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The Oil Heat Institute of Eastern New York and Oil Fuel Institute of Central New York have merged to establish a new trade group that shall henceforth be known as the Upstate New York Energy Association. The merger brings together two heating industry institutes that had existed side-by-side since the 1960s. OHIENY was organized in 1964, following a consolidation of groups in Troy, Albany, Mohawk Valley, and Fulton and Montgomery counties. That association later expanded to include Oilheat dealers in 19 additional counties throughout upstate New York. The Oneida County based OFICNY had been registered as a domestic not- for-profit corporation just two years earlier, in 1962.

As reported on last month, the Oil Heat Council of New Hampshire has been considering supporting a move to bring a low-sulfur requirement to the state. A meeting held on Nov. 13 has set this as a formal policy goal. 

On Nov. 12, 2014, the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America elected Tom Gresham as SIGMA President. Gresham was previously SIGMA first vice president and chairman of the SIGMA Legislative Committee. Gresham is president and CEO of Double Quick, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Journalism from Southern Methodist University.

Schneider Electric has issued the following advice to heating oil customers, but it is certainly applicable as a caution and planning point for distributors as well: While consumers are more prepared for another extreme winter than year prior, conflicting weather forecasts for the winter of 2014-2015, in addition to changing sulfur specifications in states throughout the Northeast, have created a volatile atmosphere for the heating oil market.

Surveyors are making some homeowners angry with their bullying tactics for surveying.

As winter approaches, Massachusetts consumers who heat their homes with oil are paying less for warmth than they did last year.

In an effort to better serve customers' needs through expanded capacity, Grundfos has begun assembling its CM and CME horizontal multistage close-coupled pumps at its facility in Allentown, Pa., which serves as the main distribution center for the North American region.

Light penalties for utilities in natural gas accidents are a norm in Pennsylvania and other states, according to a recent article by The Morning Call, a newspaper that covers Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.

Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) decreased by 3.5 percent from September 2013 to average 18.6 million barrels per day last month. For the third quarter, petroleum demand fell by 0.9 percent from the same period last year.

The National Oilheat Research Alliance has renamed its new website as www.NORAweb.org. The new site, with a modern, user-friendly interface, is a source for news, events, education, research updates and more.