England, Scotland and Wales
Heating oil is a method for home heating that is used sporadically around England, Scotland and Wales. Similar to Northern Ireland it is the rural areas and communities that rely on oil for the method of heating. There are around 1.5 million people in Great Britain using oil for home heating. Great Britain has many suppliers of heating oil ranging from large companies such as BP and Bayford to the local oil supplier who will cover a very small area.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have referred the UK oil market to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for review. The OFT has resolved to look at the structure of the market, with a view of the fairness for consumers and alternative energy options for off grid consumers such as heat pumps.
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