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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...
MPs support bill to incentivise rural households to convert kerosene boilers to HVO

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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...

News

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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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...
Grangemouth march for jobs

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...

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Geneva hosts first Oil Trading Risks summit

...Cargill, Turkish Airlines, Irving Oil and Oryx Energies, will include market risk, credit risk, regulatory risk, political risk and financial risk. More information is available about the summit at: www.oiltradingrisks.com...

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WP Group confirm acquisition of Upton Oil Company

...across the south including Ringwood and Dorchester, Upton Oil Company specialises in supplying a local, friendly service to heating oil users, the farming community and commercial customers. David Fairchild, managing...
A new series giving insight into ways to take control of fleet insurance costs.

Knowledge

Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums

...some effective strategies for reducing fleet insurance costs and gaining a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The government-backed Highways England program, Driving for Better Business, has analysed businesses to help...
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities

Interview

Future fuels: developing storage capabilities

...their facilities over the next five years to increase their capacity, as the market moves toward reaching a supply mass balance. Of course, market uptake will be contingent on the...