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The current millennium has witnessed changes in the downstream oil sector in Ireland of a scale and extent that far exceeded anything that occurred in the 50 or so years prior. We consider how in Ireland the process has been characterised by consolidation in the competitive landscape accompanied by rationalisation of logistics arrangements.

Insight

The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s

...Oil. In 2018, Irving Oil acquired large independent, Tedcastle Oil Products (TOP), providing it with a distribution terminal in Dublin as well as a substantially expanded market reach. The refinery...

News

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...
The number one concern in the fuel distribution sector is confidence in supply security. With recent global events highlighting the impact of supply shortages we take a fresh look at this perennial industry topic.

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Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector

...of Russia’s role in the petroleum industry as the world’s second-largest crude oil producer and largest exporter of refined oil products. Closer to home, Russia supplies about 30% of Europe’s...

News

Raw deal for rural renewables

...using oil for heating and hot water. If an existing oil-fired boiler was replaced with a biomass model then fuel bills would actually rise by £430 per year. Ground source...

News

August update

...impact it may have on oil prices within the EU. The GSP allows import tariff exemptions on goods from developing countries, thereby encouraging trade with poorer countries. It may come...

Analysis

Prax – a fast track wholesaler

Weybridge-based Prax Petroleum has been in existence for 10 years. In less than a decade, the company has risen to become one of the largest independent oil importers and suppliers...

Opinion

Consequences of IMO 2020

...Given the impacts of the virus, lockdown, oil prices and environmental imperatives on the whole fuel market and the implications for strategic planning and buying relationships we speak with Brian Coyne,...

Insight

The changing world of the oil trader

...Total, etc. These vertically integrated international oil companies (IOCs) have been joined by state owned concerns, or national oil companies ( NOCd )- names such as Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum, IPC,...

News

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...
Fuel prices trigger a cost of delivering crisis for Santa

Opinion

Fuel prices trigger Santa’s cost of delivering crisis

2022 has seen unprecedented fuel prices which have added pressure to supply chains already creaking at the seams from Brexit and driver shortages. The fuel duty cut announced in March...

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...