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Significant expansion of biofuels capacity for Phillips 66
Further underlining its commitment to reducing the carbon intensity of the fuels it produces, a huge processing unit rolls into the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery.
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UKIFDA begins search for CEO
Last week UKIFDA announced, through social media, that it has begun the search for a new CEO.
Posting on LinkedIn, UKIFDA outlined the high-profile role ...
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UKIFDA submits view on ending sales of petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles by 2035
UKIFDA has submitted its views on the government’s latest consultation which is looking at ending sales of petrol diesel and hybrid cars by 2035.
The ...
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BP halves dividend after record loss, but the future looks bright
Following a record $6.7bn quarterly loss, BP has halved its shareholder dividend after the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand for oil.
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UKIFDA responds to government consultations
UKIFDA has submitted its views on the government’s ‘Future Support for Low Carbon Heat’ and ‘Energy Efficiency in Existing Homes’ consultations.
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Senior industry figures launch energy transition advisory company
Leading oil and gas professionals Hamish Wilson, Bill Senior, Tony Smith, Martin Dru and Sarah Milne have launched BluEnergy, committed to enabling oil and gas ...
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UKPIA welcomes FuelsEurope climate neutrality pathway
A FuelsEurope pathway describing how low-carbon liquid fuels could enable the transport sector to contribute to EU’s climate neutrality objective by 2050, has been welcomed ...
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UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels
The trade association, UKIFDA, whose members supply not only heating oil for homes and businesses but also fuel for agriculture, construction, road transport, marine fuels ...
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Addition of GoldenRod expands CTS distributorships
Centre Tank Services Ltd (CTS) has added another reputable, quality, and well-known brand to its list of distributorships with the announcement that it is the ...
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Calls for investment in hydrogen
The man behind plans for 3,000 hydrogen buses across the UK says a report by think-tank Policy Exchange, calling for more capital investment in hydrogen, is exactly the kind of action the UK government should be taking.
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BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil
BP has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide following the global slump in demand for oil. Having paused redundancies during the peak of the pandemic ...
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Crown Oil adds to its fleet
The latest addition to the Crown Oil tanker fleet is ready to deliver HVO across the UK.
The 8-wheeler DAF tanker joined Crown Oil’s ...
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Carbon capture project emerges from Humber refineries
Last week, in another significant industry step towards contributing to the UK Government’s Net zero objectives, Phillips 66, Uniper and VPI Immingham announced a memorandum ...
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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices
UKIFDA says off grid homeowners across Great Britain are seeing prices of heating oil drop by up to 27% since the same time last year, according ...
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UKIFDA supportive of Scottish energy consultation proposals
UKIFDA has urged the Scottish Government to consider the 135,000 households in Scotland who use oil to heat their homes when setting the energy policy in ...
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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA
Following the publication of a report by the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) UKIFDA is looking forward to “digesting the detail” and “working with SEA on ...
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US oil price falls below zero for the first time in history
The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas sector has warned the latest oil price developments could fundamentally undermine the ability ...
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UKIFDA submits its views on the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy
Liquid fuels trade association UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) has submitted its views on behalf of members on the Northern Irish Government’s ...
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Calls for clarity on recent Budget announcements
Relief
Last week’s budget announcement brought relief to agriculture, rail, fish farming and non-commercial heating with all being exempt from the abolishment of the ...
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Introducing E10 – ‘a welcome development’
UKPIA has welcomed the Department for Transport’s recent announcement that they are consulting on proposals to introduce petrol blended with 10% bioethanol, otherwise known as ...
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BP’s new ambition
Last month BP set out its new ambition to not only become net zero by 2050 or sooner, but also to help the world get to ...
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Ambitious low carbon investments
The UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) has welcomed the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding towards hydrogen projects at Essar’s Stanlow ...
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Downstream chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic to leave BP
BP has announced that Tufan Erginbilgic, chief executive of BP’s Downstream segment, has decided to leave the company at the end of March 2020.
Tufan ...
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OFTEC supports installer transition to decarbonised world
OFTEC, which has been a leading voice in the oil heating industry for more than 25 years, is helping to equip installers with the training, skills ...