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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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Distributor diaries March 23: updates from our distributor community
...ok not to be ok”.” Nolan Oils is first recipient of new spill kit Mark and Luke Nolan of Nolan Oils have been great supporters of Oilshield, the bespoke insurance...
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Nothing standard about this fuel oil distributor celebrating 10th anniversary
Liz Boardman speaks with Nick Goodwin, founder and director of Standard Fuel Oils as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary and looks back on ten years in the industry. It...
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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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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...
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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...
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Crude oil supply – Essar enters new arrangement
Essar Oil UK has entered into new arrangements with Barclays Bank plc to cover the supply of crude oil to its Stanlow refinery. Under the new arrangements, Barclays will hold...
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Open to debate in Ireland
l-r From Corrib Oil in Co Galway – Tom Connolly, Gerry Mullen, Matt Stratford, Eamonn Dalton, with Neil Stewart, Stewart Oils, Co Roscommon 70% of distributors who completed the feedback...
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ROM1 – a step in the right direction
In a bid to reduce illegal oil trading, the Revenue Commissioners introduced monthly Return of Oil Movements (ROM1) reports into the Republic of Ireland last year. Feeling weighed down by...
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Investors welcome Shell net zero emissions plan
...and other oil majors to bolster their emissions reductions strategies. Earlier this year BP similarly unveiled wide-ranging net zero ambitions, while several top oil firms have acquired leading clean tech...
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Family driven
...be a bad reflection on both the business and the acquisition itself.” Now rebranded as Countrywide Oils – part of the family driven solution/part of the Ford Fuels Oils Group...
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INEOS to buy DONG Energy’s oil & gas business
...barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2016 and with around 570 million boe of commercial and potential oil & gas reserves across the Danish, Norwegian and UK continental shelves....
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Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?
...the market for oil boilers predominantly in the replacement sector, OFTEC’s strategy is to retain the present oil-fired boiler market share. Using initiatives such as the Oilsave campaign, OFTEC is...
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Oil Terminal 2019 – Tank farms and oil terminals: operation, modernisation, development
...brings together 350+ delegates from oil and gas trading, storage, and shipping businesses representing refineries, oil terminals, and ports from 25 countries including Russia, the CIS, the Americas, Europe, and...
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Irving Oil to acquire Whitegate
...very seriously,” added president of Irving Oil, Ian Whitcomb. Irving Oil looks forward to sharing more information on this acquisition upon the close of the purchase and sale agreement. www.irvingoil.com...