O&E Staff Reporter July 22, 2016
It is important to not overreact to a warm winter like the one we just had, but rather to be prepared for the next time another one comes along. There is a temptation to hunker down and cut costs, but the reality is that modern back office software can he...
Richard Pummell, Foley Carrier Services July 15, 2016
Audit: a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many. Whether it is the Internal Revenue Service or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reviewing documents and procedures, audits can be stressful processes that extend to uncomfortab...
Rick Trout, Account Executive, Hedge Solutions July 15, 2016
At the beginning of June, the Labor Department released a shockingly bad non-farm payrolls report, showing that in May the U.S. economy created only 38,000 jobs against economist expectations for an increase of 164,000 jobs. Furthermore, employers hired 5...
O&E Staff Reporter July 15, 2016
Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP Certified Public Accountants, of Canton, MA (www.gggcpas.com), recently released the results of the firm’s 25th annual Energy Industry Survey. The survey was distributed to retail fuel oil and propane dealers throughout the Northe...
ill Holmes, Director of Sales North America, Energy & Transfer Group for PSG July 15, 2016
A new era in propane transportation, supply and distribution in Minnesota dawned in May 2012. That’s when Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., announced the launch of its Cochin Reversal Project, which would see the reconfiguration of its Cochin pipelin...
John MacKenna July 15, 2016
The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) is launching a new version of its Fuel Savings Analysis Calculator, which can help customers see beyond Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) numbers and appreciate the real cost savings that a new oil-fir...