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Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023: entries of note
...early next year. We’re very excited to include them in our fleet and look forward to receiving more in the new year.” Exciting to see inspirational build innovation. WP Group...
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Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
Weybridge-based Prax Petroleum has been in existence for 10 years. In less than a decade, the company has risen to become one of the largest independent oil importers and suppliers...
Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...every year but ensuring a consistent supply poses a problem. Last year, poor weather and increased demand for heating oil gave distributors a double whammy – it really was the...
News
OAMPS marks 40 years of fuel sector commitment with brand refresh
...aligned with the downstream sector through the creation and continued sponsorship of the UKIFDA Driver of the Year award – now in its 25th year. Building and maintaining close working...
Analysis
Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...The industry needs to take a 10-year view when assessing investment opportunities. If we decided to refurbish a terminal today, it would take a minimum of three years before it...
News
Andy Smith heads up Fuelmate
Andy Smith brings 17 years experience in the fuel card business to Rix-owned Fuelmate Well-known industry professional Andy Smith has been appointed to head up the Rix-owned Fuelmate fuel card...
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Money-saving app launched to counter escalating fuel costs
...service provided by ByteStrype, a company founded in 2017 by 5 fuel industry professionals with over 100 years experience, ranging from running large fuel card portfolios to developing global fuel...
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Risk reduction for domestic customers
...our domestic customers.” Having a technology background, enabled Chris to build an online platform and start testing Oil Price Protect in selected areas in April last year. Checking with the...
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JET partners third Silverstone Classic
...to the Silverstone Classic for a further three years, through until 2019. For this year’s event, which takes place from 29th to 31st July, JET has teamed up with Vital...
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Firsts for FPS EXPO in Liverpool
...The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has reported that FPS EXPO 2016 saw a 15% increase on last year’s visitor numbers. For the first time, the two-day event took place...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
Next year, the Morrow family celebrates 100 years of oil retailing in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. And throughout the decades, the business, which eventually became Morrow Fuels, has proudly guarded its...
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Big names at Essar’s literature festival
...2014 line up. Running from Friday, October 10th to Sunday, October 26th, this will be the third consecutive year that Essar Oil (UK) has sponsored the festival. Chester Performs has...
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Valero announces recipients of Texaco support for sport funding
The names of the 25 sports clubs chosen to receive funding under this year’s Texaco Support for Sport initiative have been announced. In its third year, the scheme is hosted...
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...
Opinion
Northern Ireland Government warned over heating sector decarbonisation plans
...see extreme poverty rise by more than 10% in the coming year. According to the BBC, poverty levels in Northern Ireland are estimated to rise by a staggering 67% in...
Interview
A rise and a fall at Maxol
Tom Noonan – Maxol is concentrating on the retail side of its business, having condensed its distribution arm in recent years Following Maxol’s announcement that it plans to invest 50...
News
Rawlings Fuels – putting the customer first
...the fuel company emerged, grew and eventually moved to its new dedicated depot just over a year ago in March 2020. A year on from the move, Fuel Oil News...
Opinion
Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word
...years ago, the fossil fuel players didn’t hold the power and the key players that emerge in new energy may well hold that influential position for the next 100 years....