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Data: the UKIFDA databank
...petrol demand increasing by 4.1%, countered by a 3.2% decrease in demand for diesel. Biofuel demand continued to grow with bioethanol and biodiesel demand up by 16% and 19% respectively....
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Extended contract for Hoyer Petrolog
Hoyer’s new Shell contract involves 70 vehicles and 240 drivers delivering retail fuels from five locations HOYER Petrolog has retained significant business with Shell to deliver retail fuels in the...
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Hoyer Petrolog retains Valero refuelling contract
...Dublin airport HOYER Petrolog has retained its Into-Plane refuelling operation with Valero at Dublin airport with a three-year extension to its current deal. Allan Davison, operations director said: “The extension...
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A shining light in the fuel industry
Celebrating on the OAMPS Petrochemical stand at FPS EXPO are Duncan Grant, the newly appointed FPS president with the winning Flynn Fuels’ tanker driver Ciaran Quinn and runner up Raymond...
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Valero to purchase SemLogistics’ Milford Haven storage facility
The SemLogistics acquisition is expected to be completed in Q3 meanwhile at the beginning of February Valero-branded tankers began lifting product from NuStar’s Thames terminal as part of a long...
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Major investment at Essar
...regenerator head for a key petrol producing unit at its Stanlow refinery. Part of a £23 million refurbishment project, the 428 tonne steel head was lifted 225 feet before being...
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IPRA welcomes excise freeze
David Blevings (far left) at the recent IPRA retail fuel show held in Dublin The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has welcomed the finance minister’s decision to hold fuel excise...
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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation
The Prax Group, a leading independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing in petroleum products and bio-fuels, has announced that it has successfully completed the strategic acquisition...
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Sidney Gilmore
It is with great sadness that we report the peaceful passing, on 27th December 2022 in his 98th year, of Sidney Gilmore, former President of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers...
Interview
‘More energetic, representative and visible’
Guy Pulham, who has succeeded Mark Askew as CEO of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, is seeking ‘greater engagement of members, Government and other trade associations’ Earlier this month Guy...
News
Fluctuating oil price fuels growth
...£407m in 2017 to £496m last year as oil prices peaked at key trading times in the year. Rix Petroleum, the largest business in the Group, accounted for 70% of...
Opinion
In the light of the Purvin & Gertz report discussed in FON’s July issue, are you worried about the UK’s refining resilience?
...George, Phillips 66 “Phillips 66 plays a key role in providing a secure supply of petroleum products to the UK markets via its Humber Refinery. We are very pleased that...
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Oil challenges and opportunities to be tackled at IP Week
‘Meeting today’s challenges, investing in tomorrow’s opportunities’ is the theme for this year’s International Petroleum Week in London on 18-20 February 2013. The global outlook for the oil and gas...
Opinion
Does the decarbonisation delay mean putting the brakes on cleaner transport?
Rishi Sunak’s recent green policy change, delaying the banning of the sale of new petrol and diesel engines until 2035, continues to be a contentious topic. However, according to industry...
Interview
Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti
...than petrol and diesel vehicles, especially when powered directly by solar. Solar power offers numerous advantages for motive power applications. Firstly, it’s renewable, drawing from the sun’s abundant and inexhaustible...
Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
Weybridge-based Prax Petroleum has been in existence for 10 years. In less than a decade, the company has risen to become one of the largest independent oil importers and suppliers...
News
HOYER generates record earnings
...further strategic collaborations.” In 2014, HOYER had around 34,000 tank containers, 3,000 road tankers, 24,000 intermediate bulk containers and 2,500 trucks in action around the world for HOYER. The vehicles’...
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Theft threat?
...statistics revealed the equivalent of a theft a day by the end of 2011. The impact on business Neil Kovac, sales manager at Leicestershire-based Brobot Petroleum said: “Whereas buyers would...