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A Day in the Life with Ryan Creaser
Welcome to our feature where people from many different roles in this industry will take you through a typical day in their working life. This month, Fuel Oil News speaks...
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It’s a cracker for Essar
...annual production of three billion litres of petrol, Essar Oil (UK) recently took delivery of a 450 tonne steel regenerator head for its residue catalytic cracking unit. Its delivery is...
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Global renewable green hydrogen pioneer Lhyfe launches in UK
...90 innovative projects across Europe. Some of the ground-breaking projects include a hydrogen rail demonstrator in Germany and a partnership with supermarket giant Lidl for a fleet of more than...
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BP tanker drivers strike
This morning more than 40 BP tanker drivers, working out of the Grangemouth oil refinery walked out in a dispute over cuts to pay and pensions. With the walkout scheduled...
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Customer service – a top priority
Oil heating customers receive good customer service from OFTEC registered installers. “It’s clear that something needs to be done about customer service in the energy industry,” says Charter UK in...
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Plans for green hydrogen plant at Port of Felixstowe
...100megawatt plant which will provide enough fuel to power 1300 hydrogen trucks from 2026. The company, owned by €63bn Spanish utilities giant Iberdrola, is, together with Hutchison Ports, exploring the...
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First biomethane refuelling station in Southeast England will cut HGV emissions
...the retail giant to rapidly grow its fleet of biomethane-powered HGVs – already the largest such fleet in the UK. Justin Laney, general manager – fleet at John Lewis Partnership,...
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Big logistics companies pledge support for Veterans into Logistics
...logo on their trucks. In March, the supermarket giant announced Veterans into Logistics as one of their charities of the year and will hold fundraising events across their depots. Their...
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Royal Dutch Shell to cut jobs in North Sea
The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is to cut 330 jobs from its operation in the North Sea over the next two years, with most of the posts based at...
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JCB truck engine breakthrough proves wider appeal for hydrogen combustion technology
...a giant leap forward for JCB and the rest of the world because we all have one goal: to reduce emissions. The hydrogen engine we have installed in the truck...
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Essar strengthens ASDA relationship with new deal
Essar Oil UK, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery, has today announced a new agreement with ASDA for the supply of petrol and diesel in the Midlands. ASDA has...
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Rix Petroleum takes on Ben Nevis
...Scottish icon and so is Doddie Weir. They’re both giants in their own right. So, when it came to raising money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, summiting the UK’s...
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Whopper is clear winner in Oilshield’s pumpkin growing competition
...Halloween. The winner was clear as soon as Matt Thomas, of Oilshield, the unique insurance and risk management solution for fuel oil distributors, walked through the door with his monster...
Insight
What price oil? 2023 In review
In association with The Oil Market Journal Pictured below and included in the January issue of Fuel Oil News is a graph that shows the price of ultra-low sulfur diesel...
Opinion
We’ll meet again: oil to gas price gap shrinking rapidly
With the spread between natural gas and oil contracting rapidly, Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB, thinks that a bullish tailwind for oil is at risk and right now both...
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Cyberattack effect on oil prices
...vulnerabilities within US infrastructure. Why do oil prices vary? Oil prices vary from day to day, but when an unexpected event occurs that causes disruption in the supply chain, drastic...
Opinion
The future of oil heating debate – watch the video
...to be continued….. In the meantime your views on the ability of the oil heating market to resist the threats are invited jane@oilinstaller.co.uk. THE FUTURE OF OIL HEATING JEREMY HAWKSLEY...
Insight
Free advice for Welsh businesses in preparation for March 2020 deadline
...Pollution (Oil Storage, Wales) Regulations 2016 require any above ground oil tank over 200 litres to be provided with 110% secondary containment by April 2020. Also known as the Oil...