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Adler and Allan partners with Hoyer for tanker testing

...and Allan has extended its leak detection capability by offering Leighton O’Brien’s Automatic Tank Gauge Alarm Management solution and Wetstock Live fuel management software to the UK petroleum industry.    ...
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Latest people moves in the industry – January 2025

...over thirteen years of experience in the oil and petroleum sector and will support the company’s fuel sector customers. Gordon Hyland comments: “Mimi has demonstrated a clear commitment to driving...

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Refining operations

...Crude oil and feed stocks are imported by pipeline from the Associated Petroleum Terminal (APT) situated 5 miles away at Immingham Dock and jointly owned with the Phillips 66.  The...

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Debating future energy and transport

...market-leading topics’ – future of transport, global forecourt trends and major consumer retail insights. Bringing to the stage some of the most influential players within the petroleum industry across four...

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Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand

...UK’s refinery production, but other refineries around the country also shut down for planned maintenance work during the quarter. Consequently, petroleum imports increased by 23%. Domestic heating oil prices rose...

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New agreements with SEPA

...Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) met with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) regarding the introduction of new legislation which affects over 95 heating oil and fuel distribution depots across Scotland. The...

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Net Zero report – FPS and OFTEC respond  

The industry’s key trade associations – the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) and OFTEC – were quick to respond to the Net Zero report published by the Committee on Climate...

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Anthony Hoctor

...of what was the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS). Anthony and his wife Yvonne have most recently spent several years residing in Spain, after retiring. An avid reader of Fuel...

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Oil – the cheapest form of heating since July 2014

...the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has good news with oil being the cheapest form of energy. “Oil has been the cheapest off grid energy option since July 2014,” said...

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Becoming UKIFDA

On 1st August 2019, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) became the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA). Created in 1979, FPS rose from the ashes of The National...

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Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment

...best it’s ever been.” As part of the restructure, Peter Gower joined the company in 2011 as general manager. Formerly of Prax Petroleum and Petroplus, Peter has more than 30...

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UKPIA calls for action in energy manifesto

The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has launched an energy manifesto ahead of the December general election, calling on the next Government to take the actions needed to strengthen the UK’s...

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Multimodal logistics training centre

...ports complex which, for decades, has supported a growing trade in coal, cars, food, freight, passengers and petroleum,” said Sam Whitaker, vice-principal for strategic projects at the Grimsby Institute and...

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Forecourt expectations

The recently updated Blue Book produced by the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) and Service Station Panel of The Energy Institute (EI), states that it will be a...

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Vital statistics for oil

...Oil production was 14½% lower than in 2011 – the lowest annual production volume since the current reporting system began • Production of petroleum products was down 8½%, with the...