Insight
The Humber refinery – a key indigenous source of supply
...to seek new sources of crude oil elsewhere. By the end of that decade a consortium, in which Continental Oil was involved, had discovered substantial reserves in Libya. To take...
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Opinion
Ken’s Corner: A week is a long time…
...heated by oil. How Ireland is heated Source: Census 2022 A significantly higher proportion of oil heated homes are in rural areas compared to all homes in Ireland. 28% of...
News
Distributor diaries – latest updates from our fuel distributor community
...greener energy solutions.” Full story here. East Cork Oil abandons acquisition plans One of Ireland’s largest distributors, East Cork Oil, is not proceeding with its planned acquisition of Kerry- based...
Insight
The case for a UK CSO agency
...Downstream Oil Reporting System and for importers in the Oil Stocking System. Additional provisions introduced in 2012 require that for motor spirit, diesel/gasoil and jet kerosene at least 22.5 days...
News
OSS (Hydrodec UK) buys Eco-Oil business
...OSS and Eco-Oil collect and recycle waste oil and workshop hazardous waste together with fuel oil sales. Under the new arrangement both companies will in the short term continue to...
News
Oil heating cheaper than mains gas
Jeremy Hawksley – welcome news for the industry and the 1.5 million UK households who use oil for heating Oil is now the cheapest of all the major heating fuels,...
Insight
What future for heating oil?
...Energy Trends: Oil & oil products, Supply & use of petroleum products. So, it appears that the market has moved from the range of 2.2-2.5 million tonnes/year (2.7 to 3.0...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
...locations. Currently, oil is the most economical solution for off-gas properties. However, oil could face serious competition from technologies such as wood pellet boilers, and air source heat pumps. How...
News
Oil Care Campaign prepares to celebrate 20 years
...safe disposal and management of oil. A network of oil banks which accept used engine oil for recycling has been established in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Organisers of...
News
Changes to oil regulations in Scotland
Are you compliant with the new changes made to Scotland’s oil regulations? The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has contacted Fuel Oil News for assistance in drawing attention to the...
Opinion
MPs urged to back affordable green heating campaign for oil heated homes
...government to instead support the use of renewable liquid fuels, such as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), for home heating. These fuels can be used in existing oil boiler and tank,...
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...
News
Risk reduction for domestic customers
...continue buying their kerosene through Oil Price Protect,” said Chris. “Prior to Oil Price Protect, like most other distributors, we did offer different ways to pay including direct debit. Customers...
News
ECO3 – oil is included!
...ECO is to provide affordable warmth and help address fuel poverty, it would have been completely contradictory to exclude the repair or replacement of broken oil appliances when oil heating...
News
EOGB announces support for OFTEC strategy
...out extensive testing on HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a renewable fuel produced from used cooking oils and vegetable fats as well as from non-food grade vegetable oil fractions. If testing...
Interview
Holding steady in challenging times
...is arguably a simple one – an independent, authorised Texaco Oil distributor providing a top of the range oil service along with ancillary products that complement the business perfectly. ...
Insight
Downstream future: decarbonisation, collaboration and digitalisation
...now invested millions implementing tank telematic systems, providing regular readings of their customers’ consumption and tank levels. By obtaining this vital information in real-time, Flogas has been able to centralise...
News
Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...drill a hole!” “We have several hardware and connectivity options, ensuring the correct solution whatever the tank, whatever the location, whatever the requirement. And if a fuel oil distributor purchases...