Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) announced the acquisition of High Grade Gas Service, which is headquartered in Stafford Springs, Connecticut. This transaction marks EDP’s first operation in the state, further expanding the company’s footprint into the Northeast.  A third-generation family-run business, High Grade Gas Service was founded in 1957 and has been owned by the Aiken family its entire 65 years. ...

Someone posing as a fuel dealer tried to order $10,000 worth of Fujitsu units from a supplier, using the fuel dealer’s purchase order, reports the New York State Energy Coalition. “The scammer arranged to pick up the material on Saturday November 12th,” NYSEC’s CEO, Rocco J. Lacertosa, writes in an email to members. “In addition, the scammer gave a cell ...

The Eastern Energy Expo 2023 will be held May 21-24 at the Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ. Sponsorships and exhibit space are now available at EasternEnergyExpo.com. Eric DeGesero, Executive Vice President, Fuel Merchants Association NJ, stated, “Our 2022 event was a great success and now we are excited to shift our venue to Atlantic City.” Eastern Energy Expo ...

“The industry is facing supply and price disruptions at a level we have never seen before,” Sean Cota, president and CEO of the National Energy & Fuels Institute, writes in a NEFI Update to members. “If we have warmer than average weather throughout the season, while tight, the market will be adequately supplied. However, we need to plan for the ...

Tevis Energy, Inc., a Maryland corporation, has acquired assets related to the operations of Heaps Oil Company, Inc., a full-service distillates delivery business in Whiteford, Md. The transaction closed on October 27, 2022. Heaps Oil provides heating oil, diesel, gasoline, and kerosene to its mostly residential Maryland customers. Founded in 1904 by Nelson A. Heaps, Heaps Oil has been passed ...

Fuel dealers may add customers through marketing or acquisition. Steve Abbate, managing director of Cetane Associates asks: Is one better than the other? On occasion we are asked if it is more cost effective to gain an account through sales and marketing or through an acquisition. Over the years we have completed the analysis several times.  To do the analysis ...

William (Bill) Montgomery, age 64, of Madison, CT passed away suddenly on Tuesday November 1, 2022. Born on May 28, 1958, he was a graduate of East Lyme High School and received his BS Degree in Journalism/Marketing from the University of Bridgeport. Bill worked for C. Cowles and Company in North Haven for almost 30 years and held various management ...

Rye Brook, NY-based Paraco Gas has entered into a strategic partnership with NY-based Thuesen Mechanical to deliver HVAC services. Paraco said its joint venture with Thuesen Mechanical—Paraco Energy and Home Services—will offer plumbing, heating system installations, water treatment systems, air conditioning and conservation in the counties of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess in New York, along with Fairfield County, Connecticut.  “Selecting ...

Dead River Co. of South Portland, Maine, acquired the full-service propane and heating oil delivery business and HVAC business of Charlie Burnham Energy & Heating Service, based in Freeport, Maine, Cetane Associates announced. HVAC industry experts Charlie Burnham and George Gyorgy founded Charlie Burnham Heating Service in 1991. In 2009, Jim Enrico joined the company and the implementation of software ...

Cargas Energy Summit returned in-person this year, bringing more than 170 energy industry professionals to the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square in Lancaster, PA. The annual event gives Cargas Energy customers and partners the opportunity to take part in educational sessions, get a glimpse of upcoming features and enhancements, and connect with one another.   After two years with a virtual-only ...