Interview
Transition talk from Mabanaft CEO Jonathan Perkins
...them now. A prime example is logistics companies where we can offer low carbon solutions that don’t involve buying a new truck or changing their entire supply chain. We are...
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News
73,000 litres of fuel seized
...also paying the substantial clean-up and disposal costs. “Buying illicit fuel funds crime and supports and encourages these dangerous activities within our communities. The only winners are the criminals. I...
News
With a little help from our friends and family
...grow too fast.” Nick is still treading cautiously. “We draw out of Stanlow, buying only what we’ve sold. To minimise costs, the company designed its own website. “With a potential...
News
Laundering, siphoning and looting
...revenue. Pat Curtis, national oils coordinator, HMRC, said: “It is wrong that honest businesses should be undercut by criminals and those involved in making or selling laundered fuel. Buying illicit...
News
New RTN parts website keeps tankers running
...manufacturers, to minimise tanker downtime and, by leveraging relationships with the manufacturers and buying in bulk, offers extremely competitive prices. Looking ahead, RTN have plans to grow the site further...
Interview
Thoughts on Christmas from the fuel distribution community
...Tisseyre: Carols on Fair Green on Christmas Eve – most of the village turns up to sing at full volume. James Canning: Cold cuts. Jack Tickner: Buying my wife a...
Opinion
Stick or Twist: oil services have crucial choices to make as energy transition accelerates
...investor and buying decisions, has accelerated the pace and impact of energy transition in many regions. According to the report’s respondents, many oil services companies already recognise the need to...
News
A stepping stone or an underwhelming plan to reach net zero? Industry responds to new energy plan
...be delayed, and we will be buying fuels from abroad.” John Kent, Chief Energy Transition Officer at energy services provider Kent agreed, saying: “The world is addicted to energy, and...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
...to adopt renewables and numbers of community buying schemes climbing – join in the debate on the future of oil heating. Many industry experts have committed to attending, while others...
Analysis
In review: the 2022 tanker market
...bottom loading equipment, have all increased over the last 12 months.” And when it comes to cost, Adrian believes it pays to shop around: “We have a highly motivated buying...
Insight
Shared deliveries …
...cost savings and efficiency improvements. On the other hand, the emergence and growth of group/community buying schemes demonstrates that there is a customer awareness of the benefits of sharing. Are...
News
UK refining – hunting for answers
...be problematic particularly in times of severe weather when supplies can be drawn down rapidly. Co-operative buying could be a way forward or maybe we need to switch to gas...
News
Bayford ensures constant diesel supply
...phone.” Kevin Young, a member of JN Bentley’s buying team, explained: “We require a reliable supplier that will deliver on time, every time because keeping operations running on time is...
Case Study
Case study: Tuffa HVO tank offers EGGER a sustainable alternative to red diesel
...the EGGER Group was also guaranteed the best incremental discounts for bulk buying their HVO.” The installation The large steel tank was ordered in January 2021 with installation arranged for...
Interview
Rationalisation in Irish oil distribution
...core of very loyal customers. However, with the current economic situation and a poor winter, those customers are buying smaller amounts and margins are being eroded. “We’re trying to push...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...view, future success will be dependent on managing costs and we constantly need to review procedures to improve operating costs. Customers buying patterns are changing; as is the way customers...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...making long-term investments such as buying a new skid or upgrading equipment, it’s best to choose a system which will be able to adapt to any changes that come along....
Insight
UK Downstream: the changing landscape
...owned subsidiary of Dublin based FTSE100 company, DCC, which entered the UK market in 2001 by buying BP equity distributor, Scottish Oils, and then, over the ensuing 15 years, embarked...