News
10 years of making a difference
In April 2004 a small team of passionate individuals formed MechTronic with the aim of providing ‘class leading products and services’ to the fuel oil market Initially working from a...
search | oil-market-journal/feed
News
EG Group announced as frontrunners to take over Asda
...£6.5 billion acquisition of Asda would mean a huge challenge for the brothers from Blackburn, as they enter the supermarket industry. Acquiring the British supermarket business will mean the 600...
News
New $150m receivables portfolio for Essar
Essar Oil UK (EOUK) has successfully completed the financing of a $150 million receivables portfolio with Hamburg Commercial Bank AG (HCOB) and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd (UMTB). This new facility...
News
Serving niche markets at Alpeco
...on the niche markets being served by tanker manufacturers, see the 2013 Tanker Review in the February issue of Fuel Oil News. _____________________________________________________________ www.alpeco.co.uk To return to the newsletter click here....
News
Turnover increase for Clugston Distribution
Tim Doggett, director of Clugston Distribution – see the August issue of Fuel Oil News for top 10 fuel logistics companies (page 17) Clugston Distribution has increased turnover to £17m...
News
Building the Morris Lubricants brand
Gina Hinde, Morris Lubricants’ new marketing manager Looking forward to a fresh career challenge Gina Hinde has joined Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants as marketing manager. Gina, who will focus on building...
News
New report highlights Scotland’s strengths in clean hydrogen
...the Net Zero Technology Centre, who assessed the global market, competition, technology, locations, infrastructure and export opportunities. The initial ‘Development and Integration of Early, Clean Hydrogen Production Plants in Scotland’...
News
Essar Energy Transition unveiled with $2.4 billion Stanlow investment to create UK hub for future energy production
...spearheading the rapid growth of the European low carbon fuels market. Rapid growth in future fuels The rapid market growth of hydrogen and biofuels as they emerge as globally significant...
News
£36m backing enables green hydrogen pioneer to scale zero emission fossil fuel alternative
...bring a number of new products to market, addressing smaller and larger power requirements. The company will work closely with its new strategic partners to advance the technology needed to...
Interview
Putting people first in technological progress
...and driving international revenue growth as well as executing innovative go-to-market strategies. Over the years I specialised in implementing customer-centric solutions with my teams. What made you choose to become...
Market Report
Battery raw materials – could they become the biggest obstacle to EV rollout?
...is normally found. In terms of the market, prices are typically stable, with supply currently surpassing demand. This position is expected to continue until at least 2030, and as a...
News
Lords warn of Brexit threat to UK’s energy trade
...Brexit: energy security, published yesterday. The report, which also covers the island of Ireland, ‘does not address the implications of Brexit for the supply of oil to the UK...
Interview
In Profile with Ben Duckworth of Craggs Energy Group
...chat with Ben Duckworth, who is marketing director for Craggs Energy, LCM Environmental, Greenarc, Greenarc Fuel Cards and Moorland Fuels. “MAKE A PLAN, GET ON WITH IT, AND DON’T BE...
News
Summer promotion launched for Jet’s 60th anniversary
...of Phillips 66 UK & Ireland Marketing, comments: “Promotions have been a key element of Jet’s marketing strategy for many years and we are continually looking at new ways of...
News
Hydrogen and carbon capture pilot launches to test market readiness
Manufacturing company, Parker, joins 29 other companies in the new programme assessing fitness for the growing hydrogen and CCUS markets. Parker Hannifin, global leader in motion and control technologies, is...
Case Study
Driving customer satisfaction through digitalisation
...and, in 2020, forged a partnership with FoxInsights, European market innovator in remote monitoring intelligence for heating oil, diesel, lubricants, LPG, pellets, and waste oil. The partnership with FoxInsights presented...
Knowledge
Optimising fuel efficiency and sustainability: The evolving role of additives in the energy transition
...biofuels, synthetic alternatives, and e-fuels, are being introduced to the market. While these fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they also present new challenges in terms of fuel stability,...
Interview
Clugston Distribution: providing transport solutions for 100 years
...solutions to the bulk powder and bulk fuel sectors. Claudia weeks, content creator for Fuel Oil News, met with Alistair Clugston, CEO, for a chat about the business and to...