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Report highlights industry’s net zero role
...the changes and developments in the energy sector to consider the implications for the sector and where the oil and gas industry can play a part. The government’s Net Zero...
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Net Zero report – FPS and OFTEC respond
...feedstocks including GTL and HVO). Low carbon fuels could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 87% of their 2015 value (SOURCE: Ricardo Study CONCAWE 2018) and provide a drop-in replacement to...
Opinion
Huge decline in North Sea oil flows for INEOS
...prices, pushing yet more people into fuel poverty. The country will need UK gas as a key feedstock for future hydrogen production. It also means that oil and gas revenues will...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning – are your customers aware?
...sets in. Oil heating appliances have a very good carbon monoxide safety record as highlighted by a 2012 Gas Safety Trust report which showed oil to be extremely safe for...
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Associations push for more from strategy
...of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in oil heated homes over the last 12 months, it is clear renewable liquid fuels have a central role to play. However, we are concerned...
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Oil heating is more competitive
The latest independent figures show oil prices have become more competitive over the last four years. LPG remains the most expensive fuel for off gas main customers. According to the...
Opinion
Can hydrogen deliver? Industry leaders weigh in on costs, policy, and progress
...a Senior Consultant in S&P Global – Oil Markets and Downstream (OMDC). He has ten years of professional experience working in the Oil and Gas industry, and is based in...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has welcomed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding towards hydrogen projects at Essar’s Stanlow oil refinery and a renewable hydrogen...
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Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
...33% gasoline, 57% kerosene and diesel and 3% fuel oil, with crude and feedstock throughput reducing from 75 to 71 million barrels per annum. This is the latest in a...
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Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
A leading UK heating oil distributor is backing the call for the Chancellor to slash the tax on renewable liquid heating fuels. Fuel distributor, WCF, is a member of the...
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Liquid fuel industry and heat pump lobbyists in agreement over ‘unfair’ new oil boiler ban
The Heat Pump Federation (HPF) has joined the growing number of voices calling for a rethink on the proposed 2026 deadline for off-grid homes. Commenting that a ban on new oil...
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Unprecedented demand creates temporary oil shortage in Ireland
The recent extreme weather has caused a massive surge in demand for home heating oil in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, creating temporary shortages with distributors forced...
Opinion
Suggested $100 oil unlikely given abundance of OPEC capacity
...— combined with a potential drop in supply due to oil companies’ underinvestment — are pushing up some forecasts and prompting calls for an oil supercycle. A significant shortage of...
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Future fuel distributor sponsors conference
...environmental services company Crown Oil. A family-run business with headquarters located in Bury, Greater Manchester, Crown Oil started in 1928 when Harry Greensmith began selling lamp oil door to door...
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BSI publishes revised fuel oils standard to avoid safety and performance issues
...provides detailed, application-specific, fuel oil specifications to reflect the need for changes in end users’ equipment, legislation, market use and the application specific use of fuel oils and fuel oil...
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Naresh Nayyar returns to EET Fuels
...orchestrating turnarounds, Naresh is a seasoned expert in oil and gas market development. Naresh’s career includes pivotal roles as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Essar Oil Limited (then...
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Slicker Recycling and Castrol take greener approach to used oil management
...oil collection and re-refining back into base oils, helping to keep resources in use for longer. Pilot scheme The initiative, currently running as a pilot, provides Castrol’s automotive and industrial...
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Distributor diaries September 24: updates from our distributor community
...looks forward to continuing its support of the charity going forward.” Oilfast – proudly celebrating a special partnership Oilfast, the independent fuel supplier based in Motherwell, Scotland, recently offered an...