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UK refining – hunting for answers
...of our refining and downstream oil industry published in November 2011, Brian Worrall, then UKPIA president, said: “Given the right policy environment, the UK refining and downstream oil sector can...
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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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Distributor Diaries March 2025 – the latest updates from our distributor community
Oilfast: Proud to continue special partnership Having offered an incredible opportunity to local singers and songwriters, Oilfast, the independent fuel supplier, based in Motherwell, Scotland, has decided to extend its...
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Showcasing oil heating’s future
...behind the show Facilitating the way into this evolving marketplace is the Oil & Renewable Energy Show. Organised by A&D Publishing – publishers of Fuel Oil News, Oil Installer,...
Market Report
A special Christmas market report from Portland
...price! Lauren Laverne No problem Gaz. It’s Lauren by the way, but not to worry. Let’s have your first record. Gaz Oil First record has to be “Wonderfuel Christmas Time”...
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Oil Terminal 2015 – new multi-billion USD projects
Russian oil companies have rapidly increased exports to post-Soviet record levels as internal demand has declined by a quarter and international oil prices have fallen. Among the companies discussing recent projects...
Case Study
QMRE: Transforming plastic waste into sustainable solutions
...most pressing environmental problems facing society today – how to deal with the millions of tonnes of plastic waste created every year. Margaret Major, Publishing Director for Fuel Oil News,...
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BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil
...squarely at the door of the drop in oil prices and the global collapse in demand for oil owing to the coronavirus pandemic as he told staff; “You are already...
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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
...form of energy is the cheapest right now. The price of oil has continued to fall over the last quarter and the cost of home heating using oil is now...
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Certa price matches HVO with diesel and joins Škoda to press for fuel switch
...higher price than diesel. This is a small price to pay given the benefits, but at Certa we are currently matching the price of HVO to the price of diesel.”...
Market Report
Portland Market Report – A spectacular own goal or a pivotal act of unknown agents?
...prices hit $40 per MMBtu (Metric Million British Thermal Units) – the oil equivalent of around $675 per barrel – and by the summer of 2022, gas was trading at...
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Oil-fired homes – the clear winners
...existing buildings in the Republic of Ireland. “Oil prices have tumbled once more, making oil heating the cheapest form of home heating regardless of location, type of property and whether...
Analysis
Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence
...storage depots? “Oil majors moving their activities and operations back to more core areas of their business is understandable. Refineries are costly to run, and with the volatility in oil...
Opinion
Preparing for a new oil world
Boris Ivanov Boris Ivanov, founder of GPB Global Resources discusses how the fuel oil industry can begin to prepare for the new oil world. With BP cutting 10,000 jobs and...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...Kerosene: This product heralded the age of the oil industry in the late 19th century when it was sold as lamp oil. The balance of probability is that its use...
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The role of LNG in the global energy transition
...destination restrictions on the carrier. The LNG SPA will also include an extensive price review clause, with price review options of varying complexity, and an option that specifically prohibits price...
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Government declares support for UK aviation as it unveils SAF mandate
...a preferred option of a guaranteed strike price (GSP), which guarantees a pre-agreed price of SAF supplied to the UK market – giving producers the confidence that they will receive a certain price for...
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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
...the future; although the advent of the wholesalers does offer distributors another fuel avenue, together with some interesting price mechanisms enabling us to buy forward, lock in and/or cap prices. ...