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A paper merchant was fined £2,000 today (Monday) after pleading to guilty to a pollution offence after oil leaked into a watercourse from a tank on its premises. Antalis Limited, which has a distribution depot at the Pilsworth Road Industrial...

The Northern Ireland Oil Industry held its third conference and exhibition on Tuesday 9th September 2003 at the Ramada Hotel, Belfast.  The event was organised in partnership with OFTEC and visitors were able to view products and services for both...

OFTEC has responded to a call for evidence from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with a strong case highlighting the crucial role low carbon liquid fuels should play in decarbonising heat from rural homes.BEIS’ ‘Future Framework...

The UK’s two leading tank accessory manufacturers have unveiled very different approaches towards preventing one of the main causes of oil based, environmental pollution…. tank overfills.Wiltshire based Atkinson Equipment Limited, have recently advised details of new overfill prevention technology for...

Established in 1970, Boulter Boilers Limited will be a name familiar throughout the UK oil heating industry.Earlier this year, Boulter was acquired by Buderus Heitztechnic, a member of the Buderus Group. Buderus will be name with which many UK installers...

If new plans go ahead vulnerable, low income households in Lincolnshire will no longer receive financial support from the government to repair their broken down boiler. This could leave up to 25,000 homes in the cold if their system breaks...

Many rural homes could be heated by vegetable oil within the next five years, according to a new industry report on the future of rural heating.Currently, oil heating is one of the most popular choices for those living off the gas...

The terms ’bunding’ means to provide oil resistant containment around a storage vessel. A ’bunded’ tank therefore consists of ‘a tank within a tank’. In the event of a spillage originating from the inner tank, any surplus fuel will be...