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Jenson Button promotes ExxonMobil oil
...are unaware of the benefits offered by synthetic engine oils, and almost 50 per cent are not sure why oil is needed in an engine. The track star took time...
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Essar introduces cost efficiency initiatives at Stanlow
Volker Shultz, Essar Oil UK chief executive Essar Oil UK has reconfigured its Stanlow Refinery to increase the production of high value products and further reduce the amount of fuel...
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OFTEC launches “Tank Safe” campaign
...“Fortunately leaks are rare, but the consequences of oil spills aren’t just inconvenient for the homeowner, they can be a serious issue for the environment, depending on how much oil...
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£800,000 investment expands HVO fuel trials
...oil heating to the renewable fuel Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) this winter, amounting to an initial investment of over £800,000. The news follows the publication of the government’s Heat and...
Interview
Celebrating 50 years of innovation
...has never lost sight of its values. Established in 1971 as Oil Tank Supplies Ltd it was originally focused on the manufacture of small domestic oil storage tanks and installation...
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A&M Renewables collaborates with QM Recycled Energy to produce oil from plastic waste
A&M Renewables has entered into a commercial joint venture with QM Recycled Energy (QMRE) to become the first UK customer to purchase a VIXLA plastic Waste-2-Oil system from the Kent-based...
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A legacy of diversity
...and keeping things simple. Were it not for a willingness to take a risk, Stoddards might not be in the oil business today. Before beginning life as a Jet distributor...
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MPs support bill to incentivise renewable liquid fuels
...oil. 150 oil heated properties, from homes, businesses, schools to churches have already successfully switched to HVO as part of the industry funded demonstration, with no major technical hurdles and...
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The next generation of fuel distributors
To consider the future of the fuel oil industry, we need to contemplate its past. From a ‘dirty oil’ image to one displaying adaptation, growth and evolution, the changing face...
Interview
A career dedicated to fuel
As he looked forward to his retirement in May this year, Fuel Oil News spoke with Bob Taylor, managing director of World Fuel Services’ UK Land Business, who shared with...
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Stanlow’s strong performance
Reducing production of lower margin products such as fuel oil and naphtha, Essar’s Stanlow refinery has increased the yield of high margin products such as gasoline and middle distillates Essar...
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Oil theft on the rise
...crude oil rises and are advising homeowners to take a few simple steps to secure their oil tanks. These include keeping oil levels as low as necessary to reduce the...
Insight
Gas grid and storage facilities in the UK
...circa 170,000 miles of pipelines. The above infrastructure supports the largest gas market in Europe at just under 80 billion M3 in 2012 (70 million tonnes of oil equivalent) –...
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FoxInsights and Slicker Recycling partner to innovate waste oil collections
FoxInsights, provider of advanced telemetry solutions, has formed a partnership with the UK’s largest waste oil collector, Slicker Recycling, to transform collection processes. Together, they are launching an innovative tank...
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INEOS completes Forties Pipeline acquisition from BP
...responsibility for a strategic UK asset that delivers almost 40% of the UK’s North Sea oil and gas output, INEOS has further strengthened its long-term oil and gas activity. The...
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Distributor diaries October 2024: updates from our distributor community
...whole experience even more rewarding.” Nolan Oils – Oxfordshire County Show support Nolan Oils, the Bicester-based fuel distributor, is always keen to support and help their local community. They have...
Analysis
A just transition for Grangemouth?
Grangemouth, one of six oil refineries in the UK, is the oldest and the last one in Scotland, supplying around 65% of Scotland’s oil products. In a September statement, site...
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ESL Fuels hits one billion litre sales for Ultra 35
...the compromise of being a heating oil and off road engine oil. “One billion litres of Ultra 35 is a landmark production figure for our business,” commented managing director Stephen...