News
Is it time Northern Ireland had a competent persons scheme?
...that currently operating in England and Wales? Reported in the July issue of Fuel Oil News (pages 4 and 21), the fire is believed to have started in a shed...
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Opinion
New UK oil essential for low carbon future
...oil fields like Cambo, says Katy Heidenreich, operations director at Oil & Gas UK (OGUK). Katy shares her thoughts with us: “Shell’s decision to suspend its involvement in Cambo, the...
News
Oil Care Campaign prepares to celebrate 20 years
...safe disposal and management of oil. A network of oil banks which accept used engine oil for recycling has been established in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Organisers of...
Analysis
A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data
...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...
Opinion
Free oil? Not today …
...unlikely to have sold any physical oil at negative prices. The oil industry is already absorbing much of the short-term price shock by putting oil into storage, both on land...
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...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...Oils? “There are many benefits for suppliers selling oil through our website, including: • They are in complete control of the pricing and delivery windows they offer and can easily...
News
Oil-fired homes – the clear winners
...existing buildings in the Republic of Ireland. “Oil prices have tumbled once more, making oil heating the cheapest form of home heating regardless of location, type of property and whether...
Interview
The downstream customer
...oil and there is a premium price to be paid for last minute deliveries!” Sue reflected: “We think that oil distributors would help, but the quicker you want your oil,...
News
A change in direction for Thomas Silvey
...In support of this new strategic direction Thomas Silvey Limited sold its bulk fuels division, which operated across the south west and into south Wales. The Wales business, including the...
Opinion
UKPIA welcomes support for decarbonisation projects
...plans to create a carbon capture and hydrogen hub that will help reduce industrial emissions in the region. South Wales – South Wales Industrial Cluster is the largest cluster by...
News
Go ahead for Valero’s CHP unit
...to maintain the refinery’s long-term viability and help to secure future jobs in the downstream oil sector in Wales. Now that final approval has been received from the corporation, we...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...of Russia’s role in the petroleum industry as the world’s second-largest crude oil producer and largest exporter of refined oil products. Closer to home, Russia supplies about 30% of Europe’s...
Market Report
The eternal influence of black gold
...oil company) and, instead, is an operating tri-venture between Exxon Mobil (45%), Amerada Hess (30%) and China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (25%). With little experience in negotiating oil concessions, Guyana’s...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...
Interview
Stanlow Terminals: a sustainable energy hub for the future
Following on from the interview with Essar Oil UK in the September issue of Fuel Oil News, Claudia Weeks, content writer for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Michael Gaynon, CEO...
Analysis
Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector
...invest in the right kinds of training’”. Apprenticeships are also working well on the distributor side, as Rob Young of Oil 4 Wales reports: “We’ve been successful taking on employees...
News
Theft threat?
When the price of crude oil rises, reports of oil theft increase. Alex Porter spoke to distributors about the situation in their area A recent article on the Fuel Oil...