The German Government has approved a bill that bans the installation of new gas and oil heating systems from 2024

Homes off the gas grid are set to receive £200 energy bill support in the coming weeks

Nearly 120,000 people on prepayment meters will be eligible for around 49,000 vouchers to support them during the cost-of-living crisis

A total of 35 suppliers have been chosen to provide fuel for public sector organisations in the UK. Small and medium sized businesses make up almost three quarters of the total number of suppliers on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new National Fuels Framework, expected to be worth around £850 million over four years. Winners include […]

Householders across the UK are being urged to buy their heating oil now before the winter weather kicks in. The Government is backing the ‘Buy Oil Early’ campaign which has been launched by Citizens Advice, Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) and Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). They are encouraging heating oil users to […]

The UK Government is backing a campaign that is encouraging consumers to order their heating oil now for winter when demand and cost are both lower. The ‘Buy Oil Early’ initiative was launched by the trade body for the oil distribution industry Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) together with Citizens Advice Bureau, Consumer Futures and […]

The world’s consumption of petroleum products reached a “record high” last year despite a decline in usage in North America and Europe. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed 88.9 million barrels of gas, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil and other petroleum products were used per day in 2012 as growth in Asia outpaced European and […]

A fire which spread to at least five terraced houses in Cornwall is thought to have been caused by a domestic heating oil tank. At least 100 firefighters from the Cornish Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze which began on Sunday evening at Well Lane in Constantine, near Falmouth. All residents were accounted for. […]

Rural areas are at risk of fuel price spikes, the Countryside Alliance has warned. The campaign group’s claim comes in response to the Office of Fair Trading’s latest study out today, which found that competition in the off-grid market gave customers a good choice. This was despite the OFT’s reservations about how some heating oil […]

The Government needs to help off-grid fuel customers who are struggling with rising bills, a consumer watchdog has warned. Responding to the OFT’s study into the off-grid energy market, Consumer Focus said it was concerned that off-grid customers were more likely to be on the verge of fuel poverty. Audrey Gallacher, Director of Energy at […]