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Certa HVO forecourts

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Certa doubles number of HVO-ready forecourts

...the process of upgrading its network of 41 unmanned, pay@pump forecourts to offer HVO. In addition to the existing six, Certa is planning to have four more forecourts HVO-ready by...

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Activists adopt new tactics in oil terminal protests

...in the rich nations, we are planning for extracting even more – and the emissions are still rising.” In a statement, the group said: “As the government doubles down on...

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Greenergy purchases terminal assets in Teesside

...movement of fuel between Teesside and other UK locations by rail, rather than road or ship. The existing 20 staff will be retained, and will assist in the development planning....

Opinion

Consequences of IMO 2020

...Given the impacts of the virus, lockdown, oil prices and environmental imperatives on the whole fuel market and the implications for strategic planning and buying relationships we speak with Brian Coyne,...

Analysis

Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity

...– are handled by the Suttons Group which operates 36 trucks on its behalf.  Harvest controls its vehicle scheduling and planning in-house. The fleet includes tankers specially designed by GRW...

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Urban charges and lorry bans – planning ahead

Between early 2019 and the end of 2020, cities across the UK will start levying prohibitively high charges on older HGVs and vans, for air quality reasons.   This autumn’s FTA...

Interview

Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution

...prices and the ever changing weather patterns continue to make this a difficult market to predict with any certainty. Planning, forecasting and margin management are becoming even more important given...
Coca-Cola and aluminium can manufacturer Ball Beverage Packaging, have launched a 12-month trial of HVO.

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Coca-Cola begins new UK HVO trial to cut vehicle emissions

...transport emissions Tom McCarthy, Vice President of Integrated Business Planning at Ball Beverage Packaging EMEA, said: “We are delighted to work with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners on such an important project....

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INEOS sets the wheels in motion on sanitiser delivery 

...adds, “INEOS is a company with enormous resources and manufacturing skills. We are not only planning to produce a million bottles of hand sanitiser a month in the UK but the same again...

Opinion

Will my supplier be putting FAME in my gas oil?

...to buy gas oil without biodiesel, so we’re planning to keep our gas oil FAME-free.  It is not our intention to blend FAME into our gas oil at any location...
Celtic Renewables Kate Forbes visit

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Ministerial visit marks Celtic Renewables milestone

...from pioneering university research team to an exporting business planning its next stage of growth. Scottish Enterprise continues to support the company’s innovative approach to green chemicals production as it...

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FPS EXPO 2019 – making the most of your visit

If you’re planning to visit FPS EXPO 2019 in May, why not download the new FPS EXPO app to ensure you are well-prepared in advance.   Plus – find out about...
Grangemouth march for jobs

Analysis

A just transition for Grangemouth?

...planning to become a fuels’ import terminal. “As we have told Government, the fuels sector is vital for the nation’s energy security and net zero ambitions, but faces difficult investment...

Interview

Preparing for oil off Ireland

...Ireland? Gordon McIntosh, director of enterprise, planning and infrastructure for Aberdeen City Council spoke about the services and infrastructure that took Scottish city Aberdeen from a ‘small, underdeveloped fishing town’...