Interview
In profile – Adrian Mason of Road Tankers Northern
...facts. This month we chat with Adrian Mason, sales executive at Road Tankers Northern and proud winner of the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Manufacturer for 2022 “Treat...
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Analysis
A look at software developments in fuel distribution
...now entered the UK market with its intelligent fuel tank stopper known as TrackGas. Combining the stopper with ordering software delivers a telemetry solution that gives real-time information on tank...
Review
FoxPressure 10m: Created to handle the pressure
...suitable for diesel or heating oil tanks up to 10 metres in fill height. Filling the gap In many distribution depots and commercial fuel applications, high-capacity tanks or below-ground storage...
News
Lewis Tankers wins biofuel transport contract
Lewis Tankers has won a two-year contract from PetroIneos Fuels to transport biofuel (‘denatured’ bioethanol) by road from bulk storage tanks located in the Grangemouth Docks to the company’s fuel...
News
Distributor diaries November 2025
...tank restoration programme Essex-based New Era Energy has launched a nationwide Fuel Tank Restoration Programme, offering a sustainable alternative to new tank purchases by extending tank life by at least...
News
Grand designs
...and Collins Youldon reel and hose. The company has recently built a mini tanker for promotional purposes. Although driveable and identical to its bigger relatives, the tanker, named Minnie, will...
Opinion
Fuel crisis proves that supply trust is vital
...generally passed down to the customer.” Why is petrol supply so rapidly impacted? “We can view the petrol supply situation on two levels,” Professor Manmohan Sodhi, Professor of Operations and...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Howard Marriott, group transport manager at Barton Petroleum
...group transport manager at Barton Petroleum Ltd, to discover how Howard spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 6am, usually, but I do try and get to the...
News
Distributor diaries December 2025
The latest updates from our distributor community. Barton Petroleum: Announces Leicester City FC partnership Northamptonshire-based fuel distributor, Barton Petroleum Ltd, has announced a new partnership with Leicester City Football Club,...
News
Agreement will see UK oil production facility powered by wind
In a critical step towards making production the cleanest in the world, UK green energy infrastructure developer, Cerulean Winds, and Ping Petroleum UK today announced the signing of an agreement...
News
Hoyer joins forces to equip itself for energy transition
...the Petrolog business unit, has driven forward its business development especially in United Kingdom for more than 25 years, leaves Petrolog as it changes to Contract Division. Binns, who has...
News
Distributor diaries March 2026
...red tankers pull up outside, their fuel will be delivered safely, responsibly and in line with industry-leading best practice.” Congratulations on a significant industry achievement! Barton Petroleum Ltd: Howard Marriott...
News
Rix Petroleum takes on Ben Nevis
Employees of Grangemouth based Rix Petroleum will begin the eight-mile-long climb and descent of Ben Nevis on Saturday 3rd July, raising £2000 for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The foundation...
News
Peter Turner
Peter Turner It is with great sadness that Fuel Oil News reports the passing of Peter Turner, former managing director of Rix Petroleum, on the evening of Friday 22nd January...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...of Russia’s role in the petroleum industry as the world’s second-largest crude oil producer and largest exporter of refined oil products. Closer to home, Russia supplies about 30% of Europe’s...
Interview
A Day in the life – Tim Croughwell of Barton Petroleum
...each day is for the depot to operate smoothly. MY MOST MEMORABLE WORK MOMENT… After delivering 2300 litres of kerosene into a 600-gallon steel tank on plinths, the tank sprung...
Analysis
The changing face of the fuel depot
...“Electronic skids can give accurate electronic data on fuel movements between bulk storage tanks and road tankers. This provides essential information for wet stock management. They also provide added levels...
Analysis
Products, services and developments for safer operations in fuel distribution
...environments typical on petroleum cargo tanks. Dixon’s thermo-optic and retain sensors, which form a part of this safety monitoring shut-off system, are ATEX approved and fully compatible with other manufacturers....