News
Fay takes over as OFTEC chairman
...September 2018 deadline. “With oil prices predicted to remain low for some time to come, we’ve every reason to believe our industry will retain its competitive edge. But we can’t...
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Government commits £32.5m to fund industry move from red diesel
...climate change and air quality targets. As a result, many energy-intensive industries dependent on natural gas and oil products for operations and production have seen their energy costs soar over...
Interview
The downstream customer – agriculture
...Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke with commercial agricultural fuel users from across the UK to understand what they really think of their fuel suppliers, what works well, what improvements...
News
Logistics industry concerns over sulphur surcharge
...with through fuel cost adjustment factors, or just anticipating the likely cost to come and including it in contract prices. “These changes have been known about for a long time...
Insight
In a turbulent sea, the clean energy transition proves surprisingly steady
...investing at a sufficient pace. Antoine Vagneur-Jones, Head of Trade and Supply Chains at BNEF, said, “Abundant supply chain investment should continue to tamp down equipment prices across most sectors,...
News
WCF Fuels North West victorious at Red Rose Awards 2023
...could not be more proud of them. “To win a Customer Service award, especially during the last year and the unprecedented movements in fuel prices, makes us even more proud!...
News
Mabanaft looks forward to meeting the industry at EXPO 2022
...as possible for customers to buy fuel and Mabalive was originally developed to do just that. Customers can use Mabalive to view live prices, place orders and track deals from...
Interview
In Conversation with Chris Bingham of Craggs Energy Group
With Craggs having recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, albeit belatedly due to the impact of covid, Fuel Oil News looks at the history, growth, diversification, and transition of the company....
News
Huge boost for HVO as Government agrees with removal of import measures
...duties and countervailing measures on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) imported from the USA into the UK, imposed previously by the EU. A comprehensive review by the Trade Remedies Authority, the...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: All for one and one for all
...and move beyond oil and gas as quickly as possible and those who argue for scrapping net zero legislation and returning to oil and gas. It frustrates me that so...
News
Fuel distributor to close Arran depot due to ageing storage tanks
...depot is used for the supply of diesel, heating oil and gas oil all of which will continue to be supplied. With one of the three storage tanks reaching the...
Opinion
Distributor urges UK Government to follow Irish lead on heat obligation, as Cornish trial delivers huge carbon savings.
...The UK government’s proposed solution – heat pump installation – incurs considerable upfront cost in these rural properties, as well as high ongoing costs due to current electricity prices. Taking...
News
Q2 2012- oil production and consumption decreases
Total energy production – Q2 2012 Oil production fell by 12.2% in the second quarter of 2012, compared with a year earlier. Oil consumption fell by 2.4%. The Department of...
News
Building a retail network at Essar
...sites Last month Essar Oil UK became the newest entrant into the UK fuel retail sector when, in association with HKS Retail, its first branded service station opened in Leicestershire....
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...Fuel Oil News, explores the issue of replacement trucks for distributor fleets. Following on from the excellent panel discussion: ‘The Future for Trucks – what should distributors choose and when?’...
Analysis
UKIFDA databank: industry data update January 2025
...earlier. Comparison of domestic energy prices (to June 2024) Quarterly changes in the domestic sector price indices (in real terms) over the past 5 years accounting for overall inflation. Temperature...
News
MRH – competition concerns
...and Cambridge being close to other MRH sites in the area, there are fears that a lack of competition could lead to drivers paying higher petrol and diesel prices in...
Interview
Road Tankers Northern: leading from its ‘one stop shop’
...thoughts on likely changes in demand for diesel, kerosene, and gas oil and whether this will impact the need for liquid fuel tankers: “I do not think any of us...