Insight
The evolution of the UK biofuels sector
...– 2008/09 & 2009/10 – the most widely reported source of feed stock was soy, since then it has been used cooking oil. For bioethanol, the most widely reported source...
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Robust growth at Norbert Dentressangle
Chairman of the executive board, Hervé Montjotin, reports an ‘encouraging increase’ in Norbert Dentressangle’s business activities Norbert Dentressangle reported revenues of €2,959 million for the first nine months of 2013,...
News
Oil price at seven-year high amid supply concerns
...crude oil inventories reportedly lower than previously declared, the Ukraine crisis has also fuelled supply concerns resulting in both Brent and WTI hitting their highest levels in seven years. Global...
Opinion
Preparing for a new oil world
...reported that renewable energies might emerge as the winners in the post-covid world. Demand for renewables is set to grow this year, according to a report by the International Energy...
Opinion
Stick or Twist: oil services have crucial choices to make as energy transition accelerates
Oil services companies can no longer delay making a choice on their future direction according to the latest report from PwC Strategy&, called ‘Time to Choose’. The options are to...
Opinion
Logistics operators look towards mergers and acquisitions to boost resilience
...and acquisitions continue to be a strategic priority for logistics companies with 45% of respondents reporting that they are likely to make an acquisition in the next 12 months, the...
Knowledge
ESOS Phase 3: everything you need to know
...and headcount. As part of ESOS, qualifying businesses must track and report energy usage across their buildings, processes, and transport. They’re also encouraged to find cost-effective ways to cut consumption....
News
Oil price recovery and staycations fuel growth for J.R. Rix & Sons
...to streamline expense spending and reporting also made significant progress last year, reporting an operating loss of £426,843 as the Group continues to invest. Commenting on the results, Group managing...
News
Red diesel rebate change – the unwelcome impacts and contradictions
...to white diesel has sparked significant concern, with reports suggesting that around half of affected firms in industries like construction could go out of business as they face cost increases...
News
Petroineos GasOil and Biofuel Workshop
...of BS 2869 Class A2. With widespread reports of issues including poor performance, blocked filters, low working hours before filter changes are required and injector failure there was speculation, particularly...
Opinion
Solving the industry recruitment challenge
...in areas like automation and data science according to Skills Landscape 2019 – 2025 report from industry training body OPITO. Globally, technological solutions are being applied across all oil operations...
News
Banning the internal combustion engine
...society.” The Institution of Mechanical Engineers felt it was imperative to reinforce its findings on Accelerating Road Transport Decarbonisation which was published on 28th January 2020. “In our report, we...
News
Fuel poor left out in the cold
...in the UK’s heat policy going forward.” OFTEC and the Bonfield Report Whilst pleased to see the Bonfield Report – an independent review of consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement...
Insight
Task force to take action on UK refining and fuel import issues
...review followed DECC’s call for evidence in May 2013 on the role of the UK refining and fuel import sectors. This prompted a report from the Energy & Climate Change...
News
Investment values Argus at nearly £1bn
Earlier this week Argus, the global energy and commodity price reporting agency, announced that a definitive agreement had been signed with General Atlantic. The agreement gives General Atlantic a majority...
News
Great news for oil boilers
...for 2017’. www.grantuk.com For the seventh consecutive year, the Greenstar range from the Worcester, Bosch Group, has come out top in the Which? boiler report. And, for the first year...
Opinion
Industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget
...already playing a significant role in meeting societal targets for decarbonisation, and UKPIA launched its report – “Transition, Transformation, and Innovation: Our role in the Net-Zero Challenge” in October, which sets...
News
A hike in fuel duty?
Sajid Javid has promised to continue to freeze fuel duty in the lifetime of this parliament Having seen an ‘ill-informed report in the Guardian’ earlier this week, the FairFuelUK campaign...