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Valero gains 78 MFG forecourts
...Valero has reached an agreement to supply 78 forecourts which MFG purchased from Murco last year. Fuel supply begins at the end of March and all sites should be Texaco-branded...
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Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...coverage and a particularly strong position in the supply of products to supermarkets (especially Tesco & Sainsbury) which, as a group, now supply around 45% of the road fuel market...
News
Agreement will see UK oil production facility powered by wind
...in the UK, kick-starting the much-anticipated floating offshore wind supply chain. The agreement for the production facility at Ping Petroleum’s North Sea Avalon site was signed in a meeting hosted...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – An expanding presence
...competitive alternatives to kerosene, gasoil and fuel oil. A greater number of supply options World Fuel Services has expanded its supply base in order to provide its services across a...
Analysis
Greenergy – National expansion in sales and service
...due to interruption of supply at Coryton. Operationally the business has coped well with this additional demand.” ______________________________________________________________________________ Greenergy’s priorities in the past six months National supply: In January 2012,...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
...the buying department. Supply chain and parts availability There was unanimous agreement that the supply chain has improved significantly compared to previous years. Joby noted that truck chassis lead times...
Analysis
BP – making a wholesale commitment
...are fully optimised. The business naturally complements our nationwide network of 1200 service stations and strategic supply locations at Hemel Hempstead, Northampton, Kingsbury, Hamble and Belfast. (With the exception of...
News
Kerosene – community buying
...not asked to supply the group. He also thinks that distributors are inadvertently giving buying groups more leverage by quoting inflated prices when they are not interested in supplying, rather...
News
MFG extends its fuel brand portfolio
...BP fuel supply will commence at 136 stations (previously 49), JET supply at 68 stations (previously 10) and Texaco supply at 78 stations. Station rebranding programmes will commence immediately and...
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Certification formalises industry supplier’s investment in decarbonisation
...gas emissions, underlining the company’s long-held commitment to reduce carbon emissions for itself, its customers, and its supply chain. Amarinth was founded over two decades ago with one of its...
Opinion
Procurement: why embracing the net zero challenge is good for business
...supply chain requirements A few years ago, sustainability was all of the rage. COP26, hosted in Glasgow in 2021, feels like a lifetime ago, and while climate change is still...
News
Mabanaft Group rebrands to MB Energy
...sustainable supply. For distributors across the UK and Ireland, this signals continued stability and supply assurance, while aligning with the fuel industry move toward sustainability. Image provided by Mabanaft UK...
News
A stepping stone or an underwhelming plan to reach net zero? Industry responds to new energy plan
...underwhelming in terms of scale and clarity and does not appear to add anything new. The lack of clarity is causing uncertainty for supply chain businesses across the energy industries,”...
Market Report
Battery raw materials – could they become the biggest obstacle to EV rollout?
...is normally found. In terms of the market, prices are typically stable, with supply currently surpassing demand. This position is expected to continue until at least 2030, and as a...
Opinion
Energy security and emission reduction: the role of downstream
...ENSURE THAT THE UK HAS A SECURE AND RELIABLE ENERGY SUPPLY. THE CURRENT ‘CORE FUEL’ SUPPLY MARKET IS FLEXIBLE AND FOR THE MOST PART EFFECTIVE IN ENSURING CONTINUITY OF FUEL...
News
Fuel distributor to close Arran depot due to ageing storage tanks
...customers that there will be no interruption to supply. The company has confirmed that Arran’s only fuel depot, which was taken over by Certas Energy in 2007, is to close,...
Opinion
Crude falls below $100/bbl as OPEC+ increases output but for how long?
...biggest single producer in OPEC+, President Biden left saying he ‘expected the supply to increase’. Saudi representatives made it clear, however, that any decisions on output would be made in...
News
OPEC+ continues oil production cut in uncertain market
...cuts, Wood Mackenzie’s forecast shows a balanced market for 2023 with adequate supply. The forecast for 1.8 million b/d of global oil supply growth in 2023 is nearly matched with...