Fuels

One of the most difficult service calls for many is the flooded boiler and the results. It's not unusual for this problem to require more than one visit to the customer, so let them know up front that you may not get it right the first or second time, but you will get it right!

In June the 2014 VISIONS Conference was held in Worcester, Massachusetts, and given the time of year and the regular rush to provide programs, the program offered an excellent seminar on markets and hedging strategies entitled Hedging in the Ultra-Low Sulfur Marketplace.

I always remember a scene from the movie 'The American President" where Martin Sheen (chief of staff) tells Michael Douglass (president): 'You fight the fights you can win? You fight the fights that need fighting!"

The National Oilheat Research Alliance has begun building a research and development agenda to be funded by the check-off program that was re-authorized by Congress.

Fuel oil leaders are fighting expansion plans of natural gas companies

Swings moderate, but Oil to be cheaper and natural gas more expensive

A fuel oil industry group says there's plenty wrong with natural gas

While the preliminary outlook certainly isn't great for the industry, it has been a lot worse

The Oilheat Manufacturers Association is also lobbying for tax credits or rebates for customers that buy high-efficiency equipment

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