Insight
Fuel purchasing: Should you contract your supply or not?
...range was 6.80 ppl for diesel and 6.90 ppl for kerosene on 23rd June 2025, as oil prices fell more than 7% after Iran refrained from disrupting oil supplies through...
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Market Report
Battery raw materials – could they become the biggest obstacle to EV rollout?
...metal availability was never considered. With the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicting that overall mineral demand for use in EVs will grow by 30 times to 2040, this does seem...
Knowledge
Red diesel: What do the new rules mean for fuel distributors?
...red diesel and increased demand for white. On April 1 2022, the Government changed the rules on who is eligible to use red diesel – with the aim of taxing...
Analysis
Analysing the driver recruitment market: Noz Miah of Aim Recruit
...the driver recruitment landscape and kept us vigilant! A combination of factors, including Brexit and IR35, has resulted in a notably sparse candidate pool. Consequently, wages and workforce demands have...
Case Study
Tuffa and AMP power the nation to a low carbon future
...and waste oil extraction hose at 30 meters (10 meters more than a fire engine), the site engineers can rapidly top up the lubricant oils or complete a full oil...
Interview
Ferguson Fuels: family-run, with customers at its heart
...was met by an increase in the need for oil from our customers to fuel their home heating,” he shares. Initially supplying the North West, the demand for heating oil...
News
August update
...of Brussels on how this relates to oil imports has not exactly been clear: initial reports were that, as of the start of next year, all crude oil and refined...
News
Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...is increasingly in demand for many industries, including downstream oil refiners and distributors. “For instance, when these technologies were combined with WorkfloPlus to digitise inspections, they yielded a substantial 200%...
Analysis
Industry cleared again: Irish regulator finds no fault in fuel price surge
...“What we see is that the large wholesale price increases explain effectively all of the retail prices, and that’s across heating oil kerosene, petrol and diesel.” For fuel oil distributors...
Analysis
Heat pump grants for oil-heated homes raised to £9,000 as off-grid heating policy moves up agenda
...distributors There is unlikely to be any immediate demand impact for heating oil suppliers. Heating system replacement cycles remain gradual, and many households will continue to rely on oil for...
Interview
Compass Fuel Oils: a new depot facilitates further growth
Compass Fuel Oils is a fuel distribution business based in Penwortham, Lancashire. Formed in 2009, Compass Fuel is an independent, nationwide fuel oil supplier who is proud to announce that...
Interview
A unique fuel industry set up for Convery Oils & Convery Engineering
Eamon Convery is the owner and manager of Convery Oils, a modern fuel distribution business based just outside Kilrea in Northern Ireland. Convery Oils delivers fuel products throughout Co. Derry,...
News
OilMaxx launches mobile fuel delivery service
...a one-stop solution for all their fuel and lubricant requirements. OilMaxx Express and OilMaxx are both part of the Oilfast Group of companies based in Motherwell, Scotland. Image credit: OilMaxx...
News
OGUK confident despite Shell Cambo stance
...of oil and oil products such as petrol, diesel and aviation fuel This amounts to just under a tonne of oil per UK citizen. Transport is the primary use. About...
Analysis
What price oil? Q1 2025 in review
...1 23 Trump demands OPEC lower oil prices and banks cut interest rates 29 Ukraine attacks 317,000 bpd Lukoil NORSI refinery in Kstovo. February 3 US tariffs delayed 6 ARA...
Interview
Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
Darch Oil, the Somerset-based distributor, has been supplying a friendly, reliable, and efficient service to its customers for over 30 years. Now part of NWF Fuels, Darch Oil continues to...
News
Slicker Recycling and Safetykleen announce carbon cutting partnership
Two of Europe’s best-known parts cleaning, oil and waste management firms have announced a new partnership, which will drive a large increase in used oil being collected and re-refined. Slicker...
News
Distributor supports UK-wide initiative to help vulnerable off grid customers
...most vulnerable customers a priority for heating oil deliveries during the colder months. This avoids them running out of heating oil when they need it most and works alongside other...