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Driver shortages see service stations running out of fuel
...issue has contributed to the temporary closure of several petrol stations after running out of fuel due to lack of deliveries. Last week a busy BP service station on the...
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Tank inspection robot in development
Phillips 66 and Square Robot have teamed up together to develop an autonomous robot that would enable petroleum storage tanks to remain in service for tank floor inspections. The robot...
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Products, services and developments for safer operations in fuel distribution
...environments typical on petroleum cargo tanks. Dixon’s thermo-optic and retain sensors, which form a part of this safety monitoring shut-off system, are ATEX approved and fully compatible with other manufacturers....
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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...
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Goff works on new depot
Goff Petroleum has chosen Alpeco to manufacture and install a 4-arm bottom loading skid at its newly acquired oil depot in Tenterden, Kent. Ray Fowler, operations manager at Goff Petroleum,...
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Trend for forecourt closures evens out
...133.82 p/l. Total 2014 road fuel sales for the year saw a 1.77% rise from 36mn tonnes to reach 36.64mn tonnes, with diesel sales once again outperforming petrol. Retail petrol...
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Definitely above Par
Earlier this year, Par Petroleum took the FPS Depot of the Year title for a fifth time. “There’s more trophies here than in Sunderland Football Club’s cabinet,” joked operations director...
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New fuel quality monitoring scheme
Turriff Fuels and CPL Petroleum have implemented the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) new fuel certification scheme. Developed in conjunction with tank hygiene specialists, OTS TankCare and Scarletts Systems,...
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Certa doubles number of HVO-ready forecourts
...doubles the number of Certa forecourts now supplying Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) at their existing pumps alongside petrol and diesel. HVO is a new second generation, low-carbon biofuel that serves...
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Brobot – successful but ‘remaining vigilant’
Brobot Petroleum, which operates 23 filling stations, has successfully appealed via the First Tier Tax Tribunal against HMRC’s imposition of unreasonable conditions to obtain an excise duty Deferment Account Number:...
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Further expansion at Inver Energy
...on its most ambitious expansion to date. A partnership with Greenergy saw further conversion of fuel oil storage to diesel, and the construction of a new petrol tank and rail...
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Rix joins business resilience forum
Speaking about the threat of cyber crime Rix Petroleum’s Rory Clarke said: “Ignoring this threat to your business is like leaving the office with the alarm off and the keys...
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Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
...of diesel-only cars was over 4x greater than that of petrol-only cars. This decrease in the overall car parc is due to the large decrease in the number of new...
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Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
...market share since 2020 following the introduction of E10 petrol as the standard (premium) grade of petrol in Great Britain initially, before the introduction into Northern Ireland in 2022. Bioethanol...
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APEA webinar: challenges and opportunities of alternative fuels
...technical issues regarding tanks, preparations of etc. Petrol dispensing vs Diesel dispensing – Andrew Olive, Pumptronics This session will cover iDiesel & petrol hazardous zones, hybrid commercial vehicles, stage 2...
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Adler and Allan partners with Hoyer for tanker testing
Adler and Allan has agreed a three-year partnership with Hoyer Petrolog UK Ltd to carry out road tanker testing across its road fuel tanker fleet. The contract will include holding...
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Refining operations
...Crude oil and feed stocks are imported by pipeline from the Associated Petroleum Terminal (APT) situated 5 miles away at Immingham Dock and jointly owned with the Phillips 66. The...
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Grays – optimising future fuels growth
The completion of a multi-million pounds infrastructure upgrade programme at Inter Terminals’ Grays facility on the Thames has increased throughput capacity and enabled the receipt/dispatch of increased volumes of petrol/diesel...