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Heating Oil Falls Below £1 a Litre as Support Schemes Struggle to Reach Families in Need

Prices in Northern Ireland are dropping, but some households promised emergency payments are still waiting months later.

Hormuz Crisis Keeps Oil Markets on Edge as OPEC Juggles Supply and Demand

A disruption at one of the world's most critical shipping chokepoints is reshaping the global oil outlook, with consequences that could ripple through to your heating oil costs.

Heating Oil Prices Ease as Global Oil Markets React to Iran Conflict

Kerosene costs have fallen noticeably in recent weeks, with one UK outlet reporting prices not seen for some time.

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Heating Oil Industry Eyes Consumer-Led Decarbonisation Push

The fuel oil sector says it is well-placed to guide households through the shift to lower-carbon heating, but what does that mean in practice for oil-heated homes?

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Heating Oil Support Schemes and Industry Moves: What Households Need to Know

From local council payments to tariff proposals, here is what is happening in the heating oil world right now.

News8 June

What the UK Energy Crisis Taught Us About Home Heating Costs

A House of Commons Library review traces how gas and electricity prices surged and what that means for households still relying on oil heat.

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News8 June

Energy Crisis Costs Still Felt by UK Households, Commons Library Finds

A new parliamentary report looks back at the energy price shock and what it means for fuel costs today.

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Home Heating Oil Falls to 84p per Litre Amid Ongoing Iran Conflict

Prices at the pump and in the tank are both easing, with heating oil now at its lowest point in months across parts of Ireland and the UK.

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Heating Oil Costs Squeeze Households as Support Schemes Step In

Prices hit record highs in Northern Ireland before easing back, while emergency funds open up across Wales and North Lincolnshire for struggling families.

Crude on the Move: What the Latest Oil Swings Mean for Your Heating Oil

Industry bodies link recent kerosene price rises across the UK and Ireland to crude and supply pressures, here's what oil-heated homes need to know.

Why Your Heating Oil Bill Is Being Hit by a Jet Fuel Crisis

Crude oil is only part of the story, a Strait of Hormuz disruption and refinery closures are squeezing kerosene supply across Ireland and the UK.

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UK & beyond

Across the water

Welsh Funding, Tariff Talks and Global Supply Pressures: What's Moving UK Heating Oil

From Welsh government support for struggling households to a new industry push on import tariffs, here is what is shaping the UK heating oil picture right now.

Welsh Heating Oil Fund, Russian Supply Disruption and a New Kerosene Hub: What UK Households Need to Know

A £3.8m Welsh support scheme, falling Russian oil output and a new kerosene supply point at Grangemouth are shaping the picture for UK heating oil users this week.