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More diesel laundering sites discovered
Two men from Great Yarmouth were arrested last week after HMRC dismantled a diesel laundering plant, capable of evading over £1.3 million in duty and taxes a year. Storage tanks,...
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Cheaper heating bills for oil households
Latest figures show that oil continues to be the only primary heating fuel to have fallen in price over the past three years, making it the cheapest option for off...
Interview
Cobo Tankers brings back fuel distributor factory visits
...and project engineer at Cobo, to hear all about the visit. “On the 24th March this year a contingent of existing and potential customers headed to the Cobo factory near...
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Oil price rises over $70 a barrel
...this year after slumping below $20 a barrel last April as the impact of Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions resulted in significant reductions in fuel demand, the international oil benchmark is...
Insight
Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery
...mt/year). Subsequent additions took the total up to 330,000bpd (6m mt/year). In 2012 Esso undertook a reconfiguration of the plant, closing one of its three crude distillation units, resulting in...
Opinion
Logistics UK calls for diesel duty cut to protect UK economy
...12% since the start of the Ukrainian conflict, and 41% since the start of the year, and the price of diesel is 24% higher at the forecourt year on year. Logistics...
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Phillips 66 reinforces retail position with JET radical re-brand
...big commitment for us as a family. I was recently asked for any significant stand-out moments in the last 20 years and this is it, 2021 is the standout year....
Interview
An interview with Raphael Hüttman, managing director, Mabanaft
...this year compared to same period last year is substantially better. We are seeing that change pays off and that is rewarding. Have you got more changes planned for the...
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NZTC announces clean energy start-up cohort
The Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) has announced its 2024 TechX start-up cohort. The TechX Clean Energy Accelerator, now in its sixth year, will welcome 12 high-potential start-ups to the...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...years. Rod Prowse worked for 30 years across the full spectrum of the downstream oil sector, in both the UK and USA, which has included leadership positions in both retail...
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Building the Morris Lubricants brand
...distributorship, with her husband, John, for four years, having previously worked for the BBC at Pebble Mill for four years. “After nine years working at Hartman, I needed a new...
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ReFuels announces new HGV biomethane refuelling station
...than 500 HGVs daily. At capacity, this would cut 60,000 tonnes of CO2 every year. Philip Fjeld, CEO & Co-Founder of ReFuels, said: “Fleets around the country are under significant...
Insight
The growth of natural gas in Ireland
...20 years, is operated by Shell which has a 45% stake. In its first few years of production the forecast is that it will supply an average 42% of the...
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Life begins at 40
...of lubricants has also grown over the years and the company now distributes half a million litres per year. Barton is supplied principally by Morris Lubricants. “We have a long-standing...
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New cyber resilience role for Logistics UK
...Trustify. Industry partnership The announcement formalises the partnership between NCRCG and Logistics UK who collaborated earlier this year on the organisation’s Cyber Security Insight Report 2024. The report, designed to...
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Zero-emission hydrogen buses travel 1 million miles
...Demand for its zero emission buses has been so great that output from its Ballymena factory this year will be double that achieved last year. And an impressive 70 per...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...Fueling Solutions. I moved into this role at the beginning of this year following on from previous roles where I’ve been leading Dispenser Engineering and our Dispenser Business Unit. I’ve...
Insight
The climate emergency: a game of two halves
Climate change is often viewed in the sense of something that is relevant for the future – but, while many impacts are predicted for the years to come, climate change...