Five heating fuel industry leaders respond to the key question: ‘What’s one thing our industry can do to help secure our place in the clean-energy future?’ By Sean Cota, NEFI and Tom Tubman, AEC It’s not every day you get three of the country’s biggest heating oil wholesalers together in the same room alongside the leaders of the National Oilheat ...
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Biofuel Diary
Friday the 13th of December 2019 Levi Bourne was driving home after a long day, typical in the fuel business for that time of the year. Here’s his account of what happened that day: My radio cut out and the Bluetooth from my cell phone took over to let me know my girlfriend Cassie was calling. I had received a ...
Read More »AEC Releases Five Informational Flyers for Fuel Oil Marketers to Use
The American Energy Coalition released five new data sheets in support of the AEC mission to promote the benefits of oilheat compared to natural gas. Each of the data sheets addresses a different topic, consistent with the “key words” and “key phrases” that are part of the Coalition’s Google Pay Per Click Campaign. Specifically, the data sheet topics are: “The ...
Read More »Santa: Oil Heating Industry Entering a ‘Renaissance’
The oil heating industry is entering a renaissance with a fuel that is cleaner, less expensive and more reliable than ever, Tom Santa, incoming chairman of the National Oilheat Research Alliance, told an industry gathering. Santa, CEO of Santa Energy, Bridgeport, Conn., cited the adoption of ultra-low sulfur (ULS) heating oil as a primary factor in reducing heat exchanger ...
Read More »NBB Supports Senate Biodiesel Tax Legislation
“Biodiesel and renewable diesel producers around the country are yet again facing what effectively amounts to a tax increase in less than six months,” National Biodiesel Board Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel said, calling for support of legislation introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to extend the biodiesel tax incentive through 2019 and reform ...
Read More »REG Continues Growth with Agreement to Acquire Sanimax Biodiesel Plant
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. announced that it has signed an asset purchase agreement with Sanimax Energy, LLC to acquire Sanimax’s 20 million gallon nameplate capacity biodiesel refinery located in DeForest, Wisc. Under the asset purchase agreement, REG will pay Sanimax approximately $11 million in cash and will issue 500,000 shares of REG common stock in exchange for the biorefinery and ...
Read More »EIA: Heating Oil Expenditures Forecast To Be Lower This Winter
Excerpted from This Week in Petroleum- Oct. 7, 2015 A forecast combination of warmer weather and lower crude oil prices is contributing to the lowest expected average residential heating oil expenditures in nine years for the winter heating season of 2015-16, which runs from October 1 through March 31. The average household using heating oil is forecast to spend about ...
Read More »EIA: High Distillate Fuel Oil Inventories in Central Atlantic Weighing on Distillate Spot Price
Principal contributor: Rebecca George Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report Stocks of distillate fuel oil in the Central Atlantic, which encompasses the New York Harbor region, have risen nearly every week since April, reaching 36.9 million barrels as of October 30. This level is 9 million barrels above the five-year average and 14.6 million barrels above ...
Read More »Register Now for the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo
Registration is now open for the 2016 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Tampa, Florida! This event is a can’t-miss in the world of biodiesel. The conference features networking and educational opportunities that aren’t available anywhere else. Register at www.BiodieselConference.org.
Read More »The Flip Side of ULSHO
By Paul Nazzaro The New England Fuel Institute’s North American Heating and Energy Expo last month provided a great opportunity to catch up with fuel dealers from across the region and hear about what’s happening in the field. As a fuel quality professional, my business centers on educating dealers on how to identify and eliminate fuel problems, while maximizing the ...
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