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Multiple arrests in HMRC fuel fraud raids
Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3m fuel fraud, during an...
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How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...in France have seen significant retrenchment. BP’s Lavera refinery was sold to Ineos in 2005 and its retail network of circa 400 sites to Delek Petroleum in 2010 (now owned...
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Petroleum Driver Passport on its way
Due to be launched on 1st January 2014, the scheme manager for the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) is the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The scheme manager appointment follows a tendering...
Opinion
Female leadership can be maritime industry game changer
LQM Petroleum Services believes that female leadership should be a priority for maritime businesses – particularly in the bunker industry – where women make up just nine per cent of...
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Site acquisitions at Certas Energy
The Millbook Way site in Preston – ‘It is also fantastic to be working with Gavin and Peter Valentine, two very experienced petrol retailers who are long term fans of...
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A shooting star in Huddersfield
...Petrolog UK is set to take on responsibility for order taking, stock management, scheduling, despatch, physical execution and reconciliation of all retail fuels in the UK as well as aviation...
Opinion
Crude falls below $100/bbl as OPEC+ increases output but for how long?
...due more to the additional impact of the increased US stockholding. The petroleum status report of the US EIA (Energy Information Administration) released at the start of August, showed an...
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Stanley Services selects SuperVault
Manufactured by Ledbury Welding, the 10,000 litre SuperVault petrol storage tank with associated dispensing equipment is now on route to Fox Bay Village in the Falkland Islands. The contract was...
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Immediate decarbonisation must be a priority for next PM
...government to pay some serious attention to credible routes to immediately decarbonising,” said Mr Haq. “For example, the introduction of E10 petrol was designed to reduce CO2 emissions and is...
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Award for Pullman Fleet Services
(l-r) Simon Elliott, MAN UK managing director, Glyn Moores and Ian Broomhead from Pullman Fleet Services, and Mark Binns, managing director, HOYER Petrolog UK Ellesmere Port-based Pullman Fleet Services (PFS)...
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New RTN parts website keeps tankers running
...This three-generation family business has over 40 years’ experience of tanker building, and RTN is the UK’s largest supplier of Petroleum and LPG tankers. Solutions for sourcing unidentified or obsolete...
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Energy statistics show fall in oil production
...June 2012, a litre of unleaded petrol was on average 132.0 pence per litre, 3.6 pence lower than a year earlier, and 9.7 pence lower than the high reached in...
Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
...union driven strike! This is the result of pure union politics and the outcome is simply reflecting what’s already done with petroleum delivery drivers other than the production of the...
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100% carbon offsetting of UK fuel emissions
...of diesel and petrol to the equivalent emissions in tonnes of CO2, and businesses which participate can request a certificate showing their carbon offsetting record. Certified, quality assured schemes make...
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JET strengthens presence in north east
JET has increased its presence in north east England through new contracts with Penny Petroleum. Seven new sites have joined the network and a further three sites have signed retie...
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Innovation in flash point testing delivers increased speed and high accuracy
...flash point testers bring you automatic, high-precision flash point testing in test laboratories for the petroleum and chemical industries. Tests are performed according to standard methods ASTM D93, EN ISO...
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Fairbanks works with Euro Garages
Fairbanks has agreed a deal to provide Euro Garages with a wetstock management service. Euro Garages, a Blackburn-based company own petrol forecourts with food franchises, and all 74 of its...
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Vivergo Fuels announces closure plans
...introduction of greener petrol with twice the renewable ethanol content – known as E10 – and is currently running a consultation on the subject. E10 will deliver emissions savings equivalent...