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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...

Analysis

A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data

...while similar to gas, reflects the fact that no oil homes have been built in the last 10 years. Oil-heated homes are split evenly between urban and rural, whereas gas...
The current millennium has witnessed changes in the downstream oil sector in Ireland of a scale and extent that far exceeded anything that occurred in the 50 or so years prior. We consider how in Ireland the process has been characterised by consolidation in the competitive landscape accompanied by rationalisation of logistics arrangements.

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...
A new approach born from a deep understanding of fuel distribution

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

With a little help from our friends and family

...Fuel Oils told Fuel Oil News editor, Jane Hughes. One of the newest entrants into fuel oil distribution, Standard Fuel Oils is based in Merseyside. Twenty-eight year old Nick has...

News

Could heating oil prices be frozen?

...very little mention was made of other fuels such as heating oil. The possibility of a heating oil price freeze Citing international factors, gas and electricity suppliers plus a number...

News

A feeling of insecurity?

...oil, gas and coal exporter to Europe.  In the oil industry, EU-Russia cooperation has been growing over recent years with European companies active in Russian exploration and production, while Russian...

News

Future energy – a vital topic

...Business School; Fuel Oil News listened to her perspective on the energy markets Oil and gas – mispricing risk Although disagreeing with the peak oil theory, Vivienne sees oil’s role...

News

Greenergy signs strategic JV agreement with Bapco

...BGB will commence gasoline blending in Bapco’s 260,000bpd capacity refinery in Bahrain using gasoline blend components produced by Bapco’s refining operations and purchased from third parties. Finished-grade gasoline will be...

News

Volvo Trucks steps on the gas

Volvo has teamed up with Gasrec Volvo Trucks has teamed up with biofuel supplier Gasrec to help business customers cut haulage costs and reduce carbon emissions. Gasrec is Europe’s largest...

News

Cyberattack effect on oil prices

...vulnerabilities within US infrastructure. Why do oil prices vary? Oil prices vary from day to day, but when an unexpected event occurs that causes disruption in the supply chain, drastic...

News

INEOS to buy DONG Energy’s oil & gas business

...barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2016 and with around 570 million boe of commercial and potential oil & gas reserves across the Danish, Norwegian and UK continental shelves....

Opinion

Preparing for a new oil world

...platforms can analyse subsurface geophysical data, providing quicker and more accurate modelling of oil deposits. These systems can also improve safety in oil and gas platforms, by monitoring topside and...

Opinion

Solving the industry recruitment challenge

...Technical skills are now needed more than ever The UK oil and gas industry needs to attract 25,000 workers over the next six years, including 4,500 in brand new roles...
Understanding compulsory oil stocking obligations for the UK

Insight

Compulsory oil stocking obligations: a UK update

...is a requirement to hold a minimum number of days of two categories of holding, which are: Finished products; comprising petrol, diesel/ gasoil and Jet A-1 Any oil; comprising the...