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Interview

A better strategy for Irish distributors

...capital employed (ROCE) The RoI heating oil market is oversupplied – simply put, there are too many oil distributors. This equilibrium imbalance can only be resolved by a reduction in...

Insight

An industry acquiring

...businesses to acquire this year. Telling us more about the recent acquisitions of Jones Oil and Campus Oils Daire Keating, managing director cards, Austria & Ireland, DCC Retail & Oil,...
Grangemouth march for jobs

Analysis

A just transition for Grangemouth?

Grangemouth, one of six oil refineries in the UK, is the oldest and the last one in Scotland, supplying around 65% of Scotland’s oil products. In a September statement, site...

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ESL Fuels hits one billion litre sales for Ultra 35

...the compromise of being a heating oil and off road engine oil. “One billion litres of Ultra 35 is a landmark production figure for our business,” commented managing director Stephen...

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Geneva hosts first Oil Trading Risks summit

Conference organiser, International Research Networks (IRN) is holding its inaugural Oil Trading Risks Summit in Geneva on October 22/23. “With oil being such a volatile, political and essential commodity, managing...

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WP Group confirm acquisition of Upton Oil Company

...across the south including Ringwood and Dorchester, Upton Oil Company specialises in supplying a local, friendly service to heating oil users, the farming community and commercial customers. David Fairchild, managing...

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DCC Oil Ireland rebrands to Certa Ireland

...decades and the new branding, which came into effect on the 1st September 2022, pulls each of its leading Irish consumer brands – Emo Oil, Campus Oil Ltd, Jones Oil...

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A steady performance in Q1

...in certain regions, we have had a steady start to the year, with a 3% increase in sales volume this quarter (compared to Q1 2016) and a gross profit of...
With sadness, we report the passing of Roy Durell of Fuel Oils.

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Roy Durell

...for an electrical engineering apprenticeship. He decided to quit the apprenticeship and concentrate on selling oil full time and started his first company Kerindus. The business operated from an office...
XPO Female Drivers

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XPO Logistics launches Female Driver Academy

...to start a good career and fulfil our dreams. Without this life-changing opportunity with the academy, I wouldn’t have been able to start my dream career.” Philippa has most recently...

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Valero enhances supply position in the south east 

...2018, Valero will expand its range of products to include gasoline, thereby providing a full suite of products to its customers at the Nustar Grays terminal.   “By moving to NuStar we’re consolidating our position on...

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A shooting star in Huddersfield

...UK has won a local Shooting Stars Award in recognition of its contribution to the community around its headquarters in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The Shooting Stars Award, run in association...