The oil price movements in October were certainly significant . With conflict gripping the usual oil hot-spots (The Middle East, North Africa, Russia) it seems a fair enough question to ask why prices are dropping, when historically such events would force prices up. In answer to this apparent conundrum, we have two broad schools of thought around supply and demand. The demand argument – much loved by the media - contends that the world economy is grinding to a halt, Chinese oil usage is slowing and therefore the brakes are being put on oil consumption. Add to this economic slow-downs in Brazil, India and the spectre of Eurozone failure rising from its (very shallow) grave and you have both a dramatic and gloomy picture – hence the column inches and TV spotlight for the media loves nothing more than a good scare story.

At Rix, we love cakes and we also love supporting our charity of the year. That's why we couldn't help but get involved in the world's biggest coffee (and cake) morning last Friday, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

One of the more interesting paradoxes of the recent Scottish Referendum was the support given to independence by the Green movement.

Our very own Rory Beath, director of the Mercia depot, has helped raise more than £20,000 for a cancer charity by completing his first ever Ironman long distance triathlon.

It's not every agricultural show you get to see a Royal visitor on your stand, but that's exactly what happened to the staff on the Rix Petroleum stand this week at the Forest of Arden agricultural ploughing match.

The 2014 Strathaven Balloon Festival took place on the 22nd and 23rd August in Strathaven’s John Hastie Park and this year Rix Petroleum were proud to be one of the events sponsors.

Rix Petroleum is proud to announce it will be the headline sponsor of a major new entertainments venue earmarked for Driffield’s historic showground.

Not many first/second year University students can say they already have experience working within a marketing team…

This week we presented Mr & Mrs Marshall from East Yorkshire with a Rix luxury hamper, full of Yorkshire's finest produce and of course a couple of bottles of Australian white!