Interview
The battle to offer a competitive product
...of Louth and Monaghan, sourced a mini-tanker in early 2011. For smaller deliveries, director Padraig Malone reports this tanker is cheaper to operate than the two 20,000 litre tankers also...
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Interview
TEC: driving forward through innovation
...also developed two new oil reeling hoses specifically for the oil distribution industry – TECOIL and FUELTEC. FUELTEC is now a market leader and TECOIL entered the market in mid-2022...
News
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
A growing network
...offers. “The last few years have been difficult for oil distributors, volumes have fallen and there are tighter margins,” he told Fuel Oil News. “Distributors have had to adapt to...
News
Future energy – a vital topic
...Business School; Fuel Oil News listened to her perspective on the energy markets Oil and gas – mispricing risk Although disagreeing with the peak oil theory, Vivienne sees oil’s role...
News
Waste oil – where are we in 2011
...on waste producers. While all oil streams will at sometime incur a waste, in general, our reference to waste oil is essentially that of used lubricating oils, for example engine...
News
Fuel distributors improve profitability by harnessing customer data
Fuel oil distributors can drive huge improvements in their operational efficiency and potentially become more profitable by encouraging customers to install telemetry monitoring onto their oil tanks. That’s the message...
News
Heating oil’s future – making a difference
“Oil is the cheapest option for off grid homes and has been since October 2014,” says FPS chief executive Guy Pulham. The FPS is urging all those using oil to...
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Stolt Tank Containers opens new depot in Scotland
Stolt Tank Containers (STC) has expanded its global network with the opening of Tank Wash Scotland Ltd, a new ISO tank depot in Grangemouth, Scotland. Grangemouth is Scotland’s largest port,...
Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
...Further storage aspirations “Prax, which supplies diesel, biodiesels, kerosene, gas oil and petrol, started with 6000 cubic metres of storage in Dagenham,” explained Don. “Storage at Dagenham has now increased...
News
OFTEC launches “Tank Safe” campaign
...England, Wales and Scotland to carry out crucial safety checks on their storage tanks during the summer months. It is estimated that at least one in three oil tanks currently...
Insight
What price oil? 2023 In review
In association with The Oil Market Journal Pictured below and included in the January issue of Fuel Oil News is a graph that shows the price of ultra-low sulfur diesel...
Interview
Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
...road Asked about his role at Darch Oil Chris replied: “The role of a tanker driver at Darch Oil is to be the face of the company and to deliver...
News
Family driven
...With a fleet of 43 tankers and another three on order from RTN Lakeland, Ford Fuel Oils moved up six places from 16th to 10th on this year’s Fuel Oil...
News
Barton Petroleum celebrates 50th anniversary with special tanker
...Howard Marriott, group transport manager, shared how the plans for the very special anniversary tanker had developed: “The idea for this 50th Anniversary tanker being a replica of our 1st...
Insight
Leading the charge towards accessible remote tank telemetry
...With the need for smarter decisions and a sustainable future, remote tank telemetry is moving from a future concept to a present-day solution. A pioneer of radar-based remote tank telemetry,...
Interview
The Cobo Conference 2024
Cobo, the Spanish tanker manufacturer, with its headquarters based close to the port of Santander, recently hosted their annual trip for fuel oil distributors to tour the factory and see...
Analysis
Future market demands for tank level monitoring
...where customers are looking for advancements: Versatility across tank sizes: Tank level monitoring systems that can cater to a wide range of tank sizes, from small to large, are in...