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BP energy outlook suggests global oil demand may have peaked
This year’s influential annual energy outlook from BP, published at the start of BP Energy Week, suggests peak oil demand may have already been reached last year. This marks a...
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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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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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WINNER! Estuary Oils wins the 22nd Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Award!
...Oils (Maidment) WCF Fuels (Road Tankers Northern) BWOC (Feldbinder) Stevenage Oils (Lakeland) Craggs Energy (Tasca Tankers) Howells Fuel Oil (Road Tankers Northern) lnver Energy (Williams Tanker Services) Wilton Transport Mini...
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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,...
Opinion
Stick or Twist: oil services have crucial choices to make as energy transition accelerates
...for the transferability of skills between oil and gas and low carbon, this is not always easy or evident. All oil services companies have core capabilities in particular areas –...
Insight
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...
Insight
Industry data: the latest update from the UKIFDA databank
...Temperature review Update on the diesel, gasoil and heating oil consumption to the end of March 2023. Update on prices of heating oil to the end of April 2023 Recent...
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Prax Group agrees purchase of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery
The Prax Group has signed an agreement with Total to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery and its associated logistic assets. With a strong track record of integrating acquisitions and managing assets...
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BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil
...oil giant told staff at the start of this week that the company is responding to the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief executive Bernard Looney laid the blame...
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New leadership team at Lifecycle Oils fuels expansion plans
Used cooking oil collection, recycling and green fuel generation specialists, Lifecycle Oils, has appointed a new leadership team as part of its ongoing investment, expansion and growth programme. Adam Thompson,...
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Green fuel demand sees Crown Oil expand
Rocketing customer demand for alternative cleaner fuels sees Crown Oil expand with investment in a new site. The Bury-based business, part of the £420m-turnover Crown Oil family of companies, has...
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...
Interview
Highlights of 2025 and hopes for 2026
...for Ireland in the 6 nations. Chris Belsham, Chief Executive Officer, NWF Group Our 2025 highlight was successfully delivering four acquisitions (Northern Energy Oil, Pinnocks, Booths and Harrison Oils) whilst...
Insight
Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
...tolerance compared to those in America and Asia. Unlike crude, Russian oil products -especially diesel and gas oils – were replaced from a large mix of countries, notably India, Kuwait,...
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Aramex UK opens new Aberdeen facility
...Oil Capital of Europe, Aramex UK has strategically chosen Aberdeen as its hub to open a brand-new warehousing facility which will serve new and existing oil and gas customers situated...