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The best forecourt in Scotland
...the flagship petrol forecourt. “Although a large forecourt in a busy location, store manager Derek Paton and his team are still able to provide a personal touch and genuine customer...
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COP26 FON Blog 5: Downstream challenges
...the sector alone. “Our members are already seizing the opportunities created by this pledge; both by producing the petroleum coke for the EV batteries, or the many other products that...
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Fuel poverty – distributors get together
...Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is assisting people in fuel poverty who use heating oil. Several donations have already been received from oil distributors across the Midlands where an agreement...
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More opportunities for fossil fuel producers
...Beurden told an audience at the World Petroleum Congress that the company is planning to spend up to $1 billion a year on its New Energies division “In some parts...
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Lobbying for a better off-grid deal
In the run-up to last month’s Budget, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) had been lobbying the government on various fronts for the off-grid heating oil industry. Writing to Mr...
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Mobil lubricants improve fuel economy for Palmer & Harvey trucks
...could potentially be gained by using fully-synthetic, fuel-efficient lubricants in a vehicle’s engine and full drivetrain,” said Steve Crawley, UK& Irelandcommercial vehicle lubricants manager, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties. www.mobildelvac.co.uk....
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Backing the government’s new fuel poverty strategy for England
...executive The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers and OFTEC have joined forces to support the government’s newly unveiled fuel poverty plan, the first for 14 years. “We greatly welcome this plan,”...
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Open to debate in Ireland
...reported the Distributor Debate to have been a really useful event with some good information provided by the five industry speakers – Mark Askew, Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, Angus Fraser,...
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Investment values Argus at nearly £1bn
...Rotterdam and Antwerp petroleum products market. Jan remained actively involved in the business as chairman until he died in 2008 at the age of 90. Argus executive chairman and publisher...
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The changing world of the oil trader
...Total, etc. These vertically integrated international oil companies (IOCs) have been joined by state owned concerns, or national oil companies ( NOCd )- names such as Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum, IPC,...
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Northern Energy: fuelling communities for 90 years
...1957, to supply to the many local houses and farms.” As Robinsons Petroleum Distributors (RPD), we became an Esso-authorised distributor, some 65 years ago now, moving to oil distribution in...
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Emco Wheaton – Konnect loading arms
Konnect, a new range of value for money loading arms, developed to handle the safe transfer of petroleum products to and from road and rail tankers, has been launched by...
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ROM1 – a step in the right direction
...be beneficial.” Making further improvements to ROM1 For Jim Fitzgerald, managing director of Campus Ireland and chairman of the Irish Petroleum Industry Association (IPIA), ROM1...
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Annual cricket day for fuel suppliers
...directors and staff for a fun and enjoyable day with excellent hospitality. Paul also paid tribute to the Group’s dynamic presence as a petrol retailer over four decades and the...
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ADR-ready in Inverness
...a new £3m state of the art premises at Bridge Point in Inverness. Scania Inverness, which is ADR-ready, plans to include the addition of tank testing and Petroleum Regulations work...
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New agreements with SEPA
...Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) met with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) regarding the introduction of new legislation which affects over 95 heating oil and fuel distribution depots across Scotland. The...
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Eurotank’s futuristic tank cleaning
...The smaller of the two robots has been designed to enter tanks typically found on petrol stations and is controlled from a skid-mounted control unit, which is the size of...
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February 2016 update
...that $7 was the end of the world. It was just the norm and the refineries kept refining, the pipelines kept flowing and the petrol stations kept pumping…. “January 2016...