Insight
A critical role for Stanlow
...proportion of North Sea crude oils run has dropped from 75% to under 50% with the balance now made up of Canadian, North African and West African material. It is...
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News
Ministers urged to secure future oil refining capacity
...up to £1bn. A number of distributors have told Fuel Oil News that the closure is having severe consequences on supply in the South East. Neil Flynn, Linton Fuel Oils,...
News
There ain’t no party like a Fuel Oil News and Portland party!
...time! Carlos Rojas EET & Margaret Major Margaret Major & David Mould Northern Oils and Cobo Steve from Avioxx & Joby from Cobo Julia Birkin karaoke! The FAST Exocet team...
Interview
Negotiating the swings and roundabouts of fuel distribution
...from Donall O’Connor, Value Oils in last month’s Fuel Oil News) Numerous consumers now keep a couple of drums and refill these at forecourt kerosene pumps for a minimal premium...
Analysis
BP – making a wholesale commitment
...400,000 barrels of crude per day.” BP has also divested non-core terminals – Aberdeen and Inverness to GB Oils, Dalston to INEOS and the Isle of Wight to MRH. Who...
Interview
How would you summarise 2025?
...which has kept us on our toes. Emma Osborn, Director, El-Oils, Halso UK Fuels Working in fuel distribution is exciting and challenging every single year. This year we have had...
Interview
Highlights of 2025 and hopes for 2026
...for Ireland in the 6 nations. Chris Belsham, Chief Executive Officer, NWF Group Our 2025 highlight was successfully delivering four acquisitions (Northern Energy Oil, Pinnocks, Booths and Harrison Oils) whilst...
News
Oiling longevity at Morris Lubricants
...Penton, was passionate about using Morris Lubricants’ oils in his vehicles and his sons, Gary and Stephen, have happily maintained the family tradition. “We have never used anything other than...
Opinion
Are there benefits for distributors in offering an online sales channel?
...group of customers will inevitably grow.” Grant Lockie, Johnston Oils “Whilst a high percentage of our orders are through traditional channels such as the phone or our sales team,...
News
UKIFDA announces EXPO sponsors
...over 25 confirmed exhibitors already. These include longstanding exhibitors such as Phillips 66 Ltd, Cobo Tankers and Services Ltd, Dunraven Systems Ltd, Greenergy, Fuelsoft, Williams Tanker Services, Maygar SA, Oilshield...
News
Nominate your Tanker Driver of the Year 2023
...will be supporting the Young Person of the Year Award, Oilshield the Green Award and Fuel Oil News will, once again, be sponsoring the Innovation Award. An entry form for...
News
Fighting fuel poverty in the Midlands
...Suppliers (FPS) – together with Midlands-based heating oil distributors, AID Fuels, Nolan Oils and Midland Fuel Oil – have been fundraising to help those in fuel poverty and have awarded...
News
Jail sentences for sellers of illicit fuel
...and falsified 679 sales invoices to hide the true identity of his customers in an attempt to disguise the fraudulent scheme. As a registered dealer in controlled oils (RDCO), Reardon...
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The portable meter that delivers on-site fuel measurements with lab accuracy
...fats or oils of plant or animal origin. Pure biodiesel, also known as FAME (fatty acid methyl ester), is referred to as B100. Biodiesel is miscible with petroleum diesel in...
News
John Alton – 52 years in the lubricants industry
...the company forward during his time as chief executive. He joined the family-owned oil blenders in 1989 from Silkolene Oils in Belper, Derbyshire, where he was sales and marketing director...
News
ESL Fuels hits one billion litre sales for Ultra 35
...and reliability of this clean-burning, FAME-free product which is proven all year round at -17°C, a significant improvement on the -12°C offered by traditional winter grade gas oils. Product performance...
Interview
Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
...offer the best standards of service. Following our chat with Lee and Ryan at Ribble Fuel Oils (March issue), Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News, caught up with...
News
EOGB announces support for OFTEC strategy
...out extensive testing on HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a renewable fuel produced from used cooking oils and vegetable fats as well as from non-food grade vegetable oil fractions. If testing...