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Has Saudi Arabia overstated its oil reserves, are they at “Peak Oil”?
Based on a document obtained through WikiLeaks, reports that Saudi Arabia can't pump enough oil to keep fuel prices stable. The cables, released by WikiLeaks, urge Washington to take seriously a warning from a senior Saudi government oil executive that the kingdom's...
Volkswagen to launch a 100MPG Golf, the blue-e-motion
Volkswagen is set to launch a 100mpg Golf in 2020, in time to meet super-stringent EU fuel economy regulations. Senior VW sources told Autocar that the greenest Golf — likely to be the blue-e-motion — is expected to have an average CO2 rating of just 75g/km.Planned...
Fair Fuel UK takes the fight to the Treasury
The Fair Fuel UK Campaign took its message to the Treasury and then Westminster in two high-profile media and public affairs events. The demonstrators, headed by TV presenter and ex Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson called on Chancellor of the Exchequer George...
Green Alliance warns against cutting fuel duty
Pleas from industry to cut petrol duty would cost the government £6bn and lead to a "fiscal black hole" in public finances that would have to be filled by raising other taxes, or by more painful public spending cuts, a green thinktank (Green Alliance) warned on...
UK hits back at OPEC’s claim that we are to blame for rise in fuel prices
Britain hit back at suggestions made by Abdalla el-Badri, secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that the government is responsible for record fuel prices.El-Badri said in an interview with the Times newspaper that pump prices...
Shell made £21,864 a minute in 2010, profits soared by 90%
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 fuel...
Coryton Oil Refinery Protest this Saturday
News has been rife around the Internet that every one's favorite social networking site "Facebook" has removed one of the protest support pages for this event.We can confirm that the Coryton Fuel protest IS still happening and they need your full support. The last...
Fuel retailers fail to pass on wholesale fuel savings as fuel prices start to fall
The average wholesale price for petrol has fallen by 2p since January 11 from 41p to just over 39p, the AA claimed. Despite this drivers are paying the highest prices on record while other European countries, including Germany, France, Ireland, Holland and Spain, have...
Google maps, another sad reminder of how cheap fuel “used” to be.
Whilst looking on google maps (Street View) for good dogging dog walking locations, I was shocked to stumble across a sad reminder of how low fuel prices were not so long ago. As you can see from the image above, the North's Favorite Supermarket "Morrisons" was not...