O&E Staff Reporter September 20, 2016
A recent report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Underground Storage Tanks suggests that corrosion is a widespread problem that threatens the integrity of many underground tanks storing diesel....
Richard Pummell. Foley Carrier Services September 20, 2016
Thirty-three percent. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), 33 percent is the amount of productivity companies lose when they hire employees with drug and alcohol problems. A related study by the SBA also points to the increased risk of...
O&E Staff Reporter September 20, 2016
The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) has released the new version of its Fuel Savings Analysis Calculator, which uses test data on oil-fired boilers to demonstrate the value of equipment upgrades with consumer-friendly metrics....
Rick Trout, Account Executive, Hedge Solutions September 20, 2016
Crude oil prices in a $50 to $60 range will trigger increased capital expenditures and stepped-up production activity. Recently, Reuters cited a report that fleshes out this range. A $50-per-barrel price is insufficient for most major conventional oil pro...
O&E Staff Reporter September 20, 2016
In a victory for heating oil dealers throughout New England, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently declared it unlawful for Massachusetts to force residential electricity customers to subsidize the construction of private natural gas pipelines...
O&E Staff Reporter September 20, 2016
Electric utilities benefit from billions of dollars in tax breaks every year, according to a recent report from The Institute for Policy Studies entitled, Utilities Pay Up: How Ending Tax Dodging by America’s Electric Utilities Can Help Fund a Job-Creat...
