Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...from where refineries source their crude oil feedstocks, to how many EV charge points are now in operation at the UK’s petrol filling stations. With the sector evolving, it is...
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Storage – reducing fire risk
...fires at installations that process and store crude oil, petroleum, intermediates and refined products The updated EI Model Code of Safe Practice Part 19: Fire precautions at petroleum refineries and...
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A new App for the fuel distributor
...can immediately make updates, synchronising data and limiting unnecessary paperwork. The software platform is already used by Guernsey Petroleum Distributors, Petroleum Distributors (Jersey) and Gas 4 Wales together with new client...
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Prax Petroleum goes pink
Fully embracing the pink theme, staff at Prax Petroleum tucked into platefuls of pink goodies Last Friday was Wear it pink day – supporting the cancer awareness charity’s day with...
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Top honours for HOYER Petrolog drivers
James Givens (l) winner of the first prize in HOYER’s 2016 driver of the year competition with Mark Binns, MD of HOYER Petrolog Three drivers working at Kingsbury and Stanlow...
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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...
Opinion
Downstream workforce must be part of transition to avoid skills shortages
The perception that the downstream petroleum industry’s workforce is not part of achieving net zero targets in green industries will affect companies’ ability to recruit skilled staff, according to a...
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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
...Environmental Services. “When a tank is ready to accept a new delivery, it is normally low on liquid and high on ullage filled with petrol vapour. When the tanker attaches...
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HOYER Petrolog announces new aviation fuel transport agreement in Scotland
This new aviation fuel transport contract is ‘a further progression in HOYER’S business relationship with World Fuel Services’ says Allan Davidson HOYER Petrolog has signed an agreement with World Fuel...
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...
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Distributor diaries October 2024: updates from our distributor community
...a Knockout’ Challenge! Rix Petroleum recently participated in the annual ‘It’s a Knockout’ challenge in support of Dove House Hospice, marking the seventh time the company has taken part in...
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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...
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A good infrastructure?
...of improvement expected, for another two to three years. *UK refineries now have excess petrol production capacity and a shortfall for middle distillate grades. Finding outlets for this petrol surplus...
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,...
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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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Suttons working with Border Force in fight against smuggling
...fit out a suitable tank, based on our existing training design, to show how the tank could be modified to hide contraband.” Border Force will also use the tank container...
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Oil Terminal 2015 – new multi-billion USD projects
...Farm – new tanks installed, tank farm equipment upgraded, and an outdoor pump station built Rosneft – Dmitry Chekov, deputy head of the tank farm department – reconstruction of new...