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WCF Fuels – A brief encounter
...and Cumbria fuels division. Fuel Oil News recently met up with finance director, Jo Ritzema, North West general manager, Dave Spencer and commercial manager, Lynn Casson, at the company’s Carnforth...
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New prototype tanker – now in service
Schrader – interested to see how the UK market reacts to this new prototype 6-compartment tanker A new prototype UNITAS 2020 6-compartment petroleum tanker manufactured by German company Schrader, the...
Analysis
Mabanaft – An “innovative approach” in a tough environment
...re-organisation and disinvestment has resulted, not least in refining and marketing in the UK,” said marketing manager, Stephen Rhodes. Increased wholesale prices “Downstream fuel prices remain high, with governments looking...
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Business at Loud Fuel sounds familiar…
...a 15,000 strong customer base in and around the Cape Cod area where it supplies heating oil, gasoline, diesel, biofuel, lube oil and propane. Although the domestic market is the...
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Credit where it’s due
Global recession has put the credit insurance market through the most difficult period in its history. As business failures took a dramatic rise, claims flooded in to insurers from companies...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
...Technician and equipment shortages, Just Stop Oil protests, a fuel crisis and the impact of the war in the Ukraine with the move away from Russian oil and the supply...
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Certa doubles number of HVO-ready forecourts
...doubles the number of Certa forecourts now supplying Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) at their existing pumps alongside petrol and diesel. HVO is a new second generation, low-carbon biofuel that serves...
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Harvest Energy extends with Simon Storage
The Seal Sands terminal, located at the mouth of the River Tees Harvest Energy is expanding its presence in the UK road fuels market through its partnership with Simon Storage....
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PRAX agrees deal for 340-site European forecourt network
...into four new retail markets including Germany, Austria, Denmark and Switzerland. With a proven track record of integrating acquisitions and managing strategically important assets across the oil value chain, from...
Interview
In Profile – with long-standing downstream oil consultant Rod Prowse
...chat with Rod Prowse, a long- standing member of the downstream oil community and the writer behind our highly valued industry insight features. “STRATEGY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TACTICS.” ROD...
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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...
Insight
What is the outlook for UK refining?
...Downstream Oil Industry Forum, a Deloitte LLP assessment on resilience to some hypothetical ‘stress test’ scenarios and an assessment of the UK’s refined product supply market, by Purvin and Gertz....
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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...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...systems appearing on the market to help businesses manage their workload and streamline daily processes. As automation increases across the industry, Liz Boardman talks with suppliers to the sector, as...
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Greenergy signs agreement to acquire French fuel distributor Armorine
...to become a well-established supplier of fuels and lubricants in the French market. Its operations include the import and distribution of fuels, the production of lubricants, and it has its...
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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...
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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....
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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...