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MFG extends its fuel brand portfolio
Following acquisition of the retail assets of Murco Petroleum last October, the Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is replacing the Murco brand on its company station estate. From 1 April 2015,...
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Industry impacts of the reset of government net zero policy
...Energy Bill. Other Government policies on heating remain the same. Other announcements The Prime Minister also moved the ban on petrol and diesel cars to 2035 from 2030, reduced the...
Analysis
Industry cleared again: Irish regulator finds no fault in fuel price surge
...“What we see is that the large wholesale price increases explain effectively all of the retail prices, and that’s across heating oil kerosene, petrol and diesel.” For fuel oil distributors...
Analysis
FON Fantasy Football League– all to play for!
...to second placed Mark Clouter, UK General Manager from Wessex Petroleum (WP Group). September – Lee Carrack, National Account Manager at Tate Oils. October – Ruben Lancaster of Blend took...
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Essar staff offered £30,000 “leaver incentive” package
...than two billion litres of jet fuel, three billion litres of petrol and 3.5 billion litres of diesel. It also processes over 11 million tonnes of crude oil each year....
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Oil heating updates on Oilsave website
The Oilsave website has been updated to carry new campaign material to promote oil heating to consumers. Members of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) are due to receive an...
Opinion
Do you see issues with the introduction of Euro VI or do you welcome it as positive step towards increasing energy efficiency?
...support for the operator.” Jonny Morrow, Morrow Tanker Services “The onset of Euro VI has been a huge talking point amongst prospective customers. We’ve had an end of year rush...
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COP26 FON blog 4: Transport decarbonisation
...increase the amount of ethanol in petrol, the so-called E10 grade fuel. The impact of this is the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road every year with no...
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EG Group announced as frontrunners to take over Asda
...The possibility of expanding the supermarket business in their petrol station network is a key part of the operation that has put the Issa brothers and TDR, the London-based private...
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Motor Fuel Group lifeline for Murco
MFG managing director, Jeremy Clarke Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed an agreement to purchase the retail assets of Murco Petroleum Limited (Murco), which is scheduled to close by the...
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Distributor joins forces with police
...on how to make oil tanks more secure. Detective inspector Paul Doran of the county’s crime reduction unit said: “I’d like to thank Stevenage Oils for helping us to deliver...
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Crude oil supply – Essar enters new arrangement
...the inventories of crude oil and petroleum products at Stanlow and will supply crude to the refinery in line with its requirements. The new arrangements allow Essar Oil UK to...
Opinion
“Do you agree with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) that the Province should have more oil buying clubs?”
...of £1 per litre! “Rather than join a club many consumers are now filling drums they’ve acquired over the last few years at kerosene pumps at their local petrol station....
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Task force to take action on UK refining and fuel import issues
...basis. The key question is how best to satisfy the evolving/changing pattern and levels of product demand, including export markets for surplus petrol, mindful of considerations of energy security, supply...
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Greenergy – additional biodiesel production
...ex-rack customer of Greenergy for petrol and diesel for its customers in the south east of England, Teesside and in Scotland. “The acquisition of the Harvest biodiesel plant will help...
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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...