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Inter Pipeline to acquire NuStar

...with approximately 10% of the independent storage capacity. The terminal provides gasoline, gas oil and fuel oil storage, and blending services, including those required to produce IMO 2020 compliant marine fuels....

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The ‘perfect fit for Rix’

...to Rix Petroleum.  Started by his father, Stones Fuel Oils has been owned and run by Geoff Stones for more than 50 years.  Now aged 74, Geoff has decided to...

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Q8Oils launches new lubricant for diesel engines

Q8Oils has reacted to customer demand for a high performance but cost effective low SAPS commercial oil with the launch of Q8 T904 10W-40. The oil has been developed due...
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Opinion

Ken’s Corner: Here Comes the Sun?

...the heating oil buying season? I’m not entirely sure. When I first started in this industry, there was a clear bias towards winter sales. However, the recent summer data has...

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Domestic heating oil users urged to place orders now

...oil users. In a statement on behalf of the liquid fuel industry trade association Ken Cronin, CEO commented: “We welcome the increased support to £200 for heating oil customers this...
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

Insight

A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

...of butoxybenzene per litre of energy product. In summary, the required markers for each fuel type in the UK from 18 January 2024 are: 1.           Gas oil/biodiesel/gas oil bioblend/light oil...

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James Smith 1925 – 2013

...Fuel Oil News back in 1977.  A journalist with family roots in the energy industry, having started Knutsford Oil, he spotted a gap in the industry’s communication channel giving rise...

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Crown Oil’s new fuel for fleet

...cent. The Greater Manchester business, part of the £420m-turnover Crown Oil family of companies, believes it is the first supplier in the UK to run all of its oil delivery...

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Recognition for lead on fuel transition

Crown Oil is celebrating after its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions secured a top industry award. The Bury-based fuel supplier was crowned the winner of the UKIFDA prestigious Green Award...

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The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery

...integrated across the oil value chain from upstream to downstream,” said Sanjeev Kumar, CEO of the Prax Group. “Acquiring Lindsey Oil Refinery is a natural progression for the Prax Group,...

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The UK’s refineries: past, present and future

...used cooking oil to produce renewable diesel was started in 2017, at 50,000mt/year, subsequently expanded to 150,000 mt/year, with further expansion to 250,000mt/year in 2024. Earlier this year an agreement...