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TransCanada Responds To Oil Leak In Amherst, South Dakota

Saudi Plans to Sell its Oil

Saudi Aramco’s biggest asset could also be a liability. Its vast oil reserves — the state-owned Aramco producer can sustain current production levels for...
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No-Deal Brexit to Disrupt UK Oil Refineries

Though UK fuel export tariffs are set to rise to 4.7%, import tariffs will be set at 0%. Oil refineries are warning this would...
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Irish Company Applegreen Expanding In US Market

Applegreen has agreed to acquire a 40 per cent holding in 23 highway service plazas in Connecticut, investing $37.6 million (€33.5 million) to expand its US...

Irish Exploration Companies Strike Oil

Two Irish exploration companies are at the centre of significant oil finds in South America and Africa. Shares in Irish-founded Tullow Oil surged by as...
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FPS Fuels Association Changes Name | UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association

The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers was created in 1979, rising from the ashes of The National Oil Distributor Association (NODA) and has served the...
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Carbon Tax Will Affect the Most Vulnerable in Society

With the Irish Government set to increase the state’s carbon tax from the current fixed rate of €20 per tonne to €80 by 2030...

OFTEC Outlines Heating Oil Benefits | Future of Home Heating

In his article, “Northern Ireland; reducing dependency on oil-fired heating,” Gary Hartley suggests Northern Ireland has a huge challenge on its hands to enable...
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Northern Ireland Set to Reduce Dependency on Oil-fired Heating

At under two million, Northern Ireland has a much smaller population than any other constituent part of the UK, yet, its energy supply is...

Green Party Leader Will ‘eat his hat’ if New Oil Licences for Exploration Aren’t...

Eamon Ryan, Green Party Leader has promised to “eat his hat” if the issuing of licenses for oil and gas exploration offshore around the...
OFTEC Welcomes Introduction of Home Energy Scotland Loan Scheme

OFTEC Ireland Urges Government For Carbon Reduction

OFTEC Ireland, the body representing the liquid fuel heating industry in Ireland, is urging the Irish Government to take a more realistic approach to...

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Seattle to Tax and Regulate Home Heating Oil Out of Existence...

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on the 23rd of September to phase out the use of home heating oil in the city, a...
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Brexit & The Oil Industry