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Father and son sentenced for defrauding oil customers

...occurring. One of the victims of the business was the Barr Hall Residential Home in Portaferry which had become increasingly concerned about its oil usage. “Police examined invoices for oil...

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Growing business in Ireland

In a multimillion-euro deal, Canadian Irving Oil, which owns the Whitegate refinery in Cork, has acquired Top Oil (formerly Tedcastles Oil Products), the brand owned by the Dublin-based Tedcastle Group....

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Additional help for off-grid customers?

...lowest quote, as some of these high prices are just not feasible.” A copy of the Best Practice guide to Oil Buying Groups is available on the Oilsave website www.oilsave.org.uk...

Interview

One man and a tanker

Celebrating 20 years in business, Jerry Cosgrave and Leon Byrne beside McConville Oil’s tanker McConville Oil is run by Jerry Cosgrave who took over the business from his father-in-law Dermot...

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A proactive approach in a contango market

...providing an additional 40,000 cubic metres of oil storage. New developments – the installation of mixers/blenders in heated fuel oil and vacuum gas oil (VGO) tanks and radar-based tank gauging...

Analysis

Greenergy – liquid problem solving

...oil prices could have on the country’s financial health. “When crude is high, money goes on foreign oil, sucking the liquidity out of the UK and European economy. The underlying...

Opinion

Fuel price fears as OPEC+ cuts oil production

This week, OPEC+ announced steeper than anticipated oil production cuts as Wednesday’s meeting of members reached agreement to slash production by 2 million bpd. Set against expectations of a 1...

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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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Optimising fuel deliveries

Certas Energy vehicles are now equipped with ATEX-approved Hawk mobile computers from TouchStar Technologies TouchStar Technologies has been working with Certas Energy to optimise its fuel delivery process. Having grown...

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MRH GB acquired by Lone Star

...Star is a global private equity firm that invests in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets. Since the establishment of its first fund in 1995, Lone Star has...

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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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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...