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Oil Terminal 2015 – positive feedback
...Europe attended last month’s 10th Congress on the trading and transportation of crude oil, LPG and petroleum products in St. Petersburg. More than 300 representatives of the government, business and...
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Opinion
BEIS backs oil resilience bill with limits
...of petroleum products – as a means of preventing disruption to the UK’s fuel supply chains. The BEIS Department says the bill is needed due to concerns that the industry,...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...has almost the same chemical structure as middle distillates derived from oil refining, so it can be used in engines and plant that are designed to run on petroleum distillates,...
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Heat in buildings – joint statement on the government’s future framework
Guy Pulham, FPS (left) and Paul Rose (OFTEC) Below, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) chief executive, Guy Pulham and OFTEC CEO Paul Rose comment: “A wide range of responses...
Opinion
New UK Global Tariff gets positive response
...UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), Stephen Marcos Jones said; “It is encouraging that government has listened to industry. We hope to see reciprocal tariffs delivered through Free Trade Agreements, particularly...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...Dow says that the marker “contains only elements commonly found in petroleum/petroleum derivatives without any known ozone-depleting additives or dioxin-emitting halocarbons.” What is the impact on businesses that mark fuel...
News
New president for Europe’s independent fuel suppliers
...importers and wholesale/retail distributors of refined petroleum products and their alternatives, supplying Europe’s customers, independently of the major petroleum producers. Independent suppliers, covering more than a third of Europe’s demand,...
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Striving to be the best
...invaluable, for making what at first appearance is a rather turgid subject, most interesting and engaging, the whole company has benefited.” ______________________________________________________ NWF Fuels trades under the Dragon Petroleum, Knutsford...
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PDP – open for business
...is relatively low cost doing it this way, especially for the practical part of PDP – it makes perfect sense. Put another way most petroleum carriers are training their drivers...
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Business at Loud Fuel sounds familiar…
...Island and Citgo Petroleum in Braintree, the company often experiences problems with supply. “Citgo Petroleum runs short – as well as out – many times throughout the year. They’re also...
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A shining light in the fuel industry
...Geary from Barton Petroleum. The Driver of the Year awards were presented by Ian Peach (far right) Ciaran Quinn from County Westmeath distributor Flynn Fuels was presented with the 2015...
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FTA and Unite respond to Operation Yellowhammer
...introduce zero tariffs on European Union petroleum products in the event of a no deal Brexit, while tariffs would apply to UK exports. By destroying the level playing field and...
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Valero to purchase SemLogistics’ Milford Haven storage facility
...for the purchase of SemLogistics Milford Haven fuel storage facility. Situated across the Haven from Valero’s refinery at Pembroke, the facility is one of the UK’s largest petroleum products storage...
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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation
The Prax Group, a leading independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing in petroleum products and bio-fuels, has announced that it has successfully completed the strategic acquisition...
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Sidney Gilmore
It is with great sadness that we report the peaceful passing, on 27th December 2022 in his 98th year, of Sidney Gilmore, former President of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers...
Interview
‘More energetic, representative and visible’
Guy Pulham, who has succeeded Mark Askew as CEO of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, is seeking ‘greater engagement of members, Government and other trade associations’ Earlier this month Guy...
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Up-to-date knowledge of the terminals market
...will also be present The Port of Rotterdam – 32 oil terminals providing liquid cargo storage, processing and transportation services Botlek Tank – 34 petroleum storage tanks; oil, biofuel with...
Opinion
In the light of the Purvin & Gertz report discussed in FON’s July issue, are you worried about the UK’s refining resilience?
...George, Phillips 66 “Phillips 66 plays a key role in providing a secure supply of petroleum products to the UK markets via its Humber Refinery. We are very pleased that...