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OFT boosts transparency on heating oil prices
Following OFT action, GB Oils, the largest supplier of heating oil in the country, has changed its domestic heating oil contracts ensuring quoted prices do ...
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Raw deal for rural renewables
With the RHI and Green Deal set to encourage a push towards alternative technologies, OFTEC has taken a look at the true costs of going ...
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Petroplus administrators reveal scale of Coryton’s financial woes
The joint administrators of Petroplus Refining & Marketing have published their first progress report on the administration, which illustrates the depth of the financial challenges ...
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DCC to acquire BP’s LPG business in Britain
DCC has reached agreement to acquire BP’s LPG distribution business in Britain. Completion of the acquisition is expected to take place at the end ...
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Mabanaft – delivering on the things that matter most to their customers
Mabanaft has sought feedback from customers to gain a deeper appreciation of their wants, and to focus on developing services for further improvement.
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Jet launches new campaign offering discounts on sporting activities
Jet is running a special sports and fitness promotion this summer, encouraging customers to enjoy a broad range of exciting activities. The campaign is set ...
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A champagne day for Hull-based Rix
A captain’s eye view of the M. T. Lerrix
It was a day of celebration on the waterfront of Hull at the end of ...
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Carbery Plastics confirms new sales appointments
New sales coordinator, Pio Ronan
Carbery Plastics has confirmed the appointment of Pio Ronan as sales coordinator. Pio has a strong background in sales and ...
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EBEC
nextgen takes place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 10-11 October, and together with ebec, the UK’s largest bioenergy show, and microgen, a show ...
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Crown Oil announces acquisition of Samuel Cooke
Former conquerors of Kilimanjaro, the Crown Oil team are now tackling their latest challenge
Burnley based fuel and lubricants distributor Samuel Cooke has been ‘rescued ...
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Samuel Cooke & Co in administration
Frank Carroll, chairman and owner of Samuel Cooke & Co
Burnley based fuel distributor Samuel Cooke & Co went into administration in late July.
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Crude oil supply – Essar enters new arrangement
Essar Oil UK has entered into new arrangements with Barclays Bank plc to cover the supply of crude oil to its Stanlow refinery.
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Workers protest over Coryton sale
Workers at the Coryton oil refinery in Essex gathered with their families at Purfleet on 21 and 22 July, to protest against the closure of the refinery ...
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Pace Fuelcare unveils new Ipswich depot
Cutting the ribbon to declare the new depot open for business
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WP Group confirm acquisition of Upton Oil Company
Steven Reeve, driver (l) and Russell Fairchild, operations director of WP Group
WP Group has announced the acquisition of local fuel distributor Upton Oil Company.
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FPS launch new scheme to improve fuel quality
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is introducing a new Fuel Certification scheme to improve the quality of fuel oil and raise quality standards in ...
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OFTEC’s new consultancy service
OFTEC has launched a new consultancy service, which has already provided independent reports on oil heating systems at a school, police station and several private ...
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Mabanaft announces management restructure
Mabanaft UK managing director Raphael Hüttmann
Mabanaft has announced that Raphael Hüttmann is to take over as UK managing director. The move forms ...
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Greenergy purchases terminal assets in Teesside
Andrew Owens, chairman of Greenergy
Greenergy has announced the purchase of assets at the former Petroplus facility in Teesside from the joint administrators of Petroplus ...
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DCC acquisition provisionally cleared
DCC Energy UK’s acquisition of several heating and transport fuel distribution businesses, including Butler Fuels, has been provisionally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC).
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New fuelling site installation from Cameron Forecourt helps council become more efficient
Cameron Forecourt’s new fuelling site installation and web-based management system is helping Malvern Hills District Council keep tighter control on fuel supplies and achieve ...
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Greenergy reports 82 per cent profit rise
Greenergy, which supplies almost one quarter of the UK’s road fuels, reported an 82 per cent rise in profit due to cheaper feedstock and increased ...
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Hunt begins for new diesel fuel marker
An international search for a new fuel marker to help in the fight against diesel fraud has been announced by revenue authorities in the UK ...
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GB Oils appoints manager for new London region
Alex Ward
GB Oils has appointed Alex Ward as London regional manager. The area has been recently established as a new operating region to better ...