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November-December 2018
November-December 2018
Natural Gas Hedge Fund Crash Costs Investors Millions
Natural Gas Hedge Fund Crash Costs Investors Millions

Your money is gone. That’s what natural gas hedge fund investor James Cordier struggled to admit to clients in his 10-minute, 20-second apology video posted to YouTube in November. Cordier, who appears to be holding back tears across the video’s runti

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The Power of Disruption
The Power of Disruption

“Over the next 25 years, disruption is inevitable,” said April M. Salas, Executive Director of the Revers Center for Energy with the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Formerly an energy policy advisor to the White House, Salas has held various sen

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Five Questions to Ask Before Diversifying Your Product Line
Five Questions to Ask Before Diversifying Your Product Line

Diversification is not a new concept in the fuel oil and propane industry. Many — if not most — energy retailers have long ago moved beyond offering just fuel delivery. The reasons are many, including having a “backup” revenue source, maintaining

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Hurricane Resilience
Hurricane Resilience

Extreme weather events present tough resiliency challenges for the electricity industry. Work needs to be done to harden the grid.

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Sanctioned
Sanctioned

On July 14, 2015, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) plus Germany signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, known commonly as the Iran

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NORA Outgoing Chair Leaves Research Legacy
NORA Outgoing Chair Leaves Research Legacy

Tom Santa, Santa Energy, Bridgeport, CT, has been the Chairman of the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) since 2017. His term is set to expire at the end of 2018. For decades, Santa has been a strong advocate of oil heating research. He was an acti

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