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News

Oil theft on the rise

Police in North West Leicestershire say they are concerned about a recent rise in oil theft in the area. Fuel to a value of £16,000 has ...

News

Guides to driver health & safety

Two new guides have been published, promoting health & safety best practice among professional drivers. Load Safe, Road Safe and Transport Safety have been produced ...

News

Supply commences at North Tees

Greenergy has commenced diesel, gasoil and kerosene supply from its terminal at Teesside, now known as Greenergy North Tees. The North Tees facility was already ...

News

Kerosene prices rise less than other fuels

New statistics show that oil prices have remained more stable than other forms of heating. A comparison of heating costs for the last five years, ...

News

Energy efficiency – Introducing the Romans

The Heating and Hot Water Industry Council (HHIC) has introduced a new fictional family as part of its Hole in the Roof energy saving campaign. ...

News

Fuel duty may be frozen but the fight goes on

The chancellor George Osborne scrapped the 3 pence per litre rise in fuel duty scheduled for this January. The decision not to increase the tax was ...

News

Illegal fuel plant uncovered

Over six tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a private address in Co Armagh following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant. The ...

News

FPS restructures driver CPC

The FPS has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) Scheme. It is promoting the new modules with special offers ...

News

Greenergy puts safety first

Greenergy is installing new equipment at its supply locations to improve driver safety when filling road tankers. The initiative, instigated following a safety walk involving ...

Opinion

Distributor Debate – watch the videos

It was really good to see so many Fuel Oil News readers at October’s Distributor Debate at Manchester Central. A full day’s programme ...

News

Fire destroys three tankers at Ukay Fuels depot

A deliberate fire started at the Ukay Fuels depot in Hadleigh, Suffolk, destroyed three tankers – but it’s still “business as usual”. The incident, which ...

News

New skid for County Oils

County Oils’ new bottom loading skid supplied by Alpeco County Oils has had a new bottom loading skid installed by Alpeco at its depot in ...

News

Energy Institute seeks industry feedback

The Energy Institute (EI) and the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) are working together to prepare a new standard for the aviation fuel refining, storage and ...

News

NIOF launches customer charter

David Blevings, executive director of the Northern ireland Oil Federation, and Antoinette McKeown, chief executive of the Consumer Council, at the launch The Northern Ireland ...

News

More debate on industry issues

Many questions arose at last month’s Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate including how the industry should prepare for a potential kerosene shortage.  The ...

News

Prepare for a cold winter

Forecasters have warned that a ‘big freeze’ could begin by early December – and we could be facing one of the coldest winters for more than ...

News

FTA welcomes HGV speed limit consultation

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport about the consultation Examining the Speed Limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (...

News

Buses go greener with 30% biodiesel

Almost 1000 buses in Scotland are set to run on a blend of 30% biodiesel supplied by Argent Energy. The B30 fuel is made at the company’...