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Bungalow destroyed by tank fire
...to installing and protecting oil tanks. As well as the human risk, an unprotected oil tank can cause substantial damage to property if set alight. Government statistics estimate the average...
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A good infrastructure?
...Climate Change (DECC), three separate reports on the subject have been undertaken by WoodMackenzie, Deloitte, and Purvin & Gertz. v UKdownstream oil infrastructure v Downstream oil – short term resilience and...
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Heating oil theft falls
OFTEC registered technicians can assist your customers with advice on the necessary precautions to protect their oil heating assets OFTEC has welcomed research which reveals that heating oil is no...
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Making light work of heavy oil
The V25 Test Rig at the Trondheim, SINTEF Research Institute Using environmentally friendly methods to process crude and dirty oils, Fluid Oil has commissioned its first heavy to light oil...
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Ministers urged to secure future oil refining capacity
...oil refineries in the UK. “We consider the oil industry to be critical to the UK economy. In an increasingly unstable world where new supplies of crude oil will need...
Interview
Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution
...the unpredictable demand. The drum still beats as oil boiler replacement marches on Another threat to distributor businesses is the continued growth of the 20-litre drum market. (See the report...
Interview
Oil v gas
...likens the presence of gas to the new competition posed by the selling of home heating oil on forecourts. The Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) has little doubt that the...
Market Report
When the tide won’t turn: Markets surging past the pull of policy
...the US economy. There would be a doubling down on oil, gas and coal production, whilst at the same time, renewables would be shunned. One year on then, how much...
Opinion
Fuel crisis proves that supply trust is vital
...cost-efficient supply chains which are designed to deal with a stable pattern of demand and supply. When either of these is disrupted, as with current demand for fuel, product shortages...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2026
...revenue for its domestic biofuel mandate and emerging SAF production, after POME exports reached 14 month highs due to strong demand from EU renewable fuel producers. The increase follows reports...
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
Interview
Northern Energy: fuelling communities for 90 years
...and expanded the business further to a network of depots. “With an increasing demand for agricultural oil, Esso was looking for a partner in the area and approached us, in...
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Industry invited to back heating oil tariff removal proposal
...seen as one that could improve market flexibility and reduce supply constraints. This will become increasingly important as the winter heating season approaches. Industry data suggests heating oil demand during...
Interview
Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park
...future. Margaret Major, managing editor of Fuel Oil news and Claudia Weeks, content editor, met with Carlos Rojas, head of commercial at Essar, and Michelle Lewis, corporate affairs director, to...