the industry, Carbery is the largest manufacturer of storage tanks in the republic of Ireland and exports to a growing number of European markets, including Belgium,...
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Irish pay as you go scheme falters
...and Jillian Ferris, client and stakeholder director of Carillion Energy Services Designed to reduce heating bills for struggling families, an initiative by the Department of Social Development in Northern Ireland...
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Encouraging energy efficiency
OFTEC has launched a competition to help share the importance of energy efficiency with school children across Northern Ireland, with school pupils in Primary 5 being invited to join OFTEC...
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Oil theft – oil industry shows support with donation
...Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) resulted in Solo Direct offering to give the unit 1,000 litres of oil to help during this difficult time. With £1,000 worth of oil stolen...
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New general manager for FTA Ireland
Aidan Flynn, FTA Ireland’s new general manager, who has held a number of senior leadership positions within the transport and logistics sector in Ireland Aidan Flynn, who was previously business...
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Firebird highlights HVO opportunity during Minister’s visit
...heating for the thousands of homes in Ireland, where retrofitting is problematic. The visit to Firebird’s factory comes at a critical time, as Ireland faces the challenge of potentially missing...
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Liquid fuel distributors working hard to deliver essential fuels
Liquid fuel distributors working hard to deliver essential heating oil & transport fuel to rural communities in the UK and Ireland The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) distributor...
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Sidney Gilmore
...that grew rapidly. When he got word of a new oil company wanting to set up in Northern Ireland, Sidney got in touch and agreed a deal to be distributor...
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SOS Sales announces £8m partnership with South African tanker manufacturer GRW
Northern Ireland company SOS Sales Ltd is celebrating after securing a new partnership with the South African tanker manufacturer GRW. The agreement will see SOS focus on the promotion of...
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Bungalow destroyed by tank fire
...to householders. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service is currently investigating the fire involving an oil tank, which then spread to the bungalow, situated in a row of terraced...
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73,000 litres of fuel seized
...Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Officers from HMRC, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Police Service of Northern Ireland discovered the plant within a tank storage area in Crossmaglen,...
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Truckers get on their bikes
...cyclists seriously injured in 2014 in Northern Ireland, which is 17 more than 2013 and is at the highest level since that of 1995 when 68 were recorded. A total...
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Government portal opens for Alternative Fuel Payment applications
...£200 support payment automatically in February, including all households in Northern Ireland (who received a one-off £600 payment, being the £400 energy bill support and £200 Alternative Fuel Payment), but...
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Nicholl Fuel Oils achieves a fuel first
Nicholl Fuel Oils has installed Northern Ireland’s first hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuelling facility at its Carryduff 24-hour forecourt with plans to make this new, renewable biofuel available across all...