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DCC to acquire Esso network in France

DCC plc, the international sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group, has reached agreement in principle with Esso Société Anonyme Française (“Esso SAF”) to acquire the Esso Express unmanned retail petrol...

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Engineering company fuels Asda

...a new four pump, card only petrol filling station at the Asda East Retford store in Nottinghamshire, its first of a multi-site project for the supermarket chain. The scope of...

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MRH – competition concerns

Following the acquisition of 78 Esso petrol stations by MRH GB in March last year, a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation has raised concerns. With sites acquired at Brighton...

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Sir Terry Leahy joins MFG board

...oil industry veteran Alasdair Locke, partnered with Patron in 2011 to acquire the MFG business and today, it is the number two independent petrol and convenience retailer in the UK....

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Royal celebrations

Gracing two Fuel Oil News front covers in June 1979 and February 1989 Angelo Coletta, deport manager at Cotswold Petroleum stands beside the Queen at FPS EXP 2016 As this...

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HOYER expands UK Petrolog fleet

With almost 500 tractor units across the UK, HOYER is the market leader in fuel distribution HOYER is expanding its Petrolog fleet in the UK with the arrival of 89...

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Level of illicit fuel is ‘alarming’

...undercut the overwhelmingly compliant and legitimate operators across Northern Ireland.” In the Irish Republic the Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has extended its quality assurance scheme for petrol retailers in...

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RIX delivers solid performance

...better year. “We continue to invest across all areas of the Group; last year we purchased 17 new tankers for the petroleum business with more in the pipeline for later...

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Training standard welcomed

...for the training and assessment of petroleum tanker drivers has been the first priority of the UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum which has introduced a driver safety passport. Re-established last...

Analysis

Prax Petroleum – A year of challenges and opportunities

The demanding market conditions of the past 12 months have presented Prax Petroleum with a series of challenges and opportunities. However, the Surrey-based independent oil importer and supplier of automotive...
Portland Report August

Market Report

Prices and predictions: how are we faring?

...the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have decreased and many shippers are now re-routing their tankers around the Cape of Good Hope anyway, so that any extra freight...

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Murco confirms sale of Milford Haven refinery: 400 jobs saved

The sale of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery has been confirmed, saving the facility from closure and safeguarding 400 jobs. Murphy Oil Corporation has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murco Petroleum,...

Insight

Uniquely configured for supply reliability

...spike in demand for petrol and diesel, the disruption led to delayed deliveries and empty petrol stations up and down the country. Fuel Oil News spoke with Greenergy who explained...