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Forecourt expectations
The recently updated Blue Book produced by the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) and Service Station Panel of The Energy Institute (EI), states that it will be a...
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It’s a cracker for Essar
...annual production of three billion litres of petrol, Essar Oil (UK) recently took delivery of a 450 tonne steel regenerator head for its residue catalytic cracking unit. Its delivery is...
Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...set amount. This would incentivise the best-performing low- carbon fuels. “The sector is already delivering large amounts of low carbon fuels through E5 and E10 petrol and B7 diesel. These...
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The search is on for the driver of the year
...thinking ensured the lady, who suffered from diabetes, made a full recovery. The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is seeking drivers who have gone the extra mile for their customers,...
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EG Group agrees £750m deal with ASDA
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has agreed a deal to acquire Asda’s petrol filling stations, car washes and ancillary land for £750m. The shareholders in EG Group, the Issa...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...supply, marketing and logistics roles associated with bulk liquid fuels. Arun is the recently appointed Vice President of the Tank Storage Association and has a biochemical engineering degree from University...
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Vital statistics for oil
...Oil production was 14½% lower than in 2011 – the lowest annual production volume since the current reporting system began • Production of petroleum products was down 8½%, with the...
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The energy dilemma – politics and stark choice
...Dutch Petroleum to form the current Royal Dutch Shell. He is currently president of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and chairs several small renewable energy companies. He received his...
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New fuel operations director at MFG
...strong fuels team. Success in this key area of our business is essential to the continued growth and profitability of MFG.” Starting with Kuwait Petroleum in 1989 where he held...
Insight
The role of LNG in the global energy transition
...capture will also be required. AIEN Model Form LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement The Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN, formerly Association of International Petroleum Negotiations or AIPN) will soon...
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Government announces increased heating oil payment to be made ‘in the new year’.
Having announced last month that the one-off payment to off-grid properties that use alternative fuels, such as heating oil, liquified petroleum gas, coal or biomass for heating has been increased...
Opinion
The future of oil heating debate – watch the video
...of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), Brett Hale of Riello and Peter Carter from Atkinson Equipment. Chairing the debate was Jane Hughes, editor of Fuel Oil News. With a packed seminar theatre...
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FPS gets ready for winter
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers has once again launched a campaign to encourage the 1.25m homeowners who use heating oil to be prepared for winter and order heating oil while...
Interview
Transition talk from Mabanaft CEO Jonathan Perkins
...supplying it to customers and, through our petrol stations, truck stops, last mile distribution and wholesale businesses, that’s still, fundamentally, what we do today. Over the last 75 years we’ve...
Interview
A Day in the Life…Marcos Matijasevich
...Association (formerly the UK Petroleum Industry Association). As chair, my role, and that of my counterparts from other companies, is to promote and advocate for the role that our sector...
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Promoting oil heating and cooking
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has teamed up with OFTEC to mount a marketing and public relations campaign to protect the market share for oil heating and cooking. The...
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Key priorities for the downstream oil industry
Last Friday (21st October) the UK Petroleum Industry Association published its latest report – Fuelling the UK’s Economic Engine. The report sets out the key priorities for the downstream oil...
Opinion
Fuel duty rise ‘a blow to economic recovery’
...real problem for many businesses; the UK already pays one of the highest fuel duty rates in Europe. Logistics UK is calling for a freeze on diesel and petrol fuel...