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Keep a lookout
We have a pretty solid issue this month, where we review SPCC regulations; biofuels and filters; trucks and truck tanks…
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Everything Goes Full Circle
The summer is almost over again. You think last winter was challenging? I have a feeling this one is not…
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Are You Prepared?
Not more than 13 months ago I experienced, as many of you know, a very bad accident that could have…
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It’s a gas, man
Oil man T. Boone Pickens has an idea about how we can reduce our dependence on foreign oil by nearly…
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These are Crazy Times
What a great time to be alive and well and working in the oil heating business. Does that sentence sound…
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They Won’t Quit
Recently, I have heard many stories from the fuel oil dealers and some are somewhat scary. Many have shared their…
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A few chinks in the crude price armor
As the oil prices saga continues, there are finally some initial counters making their way into the market consciousness that…
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Throw the Guesswork Away Not Your Customer!
Welcome back summer! It has been a wild winter, wouldn’t you say? Fuel prices up. Gasoline prices up. Degrees days…
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Oil Tank Replacement Can Make Money in Difficult Times
I agree with all business owners who have said more than once that business is on the weak side. However,…
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Crude prices get ruder
I recently spent several days at the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America Spring Convention held in Hilton Head,…
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Learn From Those Who Went Before!
Remember last month we talked about you becoming the ‘go-to” guy? That generated quite a bit on interest in my…
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Are We Thinking Green?
I have read and watched several programs about going green, and I often wonder which side of the green the…
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Spring time, finally
As the heating season winds down, we find oil topping $115 per barrel. The impact on the price of refined…
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Stand Out from the Crowd!
Many times during your career you will or have come upon a situation where you will need to call for…
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The Oil Nozzle
Many have simply looked at the nozzle as the fix to all service calls and the cheapest part in the…
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The price of oil
The price of crude has breached $100 per bbl, with some change to spare ‘ about $10 worth of change,…
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Relief Valves: A Safety Issue?
It’s been a while since I looked at the system relief valve as something there just to annoy me. In…
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Humidity, Often Forgotten
Many of you may remember, as I do, the pot of water being placed on the kerosene kitchen range as…
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Economics, loopholes, opportunities and uncertainty
Fuel Oil News has provided a lot of coverage on the Enron loophole over at least the past year. When…
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Feeling the Pressure from PRVs?
One thing that always surprises me in many conversations is the understanding or misunderstanding of the purpose of the pressure…
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