You may have noticed bottles of AdBlue neatly stacked up on petrol station forecourts across the country. But do you actually know what Ablue is used for? Or better yet, why we use Ablue in the first place or what Adblue is made from? We, at Rix, get asked these questions quite a lot, so we've put this blog together to help explain.

A gigantic mural was revealed today on the wall of Rix Petroleum’s depot in Hull. The mural is part of a grassroots project formed in Hull after a Banksy was found on a disused road bridge, not far from the Rix depot.

Extreme wintry weather brings about many challenges for all of us up and down the country, causing considerable disruption to the normal routine of life until the snow melts and arctic temperatures pass. At Rix Petroleum, we’re feeling the cold too.

Love your heating system this Valentine’s Day

One of the most important dates in the farming calendar is fast approaching, the Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show (YAMS) starts next week.

If you are going to the trouble of checking or servicing your Heating tank or Oil Boiler, it’s always advisable to check your home for any ways to reduce heat loss and lower your heating cost. We have put together a few tips to help you prepare your home for a typical British winter.

During the last few months, Rix Petroleum’s Yorkshire depot has given three lucky competition winners 500 litres of Heating Oil to help prepare them for the colder months of the year.

Whether you’re flying abroad or stay-cationing in the UK this summer, you might be surprised to learn some of your everyday holiday essentials are produced using different types of oil. Rix petroleum is an expert heating oil company, supplying homes and businesses throughout the UK with heating oil.

For the second year running, oil heated households are celebrating having the cheapest fuel bills. A recent report* comparing seven different types of home heating has found that Heating Oil customers are paying just under £600 less than LPG heating and still remain cheaper than homes on mains gas.