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Bungalow destroyed by tank fire
...to installing and protecting oil tanks. As well as the human risk, an unprotected oil tank can cause substantial damage to property if set alight. Government statistics estimate the average...
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A good infrastructure?
...Climate Change (DECC), three separate reports on the subject have been undertaken by WoodMackenzie, Deloitte, and Purvin & Gertz. v UKdownstream oil infrastructure v Downstream oil – short term resilience and...
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UK refining – hunting for answers
...of our refining and downstream oil industry published in November 2011, Brian Worrall, then UKPIA president, said: “Given the right policy environment, the UK refining and downstream oil sector can...
Interview
Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution
...from Donall O’Connor, Value Oils in last month’s Fuel Oil News) Numerous consumers now keep a couple of drums and refill these at forecourt kerosene pumps for a minimal premium...
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Dealing with price volatility
...oil trading centres in Londonand Rotterdamgives us a unique insight in to market thinking and oil intelligence.” wwwfuelpricesonline.com The WP Group has used the service for over 10 years. Managing...
Market Report
Disrupting the sector: the new Nigerian super-refinery
...oil producer in Africa (15th in the world), but it also has the 10th largest oil reserves on the planet. At the same time however, those same casual observers would...
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...
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...
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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...
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
Kerosene – community buying
...of our residents were living in fuel poverty and couldn’t afford the cost of their oil upfront, so we decided to set up a contract with an oil distributor to...
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...
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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...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
...manufacturing steel oil tanks for the domestic heating market. He saw his natural progression as moving more into the oil market, and bought his first distribution tanker in 1988. As...
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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...
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MP visits first ever fossil-free HVO village, converted in industry trials
...alternative to oil. Thousands of our customers across Cornwall and the South West will have to change their oil-fired heating systems in the not-too-distant future, and that’s why we’re doing...
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Future fuel distributor sponsors conference
...environmental services company Crown Oil. A family-run business with headquarters located in Bury, Greater Manchester, Crown Oil started in 1928 when Harry Greensmith began selling lamp oil door to door...