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Greenergy reports 82 per cent profit rise

...“The outlook for the next twelve months is for relatively cheap naphtha to continue to support our petrol manufacturing margins.” Andrew Owens, Greenergy’s CEO, said: “Our petrol manufacturing margins were...

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Major Rix order for Alpeco’s new register system

...largest order to date for their new TE550 Truck III electronic register system from Hull-based Rix Petroleum. Rix Petroleum appointed Alpeco as the preferred equipment supplier for 17 new trucks...

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New vapour recovery offers savings

Petrol normally lost to delivery tankers equipped with stage 1B vapour recovery can now be retained says Petroman Environmental Services. “The Total Vapour Solutions system pays for itself, and begins...

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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800

The Downstream Oil Industry Distribution Forum (DODF) has announced that more than 5,800 Petroleum Driver Passports have now been issued by the scheme manager, Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). Once all...

Interview

Taking a different approach

...diversified about a year ago and acquired a petrol station.  As well as added sales from petrol, we also have a kerosene pump for heating oil. For those who might...
Lindsey Oil Refinery at dusk

Market Report

The meteoric rise and sudden demise of State Oil

...2003, when they owned a handful of petrol stations around the M25. At the time, the company was looking for a “branding only” retail deal (whereby a well-known petrol brand...

News

Jail sentences for sellers of illicit fuel

...station in 2012 and 2013. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers found quantities of kerosene at Pulborough petrol station in 2013.  It was discovered through routine checks of the petrol...

Opinion

BEIS backs oil resilience bill with limits

...of petroleum products – as a means of preventing disruption to the UK’s fuel supply chains. The BEIS Department says the bill is needed due to concerns that the industry,...

News

FTA and Unite respond to Operation Yellowhammer

...of petrol in the event of a no deal Brexit. Unite is concerned about the future of all six UK oil and chemical refineries due to the government’s plans to...

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Logistics – zero emissions achievable by 2050

...to reap the opportunities on offer but also protect against the challenges ahead, including Brexit and worsening skills shortages. “FTA has already established a framework to propel the logistics sector...