News
Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand
Total energy production, Q3 2012 Production of oil fell by 12.1% in the third quarter of 2012 when compared to the previous year. Oil consumption fell by 1.1%. The Department...
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Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...relative to those in other countries. Low carbon production in the UK also needs to be more attractive than importing higher carbon products. “This could be achieved through a carbon...
Analysis
What is the direction of travel for the UK energy sector?
...claim it would be risky to shut down production, citing energy security issues and arguing that allowing new North Sea oil and gas licenses is key to becoming more energy...
News
Global renewable green hydrogen pioneer Lhyfe launches in UK
...meaning the only by-product is oxygen. The hydrogen is then compressed and transported locally from the production unit to various consumers across the region, providing an alternative to fossil fuels...
Interview
DCC on ambitions for Ireland and energy transition
...time has been the number of products that we sell. When I started in the business, we were simply selling 4 or 5 products like heating oil, diesel, and petrol....
Interview
The battle to offer a competitive product
...that the quality of the product and the level of service remain high and are not lost in the battle to offer a competitive product. ———————————————————————— Keeping the home fires...
Interview
In conversation with Dave Walmsley: enthusiastic for NWF Fuels expansion
...into palletised freight of heavy goods, which was my first step towards larger vehicles like oil tankers. After a few years, I moved to SIG, a distributor of building products...
Insight
The integrity of the UK oil supply system
Indigenous refinery production v inland market demand Since 2000, diesel imports have risen from 16% of inland consumption to 44% and kerosene from 33% to 54%. By contrast, the share...
News
Stanlow’s strong performance
Reducing production of lower margin products such as fuel oil and naphtha, Essar’s Stanlow refinery has increased the yield of high margin products such as gasoline and middle distillates Essar...
Opinion
Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...scenario, production of hydrogen and carbon capture would shift abroad because of our higher carbon costs, but global emissions would be higher because we would be importing cheaper, higher-carbon products...
Review
Mabalive: the real deal for deal administration
...is regarded by those using it. At-a-glance overview and detailed reporting The Mabalive dashboard gives a valuable overview of the user’s account including recent orders, credit utilisation, moved product, invoices...
News
The need for telematics
...www.ims-integer.com New Navman app Navman Wireless has recently launched a new smartphone and tablet application designed to complement the new product ranges Essential, Fleet+ and Complete. Steve Blackburn, European vice...
News
New generation nozzle and system solution
OPW Fueling Components EMEA has announced that the first fueling nozzles, breakaways and hoses off its AVANCE product family have come off the production line at its European manufacturing facility...
News
A change in direction for Thomas Silvey
...solutions to businesses through our Miles Monitor range of products – helping them manage and administer their fleets more efficiently. In addition to our fuel card offering, our Miles Monitor...
Opinion
Is there a market for building vehicles to run on alternative fuels?
...biofuels – and, results have been both clear and encouraging. Feedback tells us that cost savings of up to 20% are available, with conversion payback times on investment around 24...
News
UM Terminals invests millions in its Liverpool terminal
...home to its head office. Strategic growth plan The improvements at Regent Road form part of UM Terminals’ strategic growth plan to ensure the breadth of product expertise, bulk liquid...
Opinion
Emissions: how harmful are they?
...is difficult to justify extensive usage of any derived from agricultural crops meaning that feedstock options to scale up production are limited. New carbon neutral or carbon negative fuels may...
News
February 2016 update
...demand. The current over supply situation has been well documented; fracked oil flooding US markets, OPEC refusing to cut production in an attempt to maintain market share and now, Iran’s...