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Creating a Taskforce for Liquid Biofuels

Trade Associations OFTEC, TSA and UKIFDA have kicked off 2020 with the launch of a future vision for liquid fuels ‘Supply Chain Strategy for Liquid Fuels’, which details the steps...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2025

...UCO from China, could offset this expected demand increase. Despite the EU enforcing its own measures on Chinese UCO, further US tariffs would see product flow back to Europe, increasing...
An in-depth consideration of the latest BP Energy Outlook

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BP OUTLOOK 2023: the outlook for global energy to 2050

...and blue hydrogen, with green hydrogen growing in importance over time. Hydrogen trade will be a mix of regional pipelines transporting pure hydrogen and global seaborne trade in hydrogen derivatives. ...

Opinion

Fuel crisis proves that supply trust is vital

...with the Government calling on extraordinary measures such as suspending competition laws, issuing temporary visas to drivers from abroad and even putting the military on standby as the problem escalates....

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OFTEC calls on new government to be ‘more realistic’

OFTEC is calling for a ‘more joined-up carbon reduction and energy policy’ which still includes renewable technology incentives but also offers ‘more affordable measures such as a boiler scrappage scheme’...

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FPS and The Road to Zero

...– and without affecting the economy through an inability to meet the heating oil or red diesel supply needs. “Our members have already adopted measures to cut carbon and meet...

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The £50 Energy Savings challenge

...month. Additional measures suggested by OFTEC that homeowners can take to ensure even greater long-term cost savings include: ·      Consider switching to a condensing boiler – this change could reduce...

Opinion

UKIFDA responds to government consultations

...smart controls to better monitor energy usage and have been lobbying the government on offering support for these measures. We believe that these measures are vital in moving homes upwards...

Opinion

CBA welcomes recognition of HGV driver shortages

...the Environment announced a package of initiatives, including: Measures to speed-up the qualification and examination process for HGV drivers and achieve a target of 2,000 successful passes each week A...

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Oil prices rise on OPEC+ deal extension

...while the Kingdom showed its preference for measures to remain the same throughout July. The outcome was a victory for both however, who put their price war behind them to...

Opinion

Oil and gas industry welcomes Chancellors’ Budget

The UK oil and gas industry has welcomed some of the measures announced by the Chancellor in today’s Budget, adding that now close cooperation with the sector is essential to...

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No easy decisions at Whitegate

...collaboration with Northern Ireland, the government should develop a set of contingency measures to ensure that risks to oil supplies at any one node in the oil supply system can...

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Marine bunkering – fuel for a vital activity

 If international trade is deemed to be the lifeblood of economic activity, then its principal means of transportation, by sea, is a critical enabler; at the latest count, shipping conveyed...
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What price oil? 2024 In review

...energy prices, fundamental data, news and analysis for oil distributors and traders, service stations, bunkers traders, shippers, large volume commercial and industrial buyers. You can find out more and request...
Celebrating 100 years: the Chemical Business Association

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Celebrating 100 years: the Chemical Business Association 

...has been the voice of the chemical supply chain industry for a century. In fact, the association, which represents distributors, manufacturers, traders, and other companies throughout the chemical supply chain,...