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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...
Interview
Thoughts on Christmas from the fuel distribution community
...the same day so chocolate coins. 4. Cigar Time. 5. Home Alone. 6. Snow lover – ski time! Howard Marriott Group Transport Manager Barton Petroleum 1. What did Santa do...
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HOYER remains logistics partner of choice for Esso UK delivery
HOYER Gas and Petroleum Logistics Ltd has announced the extension of its contract for the Esso UK delivery business through to 30th June 2029. The arrangement, which extends HOYER’s relationship...
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Fuel supply sector review highlights significant losses and growth in low carbon fuel projects
...supported the development of the UK low carbon fuels industry.” “Since the 1st September 2021, standard (or ‘premium’) grade petrol, known as E10, has contained a higher ethanol content in...
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Total – adaptation plan to secure LOR’s future
...itself is facing strong international competition, rising costs, falling petrol and diesel consumption, and continued overcapacity. Modernisation programmes at Lindsey have yielded encouraging results over the last years. These efforts...
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Long-term contract for Valero
Valero Energy has won a long-term agreement to supply fuel to 115 Co-op petrol filling stations. The contract extension includes the supply of fuel to 31 new-look Co-op branded locations from...
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Oil Terminal 2015 – positive feedback
...Europe attended last month’s 10th Congress on the trading and transportation of crude oil, LPG and petroleum products in St. Petersburg. More than 300 representatives of the government, business and...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...has almost the same chemical structure as middle distillates derived from oil refining, so it can be used in engines and plant that are designed to run on petroleum distillates,...