Home Heating Oil

butterflymum

Aaaarggghhhh....

Quotes online last Thursday for 1000 litres:

Maxol Direct £479.96 Fuel Services £494.00 Boilerjuice £475.65

Quotes online this evening:

Maxol Direct £494.45 Fuel Services £509.00 Boilerjuice £504.00

marksimpson

Doesn't look like the situation is going to get better anytime soon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7289070.stm

The price of crude oil is just below $108 a barrel having set record highs five times in six trading sessions.

New York sweet light crude was at $107.85, having set a record of $108.21 on Monday. London Brent was at $104.08, down from Monday's high of $104.82.
Recent rises are being attributed to the falling value of the US dollar against the yen and the euro.
Some investors are buying oil, which is seen keeping its vaule, to protect themselves against the weaker dollar. Analysts are predicting that the dollar will weaken further if interest rates are cut again on 18 March.

butterflymum

Methinks extra blankets, jumpers and a few electric heaters...bbbrrrrrrrrr.

thetope

Holiday wrote: »

In fairness we have a Rayburn which is on 24/7 and it only provides cooking and hot water. The other boiler provides the central heating.

we have a Rayburn too and have also managed to use 900+ litres since we got filled on new year's eve... it pains me greatly but the OH loves it and it's a farmhouse so apparently it's "the law" to have one to warm your bum on. though if the price of fuel keeps rising i think it will be cold bums all round

marksimpson

Since I posted the message above (a bit earlier today) oil has reached yet another record high of $109.20 a barrel.

butterflymum

...then add wooly hats to the above!

Cherryscone

Has any of you still got an open fire? we have but theres no back boiler so it just heats the one room .

butterflymum

We have two, one with a back boiler, but haven't used them (lived here over 10 years). Maybe worth getting the chimneys cleaned and back boiler checked and investing in some coal...mmm...I wonder.

bonjovi99

See www.cheapestoil.co.uk its northern Ireland based
But price can vary on your location!

Cherryscone

butterflymum wrote: »

We have two, one with a back boiler, but haven't used them (lived here over 10 years). Maybe worth getting the chimneys cleaned and back boiler checked and investing in some coal...mmm...I wonder.

Aw theres nothing like an open fire ,the only thing is it puts me to sleep