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BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...
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OptiMate is the key to MechTronic success in Ireland
...Dundalk Oil, Atlantic Oils and Stewart Oils all placing (and receiving) orders in 2020. Barry Finlay at Dundalk Oil said; “We are delighted to be the first fuel oil operative...
News
Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
Jeremy Hawksley speaking about Oilsave and the fight for oil heating at the Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate earlier this month. See the March issue of Fuel Oil News for...
Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...is hard work but the work offers good regular volumes,” Simon said. “Specification changes in gas oil have driven growth for us. The whole gas oil market is very interesting. ...
Interview
Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
Darch Oil, the Somerset-based distributor, has been supplying a friendly, reliable, and efficient service to its customers for over 30 years. Now part of NWF Fuels, Darch Oil continues to...
Analysis
A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data
...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...
News
Making light work of heavy oil
The V25 Test Rig at the Trondheim, SINTEF Research Institute Using environmentally friendly methods to process crude and dirty oils, Fluid Oil has commissioned its first heavy to light oil...
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UK and allies announce price cap of $60 on Russian Oil
...secure affordable oil. A General Licence will be published shortly that will provide an Oil Price Cap exception for third countries, so that firms supplying oil to them are able...
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Crown Oil completes acquisition of Star Oil
North West-based Crown Oil has strengthened its brand in the North West after acquiring an £18m-turnover oil supplier. The Greater Manchester company, part of the £420m-turnover Crown Oil family of...
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Fuel and food continue to deliver for NWF
NWF Group plc, specialist distributor of fuel, food and feed across the UK, is reporting strong half yearly results, with a significant contribution from a strong fuels division. Overall results...
Opinion
Highs and lows of the oil price drop
...has been warned that 30,000 jobs in the gas and oil sector could be lost, with oil prices falling to their lowest in two decades. But, despite the global crash...
News
Oil – cheapest home heating fuel by far
...of oil condensing boilers have reached a nine-year high and we’re receiving an increasing number of enquiries from gas safe technicians looking to expand into the oil market. The outlook...
News
The distributor offer revisited
...– amply demonstrated during the harsh winter weather of December 2010, when demand for heating oil soared. Good levels of general customer satisfaction in the domestic heating oil market were...
Insight
Ireland’s downstream oil infrastructure
...million tonnes per year of white oil products, supplies just under 30% of the Republic’s oil market requirements, particularly to the province of Munster. The remainder of the Republic’s oil...
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...
News
Customer feedback helps gain competitive edge
...importance. “The feedback we receive helps us ensure that high standards are being met and maintained and that we continue to deliver on our customers’ requirements,” said Mabanaft’s marketing manager...
Market Report
A special Christmas market report from Portland
...for black gold there and then. Lauren Laverne Really. Did you find oil in the garden? Gaz Oil No. Course not. Lauren Laverne Oh. What was the song then? Gaz...
News
Oil Terminal 2015 – new multi-billion USD projects
...Bashneft. The agenda at the Oil Terminal 2015 industry forum reflects how growing oil exports have led to additional demands to increase the capacity of tank farms and exporting oil terminals....