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OptiMate is the key to MechTronic success in Ireland
...Dundalk Oil, Atlantic Oils and Stewart Oils all placing (and receiving) orders in 2020. Barry Finlay at Dundalk Oil said; “We are delighted to be the first fuel oil operative...
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Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
Jeremy Hawksley speaking about Oilsave and the fight for oil heating at the Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate earlier this month. See the March issue of Fuel Oil News for...
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Portland Market Report – oil prices
...attractively low oil prices. The two biggest strategic buyers of oil in the world are the oil reserve companies of the USA and China respectively, both of whom are currently...
News
Vintage year of success for Millers Oils
...power increases up to 5.6 percent, and when the nanotechnology oil was tested against a competitor’s oil, Nanodrive recorded 33% lower friction. Application of the technology to road car oils...
Interview
A unique fuel industry set up for Convery Oils & Convery Engineering
Eamon Convery is the owner and manager of Convery Oils, a modern fuel distribution business based just outside Kilrea in Northern Ireland. Convery Oils delivers fuel products throughout Co. Derry,...
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OilMaxx launches mobile fuel delivery service
...a one-stop solution for all their fuel and lubricant requirements. OilMaxx Express and OilMaxx are both part of the Oilfast Group of companies based in Motherwell, Scotland. Image credit: OilMaxx...
Analysis
A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data
...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...
Interview
Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution
...in 2012. This ties in with and helps the oil sector demonstrate compliance with the Energy Services Agreement. The Northern Ireland Oil Federation (NIOF) signed up to this voluntary scheme...
Interview
Oil v gas
...retain a healthy market share it needs to think long term about the services it offers to the customer and become an energy provider offering energy services, not just oil.”...
Insight
What price oil? 2022 in review
Ian Moore, founder and managing director of The Oil Market Journal, takes us through the year, highlighting the main impacts affecting the oil price in 2022. Contained within this article...
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Crown Oil completes acquisition of Star Oil
North West-based Crown Oil has strengthened its brand in the North West after acquiring an £18m-turnover oil supplier. The Greater Manchester company, part of the £420m-turnover Crown Oil family of...
Opinion
Crude falls below $100/bbl as OPEC+ increases output but for how long?
...crude oil stocks of 4.5 million barrels, had an immediate impact on the oil price with crude oil trading lower the morning after the OPEC+ agreement was announced. Falling below...
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Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...incredibly proud of the level of support shown by the staff here at Crown Oil.” Compass Fuel Oils supports Galloways Society for the Blind Compass Fuel Oils, the Penwortham-based fuel...
Interview
Putting people first in technological progress
...services for their customers, significantly enhancing satisfaction while increasing operational efficiency. I feel that there’s a great story ahead to be written together with our partners and our innovative services,...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...Services (Europe) World Fuel Services entered the UK’s inland market in 2007. Fuel Oil News, which first wrote a feature article about the company in August 2009, was keen to...
News
Adler and Allan keeps Britain moving
...as emergency services. Providing critical services Ensuring continuity of power is of critical importance at this challenging time. Modern biodiesels risk that continuity as they attract water, causing microbial contamination...
Opinion
Highs and lows of the oil price drop
...has been warned that 30,000 jobs in the gas and oil sector could be lost, with oil prices falling to their lowest in two decades. But, despite the global crash...
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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...