Natural gas utilities continue to run into walls in their attempts to expand service in New England’s more remote areas. The futility rate is particularly high in Maine. “We have had natural gas in Maine for 70 years, and the established utilities
READ MORE >A proposed propane storage facility that could help stabilize supply in the Northeast remains on hold, as the New York State approval process drags on. Crestwood is seeking to store up to 2.1 billion gallons of propane and butane in underground salt ca
READ MORE >Before every oil refiner in America comments negatively on the title of this article, allow me to clarify that nearly all of the diesel fuels produced by today’s refineries do meet the required ASTM D-975 specification. Unfortunately, the specification
READ MORE >Two of the most pressing challenges facing small and mid-size business owners today are the looming deadlines for Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and the pending changes to overtime regulations.
READ MORE >Two primary factors that have been moving the oil markets over the last year and a half are global oversupply and declining U.S. shale oil production. When crude and products have to be stored at sea because onshore storage is tight, and when EIA reports
READ MORE >In late November, EPA released its final Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) numbers for 2014, 2015 and 2016 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), increasing some of the renewable fuels volumes proposed back in May 2015. The agency said it formulated
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