Energy & Fuel Supply
When fuel quality is disputed, the argument turns on records: what was measured, by whom, where the sample went and what the laboratory found. FuelVeriq is our pre-launch platform for keeping those records together. It has not yet been deployed.
Discuss this with usMarket context
In its September 2026 Oil Market Report, the IEA forecast world oil demand to decline by 2.5 mb/d in 2026. Global oil production fell to 100.1 mb/d in August 2026, with more than 10 mb/d of Gulf output shut in.
From 2 February 2026, UK motor fuel traders must submit fuel price updates to the Fuel Finder scheme within 30 minutes of any change.
Source: GOV.UK, Fuel Finder guidance
Standard grade (95 octane) petrol became E10, containing up to 10% renewable ethanol, in Great Britain in September 2021 and in Northern Ireland in November 2022.
Source: GOV.UK, E10 petrol explained
Fuel quality disputes are usually settled on chain-of-custody evidence, so a reading without a documented sample history carries little weight.
Business challenges
01
Measurements without custody
A water or density reading means little in a dispute if nobody can show where the sample was taken, who held it and which laboratory result belongs to it.
02
Losses nobody can explain
Shrinkage between terminal, depot and forecourt is hard to investigate when shipment records, tank readings and laboratory findings sit in different systems and formats.
03
Warnings treated as verdicts
An automated alert is a reason to investigate. Systems that present a threshold breach as proof of wrongdoing create disputes instead of settling them.
Where the opportunity sits
One case file per investigation
FuelVeriq links source measurements, notes, sample custody, versioned laboratory findings and private evidence in a single case, with file hashes and an audit history of who changed what.
Rules an investigator can read
Each rule is specific to the measurement method and unit and keeps the observations behind every warning it raises, so an investigator can see exactly why it fired.
Test the workflow before any integration
A guided demonstration on synthetic records lets an operator, laboratory or regulator test the investigation workflow before any integration work is scoped.
How we approach it
Our work in this sector is product-led. FuelVeriq is an MVP demonstration running on synthetic records, with authenticated measurement ingestion, shipment CSV import, explainable rules, investigation cases and technical exports. It has not been deployed with any operator. Integrations with sensors, ERP, terminal, laboratory or government systems have not been verified, and no certifications or predictive AI are claimed. Organisations considering a pilot see a guided demonstration first, then receive a written scope stating which data sources would be connected, what would be tested and how the pilot would be judged.
How our experience is evidenced
Product-led only. FuelVeriq is a pre-launch MVP demonstration built and operated by THEFOCUS, with pilot enquiries open. It has no deployments, customers, partnerships, certifications or pilot results, and we have not delivered a client engagement in this sector.
Questions executives ask
Is FuelVeriq in use by any fuel company or regulator?
No. It is an MVP demonstration with pilot enquiries open. There are no deployments, customers, government partnerships or pilot results to report.
Does FuelVeriq connect to tank sensors or our ERP?
Not today. The MVP accepts measurements through an authenticated API, manual records and validated shipment CSV files. Sensor, ERP, terminal and laboratory integrations have not been verified, and any pilot would scope them separately.
Can FuelVeriq prove fuel fraud?
No. A FuelVeriq warning is a reason to investigate, based on rules whose inputs are kept and shown. Findings of fraud or liability belong to investigators, laboratories and regulators.
What does a pilot enquiry involve?
A guided demonstration using synthetic records, followed by a conversation about your data sources and the investigation workflow you want to test. Nothing is committed at the enquiry stage.
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