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The National Biodiesel Board has called on Congress to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive to avoid further disruption to an emerging American industry that is creating jobs across the country while diversifying U.S. energy supplies. In written testimony submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures for a hearing on expiring tax provisions, NBB Vice ...

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President Charles T. Drevna issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s plan to increase oversight and crack down on alleged manipulation in oil markets: <i>To the extent that there is any manipulation in the marketplace, the government should investigate and take corrective actions. Historical data shows speculators are not the primary force impacting ...

Mark Scharenbroich, a motivational speaker, humorist and author, will serve as keynote speaker for the 2012 Kick-Off Breakfast at the PEI Convention, October 8

April 26, 2012 – All technicians that work on oil burners or install oil fired equipment need to have their NORA Tank Certification.  This is a bold statement but a fact.  Whether you are an owner, service technicians or service manager, here is your chance to get that certification or simply take a refresher class.  Wednesday, June 27th, the Westchester-Putnam ...

The U.S. biodiesel industry produced 135 million gallons of fuel in the first two months of 2012, according to new numbers released by the EPA Wednesday. The volume is an increase over the same period last year, when production totaled less than 80 million gallons. But it is down from the record production late last year when the industry exceeded ...

  ATLANTA ‘ An update on the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) ‘ one of the United State’s most essential building energy use surveys ‘ is featured at a luncheon hosted by ASHRAE next month.   Tom Lecky, director of the Energy Information Administration (EIA)’s Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, which administers CBECS, will serve as guest speaker at ...

The inaugural Women In Energy Summit originally scheduled for May 17, 2012 in Manchester, NH will now be held on October 29, 2012.  The change was prompted by the busy spring event season and the reintroduction of NEFI Visions.  The full agenda and all speakers for this exciting conference will remain as advertised.  For more information, please visit www.womensenergysummit.com.    

Continued Industry Growth at Risk 

The Petroleum Marketers Association of America and the New England Fuel Institute issued a statement on April 12 in response to President Obama’s proposals to address oil market manipulation and speculation: On behalf of our members and their consumers, we applaud the President for his statement today regarding the need to step-up efforts to address the harmful effects of excessive ...

Reports Monthly Production of 101 Million Gallons