Heating Oil costs more than double as Middle East conflict hits rural Derbyshire households
Rural Action Derbyshire is warning that the fastmoving crisis in the Middle East is now pushing domestic heating oil prices to extreme levels. Disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, where traffic has fallen by more than 80 percent following military escalation and attacks on tankers, is severely affecting global supply routes and contributing to sharp price increases. Many rural households in Derbyshire who rely on heating oil have seen the cost of 500 litres rise from around £300 […]
