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Oil Installer Fined For Sub Standard Boiler InstallationA heating oil installer from Malswick has been fined £250 after installing an oil fired boiler at a property that had the potential to cause death from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.Forty eight year old Nigel...

NICE Cold Homes CoverThe National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) has begun a consultation on draft guidance on how to reduce the risk of death and ill health associated with living in a cold home.Cold weather has a direct effect on...

Exxon Mobil Corporation and InterOil Corporation have announced an agreed transaction worth more than US$2.5 billion, under which ExxonMobil will acquire all of the outstanding shares of InterOil (the ExxonMobil Transaction).“This agreement will enable ExxonMobil to create value for the...

Jeremy HawksleyThe price of oil will continue to fall over the next two years against a backdrop of rising gas and electricity costs if current trends continue, according to new research published today.A study commissioned by the oil heating trade...

OFTEC AwardsA line up of leading lights in the oil heating industry are set to speak at OFTEC’s new look Awards for Excellence 2014 event which promises to be the best yet, with a trade show, seminar programme and mini...

East of England Carbon Monoxide Ambulance Screening Study BeginsThe Gas Safety Trust has confirmed that the East of England Ambulance carbon monoxide (CO) screening study, which was first announced in December 2014 has now formally commenced.CO is the most common type of...

Ofgem Report Shows RHI Take Up Greatest In The South EastThe first quarterly OFGEM review of homes installing renewable heating technologies under the government’s domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has revealed that the largest take up has been in...

The latest research figures show that the construction industry continues to suffer from the scourge of late payment. Figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show that UK businesses as a whole are owed around £26.8bn. Construction...

Jeremy HawksleyNews that the Scottish Government’s recently announced ‘Green Homes Cashback Fund’ is to allow householders to upgrade their oil boilers has been welcomed by OFTEC, the Oil Firing Technical Association.The move is in contradiction to the stance taken for...

Tank Storage Germany 2016, the leading event for the German bulk liquid storage industry, returns to The Hamburg Messe, Hamburg, on 16 & 17 November. The show brings together over 80 suppliers and a dedicated audience of decision makers and senior buyers, all looking to attend the highly anticipated conference...