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TouchStar and HMK Bilcon announce new strategic cooperation

Manchester-based Touchstar Technologies, producers of ePOD systems and Danish company HMK Bilcon, a solutions provider to the downstream fuel logistics market in Europe, have announced a mutually advantageous cooperation. TouchStar...

Interview

Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland

...the highest dependencies on oil of all the European countries with some counties 75% reliant on oil for home heating. There are many in rural communities who drive 2.5 times...

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The shipping news

...High Sulphur Fuel Oil LSFO – Low Sulphur Fuel Oil LSMGO – Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil IFO – Intermediate Fuel Oil ECUK – East Coast UK ECA – Emission...
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Analysis

Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?

...had 6 operating oil refineries, all under all or part foreign ownership, other than the Prax Group owned Lindsey Oil refinery based on Humberside. As of today, only five remain,...

News

Portland Market Report – oil prices

...attractively low oil prices. The two biggest strategic buyers of oil in the world are the oil reserve companies of the USA and China respectively, both of whom are currently...

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Vintage year of success for Millers Oils

...power increases up to 5.6 percent, and when the nanotechnology oil was tested against a competitor’s oil, Nanodrive recorded 33% lower friction. Application of the technology to road car oils...

Analysis

A deep dive into fuel distribution industry data

...solar and heat pumps. The census shows that the number of oil-heated homes has dropped 3% since the last census. It is likely that many oil-heated homes are in the...

Analysis

UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation

...industry’s rising stars. The inaugural award was won by Emily Yates at Craggs Energy with this year’s awarded to Hannah Ward at Certas. Ken continued: “The introduction of the UKIFDA...

Insight

What price oil? 2022 in review

Ian Moore, founder and managing director of The Oil Market Journal, takes us through the year, highlighting the main impacts affecting the oil price in 2022. Contained within this article...
Compass Fuel Oils: a new depot facilitates further growth

Interview

Compass Fuel Oils: a new depot facilitates further growth

Compass Fuel Oils is a fuel distribution business based in Penwortham, Lancashire. Formed in 2009, Compass Fuel is an independent, nationwide fuel oil supplier who is proud to announce that...

Interview

Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road

Darch Oil, the Somerset-based distributor, has been supplying a friendly, reliable, and efficient service to its customers for over 30 years. Now part of NWF Fuels, Darch Oil continues to...