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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation

...mineral oil industry in Belgium and Germany. With over 30 years’ extensive operational experience across the oil and refining industries, Luc has contributed to the successful business growth and development...

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Oil & gas investment key to UK transition

...country’s need for oil and gas declines, demand for oil and gas will still outstrip domestic supply and we will never produce an excess of oil or gas as some...
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

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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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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...

Interview

Taking action in Ireland

Being proactive rather than reactive was one of the really strong messages conveyed to an audience of over 60 fuel oil distribution staff who attended last month’s Fuel Oil News...

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Oil NRG expands into East Anglia

Oil NRG – now open for business across East Anglia Independently-owned Oil NRG, which already has a major presence in rural areas from County Durham down to Lincolnshire, has opened...

Opinion

New ECO3 proposal to exclude oil boilers

“The fact that fuel poverty levels are already higher in rural locations makes government proposals to omit oil boilers from the next round of ECO even more nonsensical,” says OFTEC...

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A victory for oil heating

...the necessary lead time to implement any product changes. “The proposed penalty for non-modulating domestic oil-fired boilers has also been removed, which was also a significant threat to the oil...