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Raising awareness – carbon monoxide and fossil fuels
...fossil fuels. Research in the Republic of Ireland during its CO awareness week in September found that only 50% of consumers were aware of the potential risk from oil heating...
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Cycling the Pyrenees for World Land Trust
Setting out from San Sebastian on the Atlantic on Monday 20th September, Nick Smith, MD of A&D Publishing, publishers of Fuel Oil News, began his journey by bike to Perpignan...
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Making a visible difference
...PPE requirements for major oil companies and storage facilities have now been largely harmonised following guidance from the Energy Institute, oil industry best practice and the implications of the Corporate...
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RHI target – an unrealistic goal?
...to get started due to the high upfront costs of between £8,000 and £19,000 to install these technologies. “Whilst we recognise that the initial take-up of any such scheme is...
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New Abbey training delivers Class 1 drivers
...trainees, three new drivers joined the business after successfully passing the course and getting their Class 1 licence. Russell Hall and Suzanne Chisnall have both started work at Abbey’s Manchester depot...
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Fuel supplier WCF enhances group communication with employee app
...UK in a range of different environments from oil depots to campsites, retail stores, warehouses, and offices. Due to this wide distribution of staff, WCF Ltd has introduced an employee...
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AHFL chooses UK for revolutionary plastic-to-fuel plant
...previous product co invented by Ablett in the wake of the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spill disasters that can very quickly and cheaply contain and remove oil from...
Interview
In Profile – Peter Davidson
In the July edition of Fuel Oil News magazine, we chatted with Peter Davidson, executive director of the Tank Storage Association, to find out more about the person behind the...
Opinion
Fuel crisis proves that supply trust is vital
...need it: a similar pattern to the one we observed at the start of the pandemic with toilet paper,” Dr Lucker explains. “Unfortunately, this panic buying distorts the supply chain...
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Diversifying into truckstops
...of truckstops across the country, offering drivers and companies good-value, high-quality truckstops outside of those owned by the oil companies and large group networks. (l-r) Brian York and Richard Ollis...
Opinion
Calls for investment in hydrogen
...“There are no limits to hydrogen. The UK’s hydrogen economy starts with buses today but can be used in other heavy and large vehicles, like lorries, trains and ships, but...
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‘Team Stobart’ completes Lake District Trek to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society
...and businesses for over four decades and a proud member of the West Cumberland Farmers (WCF) group, Allan Stobart Lubricants and Fuels is one of the UK’s largest independent fuel oil...
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Major milestone reached with Liverpool Bay carbon capture project
...London, marks the start of construction for one of the world’s most advanced CCS initiatives – the HyNet Cluster. This announcement represents more than a milestone in infrastructure development; it...
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New Vice President for World Fuel Services
Claire Bishop World Fuel Services has announced that Claire Bishop has been promoted to the role of Vice President, UK Land. Claire started in her new role on January 1st,...
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Bikers spectacular Remembrance tribute supports Veterans into Logistics charity
...team now have a well-earned two weeks off before planning and preparation starts for next year’s Ride of Respect which will be the ten-year anniversary. With numbers increasing year on...
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Cold calling
...10,000 customers and covers a 40-mile radius from two different locations, delivers kerosene, fuel oil and propane. “We’re normally busy at this time of year but when it gets really...
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Valero gains 78 MFG forecourts
...by mid-July. VALERO – STILL A POSITIVE STORY – SEE THE APRIL 2015 ISSUE OF FUEL OIL NEWS Valero has gained 140 new sites in the past two years; with...
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ABB wins major project to relocate refinery
...closely with Waste Recycling & Decommissioning Ltd (WRD), the dismantling contractor, to identify and manage the hazards during the execution of the project. Started in July 2016, the project is...