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MabaLIVE celebrates first year of success
...it is useful to have a constant monitor on what is happening,” adds Robin Exley of Rix Spalding. The service includes a daily market commentary to keep users up to...
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‘Best day of my life’ for Shell
...at The New York Times – had the challenge of selecting seven category winners and a Grand Prix winner from the many entries that were received from across the globe....
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Trade body name change reflects move towards more sustainable fuels
...petroleum products. Previously known as the United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), the change reflects its members’ ambition to manufacture and supply the biofuels, low carbon hydrogen and other low...
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Shortlists announced for prestigious industry awards
...by Pen Underwriting, is always eagerly anticipated. This year’s finalists for the best fuel distribution depot for 2024 are Barton Petroleum (Oakley Depot), Certas Energy (Three Cocks Depot) and Par Petroleum....
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Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...of Russia’s role in the petroleum industry as the world’s second-largest crude oil producer and largest exporter of refined oil products. Closer to home, Russia supplies about 30% of Europe’s...
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Distributor diaries July 2024
...their donations and we are very grateful for the generosity of everyone who sponsored us.” Congratulations to the WCF Warriors! Barton Petroleum Ltd – football’s coming home Barton Petroleum Ltd,...
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Industry consolidation continues, driven by acquisitions and private equity
...the rapidly evolving market. Standard Fuel Oils expands North with Solo Petroleum acquisition Meanwhile, Liverpool-based Standard Fuel Oils Ltd, has continued its growth strategy by acquiring Solo Petroleum Ltd, a...
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Greenergy agrees to acquire Amber Petroleum
Greenergy has agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of Amber Petroleum (‘Amber’), an independent fuel distributor and retailer based in the Republic of Ireland. Amber’s operations include company-owned and...
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A Day in the Life with Kelly McLoughlin of Barton Petroleum
...with Kelly McLoughlin, Depot Manager at Barton Petroleum’s Oakley Depot, which was the runner-up depot in this year’s UKIFDA Depot of the Year Award, to discover how Kelly spends a...
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Intertek and Zero Petroleum partner to accelerate the transition to synthetic fuels
Today, Intertek, a total quality assurance provider, has announced its partnership with Zero Petroleum (Zero), the pioneering energy company developing ground-breaking synthetic fuels. With over 135 years of experience in...
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Driver training: starting out on the right foot
...Zero – and trade unions. As part of its early collaborative work, in 2014, the DFDF launched the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) Scheme, a voluntary industry scheme, supported by government,...
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Distributor diaries November 2023:updates from our distributor community
...the upcoming season! Barton Petroleum visited by local MP Barton Petroleum Ltd, the Northamptonshire-based fuel distributor, recently received an important visit from Richard Fuller, MP for North-East Bedfordshire. Richard Burton,...
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The next generation of fuel distributors
...it seems that many in the sector have ready-made succession plans. David Prince, owner of Melton Mowbray-based Prince Petroleum tells us more about his own family’s history with fuel distribution:...
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TOTY 2023 The runners up: highlighting three very special entries
...eye-catching new liveries from Barton Petroleum Howard Marriott talks us through Barton Petroleum’s submission for TOTY 2023: “We decided that this year we would do something completely different, in terms...
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Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor
...coal deliveries and evolved to being suppliers of petroleum and other energy products, servicing a substantial, diverse portfolio of customers. Further, they have been eager adopters of new technology and...
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The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s
...Irish Petroleum Company Ltd. (IPCL) to US company, Tosco Corporation, which was acquired shortly after by Phillips Petroleum which, in turn, merged with Conoco in 2002. ConocoPhillips demerged into separate...
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Another energy giant expands interest in biofuels
...from wood waste can help reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 85% compared to petroleum-based diesel. When produced, Biojet AS’s biofuels can be used for passenger vehicles and heavy trucks....
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Greenergy signs strategic JV agreement with Bapco
Bapco – the Bahrain Petroleum Company – is to establish a regional gasoline blending hub with Greenergy. Bahrain Gasoline Blending (BGB) is set to meet local and regional demand for...