Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
Weybridge-based Prax Petroleum has been in existence for 10 years. In less than a decade, the company has risen to become one of the largest independent oil importers and suppliers...
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Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...every year but ensuring a consistent supply poses a problem. Last year, poor weather and increased demand for heating oil gave distributors a double whammy – it really was the...
News
Super growth for State Oil
Members of the State Oil team attended the event which took place at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge The State Oil Group – parent of Harvest Energy and Prax Petroleum –...
News
127% more expensive than heating oil
...– 127% more expensive than heating oil – with further electricity price rises on the horizon this September for many households. Oil is also currently 13% cheaper than mains gas...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: Happy New Year from all of us at UKIFDA!
...coming. Back in 2021, the Government proposed banning the sale of oil boilers (starting six days ago, in fact) and implementing a ‘heat pump only’ policy, beginning with rural homes....
News
Can oil hold its market share?
...domestic and 250,000 commercial oil users, we will not roll over,” he added. “We’re reasserting oil in the marketplace. To this end, we’re working with members and oil distributors to...
News
Introducing the United Oils
Gulf Oil’s vice president international, Frank Rutten was joined at the event by Arthur Liu, managing director of Gulf Oil China, Manchester United’s commercial director Jamie Reigle together with a...
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Prema Energy on strategic blending in 2026
...carbon credit multipliers, German suppliers must now purchase significantly more physical fuel, and some market analysis suggests that HVO demand could double in 2026 to satisfy legal mandates. This demand...
Opinion
New analysis shows UK may need to turn to coal to keep the lights on this winter
...possible options for both increasing electricity generation to meet demand and also reducing demand by incentivising customers to voluntarily flex the time when they use their electricity. Where further supply...
News
Phillips 66 brings renewable diesel to the Southeast as demand increases
...is instead derived from biomass sources such as used cooking oil, fats, greases and vegetable oils. First introduced as a wholesale product by Phillips 66 in 2022, it has a...
Insight
The growth of natural gas in Ireland
...been further extended to incorporate a pipeline to Galway and Mayo along with two pipelines taking gas to Northern Ireland completed in 2006. To accommodate growing demand, a first subsea...
News
Honeywell revolutionises ethanol-to-jet fuel technology in response to SAF supply concerns
...such as vegetable oils, animal fats and waste oils. Ethanol offers producers a widely available, economically viable feedstock. Honeywell’s ready-now technology uses high-performance catalysts and heat management capabilities to maximise...
News
ULEMCo closes funding round for hydrogen transport technologies
...vehicle conversion, which creates further demand for the clean fuel in transport and construction applications. The capital raised will help accelerate ULEMCo’s development activities in hydrogen dual fuel, fuel cell...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...remain agile and able to meet future demand is more pertinent than ever before. Upgrading our site to meet low carbon fuel demand Along Oikos’s journey to meeting future fuel...
Opinion
HVO is a critical bridge in the transport industry’s race to net zero
...meets the demand for the next decade, the renewable fuel industry is rapidly expanding its feedstock base beyond used cooking oil, thus significantly increasing overall supply capacity to meet future...
Insight
Biofuels, HVO and the microbial frontier: Delivering the promise of a cleaner fuel transition
...(FAME) and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). FAME: A double-edged sword Biodiesel, technically known as fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), is derived from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled greases. It...
Interview
Avioxx: innovating processes to deliver price parity for sustainable aviation fuel
...Oil News, met with Chris Hancock, Co-Founder and CEO, for a chat about the business and the plans for future fuel. An exciting development Avioxx is aiming to be a...
News
Leading renewable fuel supplier valued at £120m as it announces plans to list
...Avonmouth that is capable of refuelling over 70 trucks every hour, supporting major brands in fleet and delivery decarbonisation. With demand skyrocketing, Refuels is looking to attract the investment needed...