Petroleum Review, Vol 41 No 481, February 1987

Contents

9 1: A ‘quiet revolution’ is taking place in the UK in the distribution of petroleum products, reports Peter Noble

16 2: Peter Edgington reports on the major contribution to this change in fuel distribution made by the Institute of Petroleum Economics paper: 23 Interfuel competition in the UK industrial bulk heat market

26 Review Diary: William Packer on the BP sponsorship at the Royal Academy of British Art in the 20th Century

30/32 Technology news: new developments in terminal automation; and tank gauging for European requirements

34 Symposia: Offshore Information and Microbiology of Fuels

36 Technical paper: Past, present and future exploration in North West Europe; an overview of the 3rd Conference on Petroleum Geology of North West Europe by Dr Jim Brooks, Chairman, Conference Organising Committee, and Dr Ken Glennie, Chairman, Technical Sub-committee

46 Education and Training

50 The IP’s Code of Practice for Road Tank Vehicles Equipped for Bottom Loading and Vapour Recovery

51 Bob Penfold reports on a petroleum fuels conference sponsored by The Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Petroleum

Headlines 3; Newsdesk 4-7; Events 45; Institute 48-52