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NewsPrime Minister to meet BP and Shell bosses as concern over fuel shortage grows
Keir Starmer is to meet with the heads of major oil companies as concerns grow that the Iranian conflict will soon bring about a shortage of fuel in the UK.
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NewsDiesel shortage likely next month
The Iranian conflict is set to bring about a UK-wide shortage of diesel within a fortnight due to a fall in imports caused by the disruption to fuel supply and transit the Iranian conflict has brought about.
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NewsPhillips 66 and Calor celebrate 40 years of subterranean LPG storage
Phillips 66, owner of Jet, together with gas firm Calor, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of an LPG storage facility, which has the unusual feature of being set 200m beneath the earth in underground caves.
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NewsFuel rationing likely if oil disruption continues
Severe restrictions could be implemented for drivers and forecourts if oil disruption continues, with the government’s emergency toolkit for fuel shortages recommending reduced speed limits, fuel rationing and limited forecourt hours be implemented.
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NewsConcerns grow that “alarmist and irresponsible” media coverage is stoking panic fuel buying
The Petrol Retailers Association has warned that messaging surrounding the Iranian conflict has the potential to create a “self-fulfilling prophesy” of petrol and diesel outages, as was seen during 2021’s tanker-driver shortage.
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NewsUK’s four oil refineries driven “to the brink” by £400m annual carbon taxes
The UK’s four remaining oil refineries are operating “with one hand tied behind their back” due to a tax regime that requires them to pay up to £400m to the Exchequer each year for the carbon they emit – a tax not faced by refineries in the US, Middle East and India.
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NewsBP promotes Cattermole to head new dealer and fleet fuel-sales operation
Oil major BP has merged its UK dealer and fleet fuel-sales operations and has made Natalie Cattermole head of fuel sales UK, a move said to recognise the “growing interdependence between dealer networks and fleet demand”.
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NewsFormer Harvest dealer successfully transitions all sites to Jet
A Top 50 Indie operator who had 10 sites signed up to take fuel from Harvest has successfully transitioned them to Jet on the same terms that the defunct supplier used to offer.
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NewsEssar reports bumper year for forecourts and refinery
Essar Energy Transition enjoyed “record sales” in 2025, with the firm’s forecourt arm of 58 branded sites continuing to “scale rapidly”, and over 100 filling stations now signed up to take fuel from the company.
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NewsTanker-driver strike called off following three-year pay deal
Planned industrial action by tanker drivers has been called off after Certas Energy increased its pay offer following union involvement.
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NewsPhillips 66 buys Lindsey Refinery assets – but facility won’t reopen
Phillips 66 – the US energy company that also owns the Jet filling-station brand – has announced it is purchasing assets and infrastructure from the beleaguered Lindsey Oil Refinery following the latter’s liquidation.
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NewsMFG partners with Valero for the first time with trio of forecourts
MFG has announced it is taking fuel from Valero for the first time, having adopted the US firm’s liveries at three of its forecourts.
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NewsTanker-driver strike set to bring “severe disruption” to fuel supply
A series of strikes being held by 400 tanker drivers employed by Certas is set to pose a Christmas headache for the forecourt sector and motorists alike.
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NewsFrasers signs with BP for five-year fuel supply deal
Frasers has extended its long-running relationship with BP after renewing its fuel supply contract with the oil major.
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NewsSpot Service Stations chooses Murco for all three sites
Spot Service Stations, owned by Javid Iqbal, is switching all three of its forecourts to Murco.
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NewsFuel supplier Your NRG buys Web Oil as it expands westward
Hartlepool-based fuel supply and distribution firm Your NRG has purchased kerosene and diesel supplier Web Oil, allowing the former to grow its operations across the West of England.
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NewsMFG moves sites from Shell to Esso
Those with an eye for such things will have noticed a trend developing of late: a large number of MFG-owned forecourts have switched their branding from Shell to Esso.
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NewsIrish forecourt operator Go continues expansion into mainland UK
Go, which operates around 20 filling stations in Northern Ireland and specialises in unmanned sites, is continuing to make inroads into the English market, with construction commencing on a fourth project.
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NewsUnion to hold rallies calling for government action over Lindsey Refinery
The Unite union is hosting a pair of rallies on Thursday, August 21, asking the government to step in and secure the long-term future of the Lindsey oil refinery.
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NewsHighland Fuels bolsters business with acquisition of Carnegie Fuels
Scottish fuel distributor Highland Fuels has bolstered its operations with the acquisition of Carnegie Fuels.