I was attacked by armed drones, survived, and am here to tell you about it. Webster defines drones in part as “an unmanned aircraft or ship guided by remote control or onboard computers.” We are under assault by drones now.  A recent “near death” experience drove home the notion that we, as an industry, need to deploy our own drones. ...

Before he became CEO of the New York Heating Oil Association (NYOHA) in August, Rocco Lacertosa worked in the heating oil business for nearly 50 years. “I started in 1966 as a kid who knew nothing, and came up through the retail ranks, driving a truck and doing service and so on–the same way as John did,” he said, referring ...

The Canadian Oil Heat Association aims to tackle some long-standing challenges with insurance and remediation   By Stephen Bennett   With the help of advisors from inside and outside the fuel oil industry, the Canadian Oil Heat Association has identified six goals and is working toward them. “The biggest thing that is limiting us in Canada is the challenge of ...

New technical program tracks, more than 200 Professional Development Hour opportunities and the world’s largest HVAC&R marketplace are just a few highlights of the ASHRAE 2016 Winter Conference and AHR Expo taking place in Orlando, Fla. The two events are expected to draw thousands of industry professionals from around the world. The ASHRAE Conference takes place Jan. 23-27, Orlando Hilton, ...

Oil and natural gas company stocks outperformed all other asset classes held by college and university endowments, according to a new study conducted by Dr. Robert Shapiro, chairman of the economic consulting firm Sonecon, for API. “America’s colleges and universities have seen strong returns from their investments in America’s oil and natural gas renaissance,” said API Vice President for Regulatory ...

New England is facing significant economic consequences if electricity and natural gas infrastructure is not built over the next five years, claims a study commissioned by the New England Coalition for Affordable Energy. The study, conducted by Boston consulting firms La Capra Associates and Economic Development Research Group, claimed that failure to expand the region’s energy infrastructure will lead to higher ...

  A little-noted portion of the chain of pipelines and equipment that delivers natural gas is responsible for a surprising amount of methane emissions, according to a study reported by The New York Times. “Natural-gas gathering facilities, which collect from multiple wells, lose about 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas a year, about eight times as much as estimates ...

On October 24, 2015, members and supporters of the Hudson Valley Oil & Energy Council will once again join together for the organization’s biggest fundraiser, the Annual Person of the Year Dinner Dance. This year, HVOEC will honor the work of Joe D’Aprile, territory manager in Eastern New York for Sweeney Rogers Geraghty. A new addition to the SRGI team, ...

Valley Energy located in Claverack, N.Y., has hired Michael Vertetis as their new general manager. Vertetis has spent his whole life in Columbia County, presently lives in Greenport. He has been involved and active in the local community; he was Chairman of The Hudson Development Corporation, the Hudson Planning Board, the Hudson Development and Planning Agency and was president of ...

Uponor North America is extending its current pre-insulated crosslinked polyethylene pipe offering to include insulation thicknesses up to 2″ to comply with the ASHRAE 90.1-2013 Energy Code and the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The new offering includes both Uponor AquaPEX® pipe for potable plumbing applications as well as Wirsbo hePEX™ oxygen-barrier pipe for hydronic heating and cooling applications. ...