All UKPIA articles
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AnalysisTECH TALK: Government ‘fuel finder scheme’ must be designed to benefit motorist
Fierce competition between forecourts has long been the most effective way to ensure low prices for motorists.
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NewsUK fuel market progressing after Covid and Ukraine disruption, says Fuels Industry UK
While recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic has seen demand for oil products increase in the years since 2020, demand levels are yet to fully recover, according to the latest Statistical Review from Fuels Industry UK (formerly UKPIA).
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NewsUKPIA rebrands as Fuels Industry UK to reflect members’ widening remit
The downstream oil sector’s trade body UKPIA (United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association) has rebranded itself Fuels Industry UK.
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NewsUKPIA welcomes proposal to prevent investment leaking from the UK
UKPIA has welcomed a report from a cross-party and cross-industry group aiming to stop investment leaking to countries with lower environmental standards.
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NewsUKPIA warns new carbon policies are needed to prevent investment going abroad
UKPIA is calling on the government to introduce ambitious carbon policies to prevent investment vital for net zero going abroad.
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NewsUKPIA calls on government to encourage all types of zero-emission vehicles, not just EVs
UKPIA is calling on Government to allow all types of zero emission cars and vans (ZEVs) in the future rather than focus narrowly on electric vehicles to decarbonise transport.
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AnalysisTECH TALK: Politicians are beginning to realise that EVs are not the only answer to Net Zero
It was encouraging to see so many insightful proposals on decarbonisation announced recently by the cross-party Transport Select Committee’s Fuelling the Future report – many of which chime with our own view on how the UK can most effectively achieve Net Zero.
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Equipment NewsTECH TALK: Industry analysis shows investment may go abroad unless UK Government takes action
The UK downstream sector faces an uphill battle to attract investment in the low carbon fuels needed for Net Zero unless the UK Government creates a more business-friendly environment, according to UKPIA analysis.
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NewsSUMMIT 2023: UK falling behind in global race to net zero warns UKPIA chief executive
The UK is falling behind in the global race towards net zero, according to Elizabeth de Jong, chief executive of the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA).
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NewsCMA finds evidence of rocket and feather pricing and will investigate to find cause
Evidence of rocket and feather pricing and increasing retailer margins has been reported by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in an initial update on the Road Fuel Market Study, which was launched in July.
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NewsUKPIA urges government to speed up plans for hydrogen or risk delaying Net Zero projects
UKPIA is calling on the government to bring forward plans to develop its business model for low carbon hydrogen transport and storage or risk delaying major projects needed for Net Zero.
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NewsNew fuel duty rates could speed up-take up of renewable fuels for HGVs
A greenhouse gas-based fuel duty structure could encourage uptake of low-carbon renewable fuels in hard-to-electrify transport applications and accelerate the transition to net zero, according to new analysis.
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NewsIntroduction of E10 petrol brings Northern Ireland into line with rest of UK
New laws requiring the introduction of E10 petrol at filling stations in Northern Ireland, bringing it in line with the rest of the UK, came into operation on November 1.
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NewsUKPIA publishes its 2022 Statistical Review of the fuel supply sector
UKPIA has published its 2022 Statistical Review of the latest available data from the fuel supply sector.
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NewsCMA clears retailers of profiteering on fuel but orders in-depth investigation into market
A review of the road fuel market has cleared retailers of profiteering but ordered an in-depth investigation after it found “cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the wholesale price when it leaves refineries as petrol or diesel”.
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NewsUKPIA publishes review into future skills needs of fuels sector as it heads towards net zero
The United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) in partnership with Cogent Skills have published a review into the future skills needs of the fuels sector as it moves towards net zero by 2050.
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NewsUKPIA backs DfT’s call for ideas to create low-carbon fuels strategy
Support for this week’s launch of the Department for Transport’s call for ideas to create a low-carbon fuels strategy, has been confirmed by the downstream oil trade association UKPIA .
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NewsPRA welcomes Government’s Hydrogen Strategy and says forecourts are ready for it
The PRA has welcomed the long-awaited Hydrogen strategy that has been published by the government.
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NewsDemand for oil products fell by 23.4% in 2020, UKPIA review reveals
Demand for oil products fell by 23.4% in 2020, according to the annual Statistical Review of the UK downstream industry, published today by UKPIA (United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association).
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InterviewTALKING HEADS: UKPIA chief Stephen Marcos Jones on the countdown to zero
With the Government legislating for a net zero carbon economy by 2050 there have been many conflicting voices predicting how this will affect the forecourt sector, but one of the most authoritative has been UKPIA.