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Getting the best heating oil price 20/03/2013
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Which?  The consumer magazine have published an article on heating oil and we are pleased to see the oil club is mentioned under the section “getting the best heating oil price”.

The article also includes “what is heating oil” for those new to oil and an article on tanks, maintaining and fixing issues and a review of the recent investigation into heating oil prices. 

Click the link below to read the article.

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Lock Up Your Heating Oil Tank, Warns FPS 17/02/2013
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The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is urging heating oil users to secure their heating oil tanks. The advice follows after a reported increase in heating oil thefts - especially from customers' tanks in rural areas.

Given that heating oil has rarely been more expensive, the contents of domestic heating oil tanks are becoming an ever-more attractive target for thieves. And as the FPS acknowledges, a quick look at local newspapers across the UK confirms that this isn't an .... [ Read the full article ]

Oil Remains Competitive In Off Mains Areas, Claims OFTEC 22/01/2013
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With energy prices on the rise, the cost of oil heating has remained competitive for the off grid sector. According to the latest independent figures, the annual cost of heating an average three bedroom home with a condensing oil fired boiler has risen by just over 4% in the past 12 months, compared to an increase of 7% for an LPG condensing boiler.

OFTEC claims that customers with an oil boiler can expect to pay around £1,355 per annum to heat their homes, compared to .... [ Read the full article ]
Heating oil costs push up to 1.5m into fuel poverty 21/01/2013
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An estimated 1.5 million older people who live in the countryside are struggling to keep warm because they live in areas off the gas grid and can’t afford expensive heating oil, according to Age UK.

In December, the cost of oil in some parts of the UK reached 70p a litre. Official figures show that the average price rose from just over 54 p a litre in July 2012 to  65p in December 2012 - representing a 20% increase, or over seven times .... [ Read the full article ]
Will we see snow and colder weather towards the end of January 2013 04/01/2013
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January and February 2013

In the short term, the Atlantic themed regime looks likely to persist for the first third of January or up until around the mid-month point at the very least. This is likely to bring a mixed bag of mild, wet, and windy weather, with some interspersions of colder weather at times too. This topsy-turvy weather pattern is also likely to result in a number of snow events too, but especially more so across some northern parts of the country. However, as w .... [ Read the full article ]
The Energy and Climate Change Committee is today launching an inquiry to investigate energy prices, profits and poverty 28/12/2012
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According to the Committee, chaired by MP Tim Yeo, the UK's energy system needs to undergo significant changes in the next few years in order to deliver secure, clean and affordable energy in the future.

The Committee's recent inquiry, Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets, found that public trust in energy companies was low and there was a clear sense of a lack of transparency around energy company prices and profits.

Backing up the Committee's inquiry, a study by Consume .... [ Read the full article ]