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UK road fuels – competition is ‘working well’
...effective way to get expensive petrol down is not to buy it. Quite simply, if there are scurrilous petrol retailers who set their own pump prices, then don’t go to...
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Life begins at 40
Staff join managing director, Richard Burton to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary On a recent visit to Barton Petroleum’s Wellingborough head office, features writer, Liz Boardman learned more about managing...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...see the place for CNG within the transport sector? Statistically, CNG is 30% more efficient than petrol, with a vehicle able to travel the same distance on 6/7 litres of...
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Honeywell revolutionises ethanol-to-jet fuel technology in response to SAF supply concerns
...lifecycle basis, compared to petroleum-based jet fuel. Limited supplies of SAF Demand for SAF continues to grow, yet the aviation industry is challenged by limited supplies of traditional SAF feedstocks...
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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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Industry partnership will deliver low-carbon LPG replacement plant
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and Circular Fuels Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to deliver a sustainable liquid petroleum gas replacement from refuse derived fuel,...
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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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Mazda establishes race circuit benchmarks using fossil-free sustainable fuel
...Scotland and Kirkistown in Northern Ireland across a week in which the car also drove 1000-miles around the UK from circuit to circuit on sustainable petrol. The second generation Coryton...
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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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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
...of the fall in oil prices. Rory Clarke, managing director Rix Petroleum and director of J.R. Rix and Sons, said profit had been bolstered by Rix Shipping, which increased turnover...
Interview
Goals, ambitions and strategies: The expansion of the EET retail network
...and Stanlow is leading the way. The ban on new diesel and petrol cars has been pushed back to 2035. However, the average age of vehicles in the UK is...
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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...
Market Report
Prices and predictions: how are we faring?
...the sale price of its refined products (e.g., petrol, diesel, jet fuel) minus the buying price of its crude feedstock. The first point to note is that a $35 refining...
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Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...Humber, the latter specialising in petroleum coke for export. The Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Immingham Dock & Grimsby Ports receive between 55-60m tonnes of cargo a year, of which approximately...
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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,...