News
UK refining – hunting for answers
...of our refining and downstream oil industry published in November 2011, Brian Worrall, then UKPIA president, said: “Given the right policy environment, the UK refining and downstream oil sector can...
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Interview
Fuelling the future: The voice of the next generation
...Community Content Lead at Fuel Oil News, spoke with Luke Nolan, Sales Manager at Nolan Oils and Emma Osborn-Wilkes, Managing Director at Halso Fuels UK and EL-Oils to discuss how...
Interview
An interview with Raphael Hüttman, managing director, Mabanaft
...an exceptionally challenging market, Mabanaft began to implement a change management programme designed to transition its operating model to more closely reflect the current and projected market environment in order...
News
Oil – the cheapest of all major heating fuels
...expensive than LPG and 42% cheaper than electricity. A renewed appreciation of the benefits of oil Most experts agree that oil prices will remain low for some time and with...
Insight
The UK energy sector: What is the direction of travel?
...change from the Conservative commitment to keeping the oil and gas windfall tax they introduced as well as the allowances that incentivise investment in North Sea oil and gas. The...
Interview
A growing network
...its brand and maintaining its foothold as a market leader across the fuel sector. John O’Donovan, national reseller manager with Top Oil says the company prides itself on providing a...
News
Future energy – a vital topic
...Business School; Fuel Oil News listened to her perspective on the energy markets Oil and gas – mispricing risk Although disagreeing with the peak oil theory, Vivienne sees oil’s role...
Interview
Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park
...of the oil industry potentially profiteering in the current market. Carlos was keen to clarify Essar’s position: “Refineries are not the price setters. We buy crude, and we sell products...
News
East Cork Oil abandons Atlantic and Geaney acquisition plans after competition scrutiny
...entities Atlantic Oils and Geaney Oil via three depots. The two distributors sell home-heating oil, diesel and sulphur-free gas oil and other products. East Cork Oil distributes fuel products, including...
News
Activists adopt new tactics in oil terminal protests
...a new tactic. Regular action has been taken by Just Stop Oil throughout this year, with several weeks of coordinated protest at oil terminals and other oil infrastructure from April....
Market Report
Disrupting the sector: the new Nigerian super-refinery
...oil producer in Africa (15th in the world), but it also has the 10th largest oil reserves on the planet. At the same time however, those same casual observers would...
Opinion
The oil market continues its cautious rally but more uncertainty lies ahead
Thom Payne, head of offshore, rigs & wells at Westwood Energy discusses the cautious rallying of the oil market, and the direction of travel, for what has been a turbulent 2020...
News
The renaissance of Grangemouth
Carrying 27,500m3 of ethane from US shale fields, the INEOS Insight heads for Grangemouth with the words ‘Shale Gas for Manufacturing’ emblazoned on its side Yesterday morning Fuel Oil News...
Interview
In Conversation with Phillips 66 Limited
In our April ‘branding and marketing’ print issue, we considered how companies in the sector have adapted and evolved their communication styles and branding in response to market developments, the...
News
Everything that a manager of people needs
...reasons why some perform well whilst others underperform. Being fully objective makes it easier to deliver feedback and to see if improvements have been made once feedback has been given....
Opinion
E10 to fuel UK’s journey to net zero
...offers farmers a market for lower-grade wheat that can’t be used for milling and a local source of protein feed, meaning less soy-based feed needs to be imported from South...
News
At your service
...company now has eight regionally deployed service engineers with fully stocked vans covering the whole of the UK. “But this hasn’t always been the case,” said marketing coordinator Jennifer Roberts....
News
Latest software developments supporting the sector
...to this demand for greater insight as well as supplier feedback, BoilerJuice has introduced new functionality to its software. The addition of its Order Management system significantly bridges the customer...