We’re excited to share some exciting news with our customers. As we continually strive to enhance our customer experience and make it more convenient, we’re thrilled to announce our office is now open on Saturday mornings 9 am – 12 pm for Paraffin / Kerosene and Gas Bottles collections! Saturdays Just Got More Convenient Starting […]
Choosing the right home heating oil can be a challenge, with so many options available. Kerosene is a popular fuel option in the UK, particularly for households that rely on oil heating systems. But why is kerosene a good choice for domestic fuel? And why should you opt for kerosene for home heating? So, why […]
As the UK’s most common heating fuel for homes that are not connected to the main gas network, kerosene is an essential fuel oil. In fact, across the UK, around 1.1m households are not connected to the national gas grid, and instead depend on kerosene to heat their homes. This means that heating and hot […]
Kerosene is an interesting fuel with some unique properties. It’s also incredibly versatile, and alongside being a fuel, has been used as a pesticide, a cleaning agent, and for pyrotechnics. Kerosene is also very popular, with around 1.5 million homes using kerosene for heat or light in the UK, roughly 5.6% of the 26 million […]
With the rise in gas and energy prices, many households are already feeling the pinch. And with prices set to rise further in October, and then again in April, many home owners are looking for alternative ways to heat their home for less. Currently, across the UK, around 1.1m households are not connected to the […]
When you’re looking for a heating oil for your property, two different options you probably come across quite frequently are paraffin and kerosene. But how can you choose between these two options? And what are the differences between the two heating oils? Well, here at Compass Fuel Oils, we are the UK’s leading provider of […]
If you’re in the fuel industry, or one of the many industries dealing with industrial fuels, you’ve probably come across the terms “paraffin” and “kerosene”, perhaps even interchangeably. That’s because there is a lot of cross over between these two terms, and it even varies by country! To help cut through the confusion, we’ve thrown […]
Kerosene is one of the more versatile fuels we have in modern society. Also known as paraffin or simply lamp oil, kerosene has a long history spanning centuries since the earliest written account of its production process was traced back to Ancient Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi in the 9th Century AD. The world […]
Advantages More eco-friendly than other fossil fuels When in its paraffin form, kerosene burns quite cleanly and produces far fewer fumes than other fossil fuels like oil or coal. Kerosene even produces fewer fumes than a simple log on a wood-burning fire. Safe and carcinogen-free Due to its cleanly during flame and lack of fumes, […]
Kerosene is a versatile fuel, used by human societies for hundreds of years! The earliest written description of the kerosene distillation process dates back to Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, an Ancient Persian scholar and scientist who lives in the 9th and 10th centuries in the Common Era. Kerosene remains one of the most popular fuels […]
