Analysis
In review: the 2022 tanker market
...team that constantly checks prices to make sure we’re getting the best deals.” Increased demand for used Jonny Morrow noted one positive development in 2022: “We’ve noticed an increased demand...
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News
Good times for public storage
...assets – times were difficult for those providing independent storage facilities. Rapid growth in oil demand in developing countries was still to manifest itself in earnest, and the emergence of...
News
Charging network offers forecourt owners support to transition to EV hubs
...commercial purpose usually need to safely decommission the large underground fuel tanks located on their site, and remove the contaminated soil from decades of leakage. This can make the transition...
Interview
Virgin Atlantic Flight100 – a flying start for future fuels
...SAF, and to act as a call for the support of greater production and use of SAF at scale. Claudia weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke with...
News
Trafigura set to expand into biofuels sector with Greenergy acquisition
...oil and oil products. While the company transported over a million tons of biofuels in 2023, its crude oil shipments exceeded 136 million tons. Ben Luckock, Global Head of Oil...
News
Essar Oil UK reports positive progress on financings
Essar Oil UK, the owner of the Stanlow Refinery, reports that it has successfully addressed the required financing to replace the previous receivables facility. The refinery continues to operate as...
Opinion
Red diesel update: Navigating the evolving fuel landscape
...redevelopment of natural ecosystems through Shell’s Nature Based Solutions programme. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) Another diesel replacement rapidly gaining traction is Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Manufactured from 100 per cent...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...expensive elements of fuel oil distribution so anything that can be done to enforce standards and add efficiencies, creates savings. Since most operators now have systems like this, it’s seen...
Insight
The energy sector: COP27 takeaways and future challenges and prospects
...according to the IEA, it will have the effect of accelerating the peak in global fossil fuel consumption, with gas demand now projected to join oil and coal in reaching...
News
Diesel – the need to go further afield
...UKPIA including Meeting our energy needs – the Future of UK Oil Refining and Fuelling the UK’s future – the role of our refining and downstream oil industry. www.greenergy.com www.racfoundation.org/media-centre/diesel-drought-risk-demand-up-supply-down...
News
Greenergy signs strategic JV agreement with Bapco
Bapco – the Bahrain Petroleum Company – is to establish a regional gasoline blending hub with Greenergy. Bahrain Gasoline Blending (BGB) is set to meet local and regional demand for...
Opinion
Could the lack of offshore wind bids in the latest CfD be the catalyst the sector needs?
...Market conditions: Projects scheduled for construction between 2026 and 2028 would require developers to secure new supply contracts at potentially elevated prices due to tightening supply and demand balances. Anticipation...
News
Certas Energy invests £1.2m in new Warrington bunker site
...bunker site is being built due to increased demand from customers and the wider industry operating in the region. Strategically located near the M62 and M6, the site ensures easy...
Analysis
Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...carbon solutions for UK customers. GBF’s products are made from renewable feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fat. The product range includes HVO Gd+, a low emission, advanced...
Interview
In Conversation with Bangor Fuels
...fuel demand. Here we speak with Damian Fusco, owner of Bangor Fuels in Northern Ireland, to learn how the business has grown and diversified since he took the bold step...
Interview
An interview with Raphael Hüttman, managing director, Mabanaft
...refiners have increased their market share, and economic recession – all of which has led to changes in profile and demand. The underlying trend is a continued reduction in consumer...
News
AA to run more recovery trucks on HVO
...oil. A test of the fuel in the AA’s recovery lorry fleet has been so successful that three trucks are expected to surge to 27 by the end of the...
Insight
Sector decarbonisation: The future transport energy mix
...existing oil refineries as coprocessing or bespoke plants (including conversions of oil refineries). Rail The key decarbonisation challenge for rail is the phasing out of diesel-powered trains, which currently account...