by Karl Dyson | Jul 27, 2011 | Fuel Prices
BP has released its quarterly figures to June showing the company has made in excess of £3bn in just 3 months. The company which was responcible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has been boosted by higher oil prices, driven up by political unrest in the...
by Karl Dyson | Feb 3, 2011 | Hypermiling News
Shell reported it’s annual profits have almost doubled (90%) to $18.6billion (£11.5billion) in 2010, boosted by higher oil prices and growing production levels.This works out at at staggering £21,864 a minute in 2010.News of Shells enormous profit comes as world...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 26, 2011 | Fuel Protests
A fuel protest (go-slow) has been re-schedulaed for Coryton Oil Refinery in Essex this Saturday January 29 due to what the organisers claim was “Police harassment”.The refinery is the busiest in the United Kingdom providing oil to BP, Shell and Exxon to...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 26, 2011 | Fuel Prices
As many as 60 BP Franchisees fuel stations are reportedly shutting off pumps over fuel distributor’s prices.Raymond Succar, owner of a BP station in Rockland US, told the newspaper The Patriot Ledger that he shut off his pumps on Monday morning and will keep...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 11, 2011 | Fuel Prices
Fuel prices could hit new highs after a BP pipeline leak in Alaska caused the cost of oil to soar, motoring groups warned last night. Despite the leak, the AA said the rises were being driven by speculators and ‘pure greed’. The row came as diesel...
