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Essar delivers direct to Emirates
...regional airports jet fuel demand. However, this is the first time Essar Oil UK will directly supply aviation fuel to an airline, with discussions with other potential partners already underway....
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Market Report
Portland Market Report – A spectacular own goal or a pivotal act of unknown agents?
...prices hit $40 per MMBtu (Metric Million British Thermal Units) – the oil equivalent of around $675 per barrel – and by the summer of 2022, gas was trading at...
Insight
Latest fuels statistics show continued uptake of renewable fuel
...from the Covid-19 pandemic has seen demand for oil products increase in the years since 2020, demand levels are yet to fully recover. Total UK Government fuel tax receipts were...
News
Ban on petrol and diesel cars sooner than expected
...the UK switched to EVs overnight and used smart charging, we think peak demand would only increase by around 10%, which is still below historic peak demand.” ...
News
Driver awareness increases demand for hand protection
New independent research, commissioned by GripHero, has revealed that 66% of drivers are aware that Covid-19 can be passed from driver-to-driver at the fuel pump, driving demand for hand protection....
News
Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand
Total energy production, Q3 2012 Production of oil fell by 12.1% in the third quarter of 2012 when compared to the previous year. Oil consumption fell by 1.1%. The Department...
News
Perth & Kinross Council powers fleet transition with HVO, targeting 500-tonne CO₂ reduction
With demand for low-carbon fuels accelerating, Perth & Kinross Council is the latest public body to expand its fleet fuel switching programme. The council has taken a major step toward...
News
Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment
Russell Mortimer, Neil Flynn, David Flynn and Peter Gower from Linton Fuel Oils As the nation celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, across the city another London institution is marking its...
Interview
James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: challenges and progress on the pathway to green aviation
Firefly Green Fuels was founded with a desire to decarbonise aviation by transforming a wholly biogenic waste – sewage – into a truly sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). With demand for...
Opinion
Report suggests a better future for an energy sector emerging from crisis
...2023.” On the demand side, 30 hydrogen offtake agreements have been signed this year, as buyers seek first-mover advantage. A market for green commodities, such as low-carbon ammonia, is taking...
News
New Ben website improves support for automotive community
...www.ben.org.uk – designed to offer quick and easy access to essential self-help tools and resources to help improve the health and wellbeing of the automotive industry across the UK. Demand...
News
Government declares support for UK aviation as it unveils SAF mandate
...that gives more certainty on the UK’s future demand for sustainable aviation fuels so industry can now work on ensuring their supply. “It is encouraging that the UK government has...
News
Joint venture creates new company for commercial scale hydrogen production across UK and Ireland
...to grave service.” Linking supply to demand Andrew Newman, head of development and co-founder of Armstrong, is joining the new company as its managing director. He said: “Hydrogen is difficult...
News
Energy statistics show fall in oil production
Thr price of heating oils rose by 4.1 per cent between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012 Oil production fell by 13 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, when...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...all existing oil heating systems. However, undertaking rigorous trials is essential to provide the level of confidence in the new fuel that consumers and government will demand, so this is...
News
Five new renewable biomethane refuelling stations
Last Thursday CNG Fuels announced that it had commenced the construction of two new public access renewable biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) refuelling stations ‘to cater for soaring demand from...
News
First biomethane refuelling station in Southeast England will cut HGV emissions
...in Aylesford, built on land acquired from the John Lewis Partnership, is a testament to this growing demand and the value fleet operators place on the enabling refuelling infrastructure.” Slashing...
Review
Digital transformation: A practical way to drive efficiency and sustainability in liquid fuel distribution
This issue of Fuel Oil News focuses on how digitalisation and digitisation are reshaping this industry. As distributors face mounting pressure to operate more efficiently, comply with evolving regulations, and...