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Oil boilers – big uptake in Northern Ireland

David Blevings, OFTEC’s Ireland manager has welcomed the boiler replacement scheme Strong response from Irish householders to the government’s £12million Boiler Replacement Scheme ...

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Petroineos – refining graduates

Celebrating graduation – the Petroineos sponsored students The first three students from a Petroineos-sponsored training programme have graduated from Heriot-Watt University.

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Further expansion at Inver Energy

Under chief executive officer Chris O’Callaghan and his team, Inver Energy has gained a reputation as a reliable and innovative supplier The company began ...

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Fuelling investment

The company’s new Carlisle depot – commissioned in October 2012 When Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Oil Division bought Wallace Oils in 2005, Derek Wallace said that he ...

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Crossing the finishing line

Adler and Allan was tasked to run a robust and secure supply chain for fuel to the Games’ construction phase site contractors Below features writer ...

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Driven to succeed

Group managing director, Andrew Palmer Against a backdrop of economic instability, one company bucking the trend and achieving impressive organic growth is the Suttons Group. ...

Interview

A better strategy for Irish distributors

Having read January’s Irish column ‘with interest’, a concerned Irish distributor sent the following tongue in cheek comment. We Republic of Ireland (RoI) ...

Opinion

Will my supplier be putting FAME in my gas oil?

Peter George, managing director UK and Ireland marketing, Phillips 66 “Phillips 66 does not intend to put FAME in its gas oil supplies for the foreseeable future. ...

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Getting warmer in the community

The CBL team headed up by Chris Pomfret Having spent several years as a sustainability consultant in the States, CBL’s Chris Pomfret found himself ...

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Theft threat?

When the price of crude oil rises, reports of oil theft increase. Alex Porter spoke to distributors about the situation in their area A recent ...

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A positive story for the UK

A newcomer to the UK, the Valero Energy Corporation entered the UK market last summer following its acquisition of Chevron assets including the Pembroke refinery, ...

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Oil boilers – significant sales increase

In the first quarter of 2013 oil boiler sales increased by 22% compared to last year. Sales at the end of 2012 also showed an improvement on the ...

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FPS EXPO 2013 – more visitors

Visitors to FPS EXPO 2013 admire WCF Fuels’ latest tanker. Built by RTN Lakeland, it features WCF Fuels’ new logo Visitor numbers at this year’s ...

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Vital statistics for oil

The UK produced less oil in the fourth quarter of 2012; the closure of Coryton in July 2012 was a key factor says a recently published report. ...

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It’s a cracker for Essar

Moving the load was a complex technical operation – it took six hours to transport the head from Ellesmere Port docks to the refinery four miles ...

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Storage – reducing fire risk

Since the incident at Buncefield in December 2005 changes have been made in the regulatory approach to fire precautions at such installations. The EI Model Code ...

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Non-compliant tanks

“Failure to install a storage tank correctly can cause irreparable damage and significantly reduce operational life,” says Carbery’s John Switzer An all Ireland oil ...

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Reviewing the UK’s oil stocking system

Is the present obligation on suppliers to hold stocks the most efficient model or would a centralised stocking agency be more appropriate? Your views are ...

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A victory for oil heating

The removal of proposals for a much reduced NOx emission level and a penalty on non-modulating domestic oil-fired boilers are ‘extremely positive for our industry’ ...

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Are fuel tankers ready for CNG?

Officially launching the new filling station – CNG Services John Baldwin and Edward Timpson, MP for Crewe and Nantwich The UK’s first compressed natural gas (...