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Greenergy – National expansion in sales and service

The new Cardiff facility is rail fed enabling more efficient fuel movements between terminals Despite a declining market, Greenergy has continued its rapid growth over the past 12 months –...

Insight

The future for tankers

The January issue of Fuel Oil News magazine looked at the evolution of tanker design and production. Here, we look ahead and consider the future of the tanker and how...

News

Taking strategic action

...the market place – our fixed costs are covered and we’re in a good place to extend our markets. Presently no one place is crying out for additional storage, although...
Ascona grows UK portfolio to 61 sites

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Ascona grows UK portfolio to 61 sites

...of the top three independent fuel retailers in the UK market. Our ability to continue to expand the portfolio is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our...

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Essar welcomes six new sites

...addition of these six stations to the Essar fold. The openings underline the acceptance of Essar’s offering and continued healthy growth of our brand in the UK retail market.” www.essaroil.co.uk...

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Phillips 66 – here to stay

...at Gleneagles, Scotland. Pete George, managing director of UK & Ireland marketing reiterated the company’s commitment to the market: “We recognise that we operate in an increasingly competitive market, but...

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Up-to-date knowledge of the terminals market

...terminals, traders and major oil companies, logistics companies and service providers who need to get up-to-date knowledge of terminal design, new technologies and features of this market. The programme includes...

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Argus Media – bunker fuels and a crude and products forum

...industry to produce a global portfolio of IMO-compliant price indexes. This infographic highlights key bunker ports where 0.5% fuel oil is currently assessed. Last year over 800 market participants joined Argus...

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Fuel and food continue to deliver for NWF

...fragmented UK fuels market. Mixed results from other business areas The food division performed well ahead of the prior year, as the business benefitted from its enlarged capacity, experiencing strong...

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Thin cover for winter?

European diesel and heating oil prices will be supported by a heavy autumn refinery maintenance schedule that is already prompting some interest to store product. But storage economics are looking...

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Dunraven Systems gets OilFiredUp

Energy news website OilFiredUp has been ‘refreshed, upgraded and returned to its roots’ by new owners Dunraven Systems. “Having been acquired by Dunraven Systems, OilFiredUp is now part of our...

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GB forecourts hit number one spot

GB Oils has overtaken BP as UK market leader in terms of the number of forecourt sites, whilst Harvest Energy added 53 sites to its forecourt list. According to figures...

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The Prax Group acquires Total oil terminal

...towards making Harvest Energy Marine a leading player in the global marine market.” Geert Boden, general manager of Harvest Energy Marine, said; “As we continue to serve customers from right...

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Investing in the future

...subcontractors. The time and resource invested in this area of the business is borne out by our OCRS scores and accident/RIDDOR statistics.” Future success “Fuels is a market we work...

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Inver Energy takes first delivery of marine gas oil

...has not had access to marine gas oil since 2011 following EU wide changes in gas oil specifications, which caused a significant competitive disadvantage within the market. Inver has a...

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Gulf Retail with Oomph

...local marketing capabilities,” explained Gerry Welsh, retail marketing manager, Certas Energy. “Our immediate goal is to come to market with a fresh and exciting loyalty scheme that is embraced by...