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Lineup Announced for Liquid Heating Fuels Industry Summit IV

HEAT Show Summit IV to feature election analysis from Washington, DC insider with NEFI response and action plan. Plus, next-generation heating fuel business leaders’ panel: “Hear about the Future of our Industry FROM the Future of our Industry.”
HEAT Show Summit IV to feature election analysis from Washington, DC insider with NEFI response and action plan. Plus, next-generation heating fuel business leaders’ panel: “Hear… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/lineup-announced-liquid-heating-fuels-industry-summit-iv/

Gray, Gray & Gray 2022 Energy Survey Results

Fuel dealers adopt new business strategies in response to labor challenges, rising costs
Fuel dealers adopt new business strategies in response to labor challenges, rising costs Energy industry accounting and advisory firm Gray, Gray & Gray, has released the results… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/gray-gray-gray-2022-energy-survey-results/

Do These 6 Things NOW

Six Things Heating Fuel Dealers Can Do Now to Prepare for the Most Significant Winter in Our Industry’s History
Six Things Heating Fuel Dealers Can Do Now to Prepare for the Most Significant Winter in Our Industry’s History Sean Cota, NEFI President & CEO For many Main Street heating… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/do-these-6-things-now/

The Foreign Interference Loophole

How Wall Street nearly broke the U.S. economy … again
How Wall Street nearly broke the U.S. economy … again On March 8, 2022, U.S. crude oil prices hit $123.64 per barrel. The price spike was widely regarded as a product of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/foreign-interference-loophole/

Pricing Pain Remedies

How to tweak existing programs and deliver new solutions for unprecedented fuel prices
How to tweak existing programs and deliver new solutions for unprecedented fuel prices In April we wrote about having the tough pricing conversations with your customers. That… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/pricing-pain-remedies/

As the World Teeters

Volatile oil markets reflect economic turmoil and geopolitical chaos
Volatile oil markets reflect economic turmoil and geopolitical chaos Crude oil and refined products options markets have been pricing in significantly higher and increasing… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/world-teeters/

The Future Is Your Choice

Despite the energy crisis, we’re still in a seller’s market … but for how long?
Despite the energy crisis, we’re still in a seller’s market … but for how long? In today’s world, when owners are considering their transition strategy, there is a tremendous… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/future-your-choice/

The Financial Fight of Your Lifetime

Drastic measures must be taken to protect your margin
Drastic measures must be taken to protect your margin As I pen this, it’s May of 2022 and fair to say that the sand is shifting beneath our feet. Average hourly earnings… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/financial-fight-your-lifetime/

This Is Personal

Don’t discount that side of selling your energy business
Don’t discount that side of selling your energy business M&A activity in the energy industry is at an all-time high. Whether it is the approaching retirement age of business… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/personal/

New Study Demonstrates Biofuel Cost Savings

Without biodiesel and renewable diesel, U.S. diesel would cost 22 cents more per gallon
Without biodiesel and renewable diesel, U.S. diesel would cost 22 cents more per gallon On May 9, Clean Fuels Alliance America released a new study, “The Offsetting Impact of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/new-study-demonstrates-biofuel-cost-savings/

WAP: Wet and Put

How the right combination of hedging strategies can mitigate basis-blowout risks
How the right combination of hedging strategies can mitigate basis-blowout risks Cash market price differentials to front-month NYMEX HO futures shot up in April and remained… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/wap-wet-and-put/

About that Basis Blowout…

Recent oil market advance poses significant challenges to hedging next winter
Recent oil market advance poses significant challenges to hedging next winter By now everyone is acutely aware of the oil price volatility that has invaded our end-of-winter… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/about-basis-blowout/

Heating Assistance Program Improvements

Trade associations secure higher margin-over-rack payments for fuel dealers
Trade associations secure higher margin-over-rack payments for fuel dealers The continued economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic put the federal Low Income Home Energy… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/heating-assistance-program-improvements/

2022 Hedging Survey

Hedgers confront major market disruptions head-on
Hedgers confront major market disruptions head-on There are price spikes and then there are Price Spikes. As questions were being drafted for Oil & Energy’s 2022 Hedging… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/2022-hedging-survey/

Talking to Customers about Price Spikes

The DOs and DON’Ts of energy crisis communications
The DOs and DON’Ts of energy crisis communications Over the past few months, crude oil prices have spiked to record levels and then dropped to something approaching high normal.… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/talking-customers-about-price-spikes/

Record-High Heating Oil Prices

Winter 2021-2022 ends with unprecedented price spike
Winter 2021-2022 ends with unprecedented price spike Residential heating oil prices reached record highs in the first two weeks of March 2022. According to the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/record-high-heating-oil-prices/

Energy Markets in Crisis Mode

How geopolitical uncertainty is impacting oil and gas prices
How geopolitical uncertainty is impacting oil and gas prices In March, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices to their highest levels since the 2008 recession. Both WTI… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/energy-markets-crisis-mode/

The War Is Impacting Us All

During these most difficult times, NEFI is here to help
During these most difficult times, NEFI is here to help The Russian invasion of Ukraine is affecting your costs, your business, and your customers. The latest price spikes are a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/war-impacting-us-all/

It’s Time for Renewable Fuels

Taking the lead in the clean energy future
Taking the lead in the clean energy future Writing this, approximately one week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and our world – and our industry – is facing grave… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/its-time-renewable-fuels/

9 Steps to Manage Your Way Through a Price Spike

How to prepare your company and customers for higher costs
How to prepare your company and customers for higher costs Crude oil and propane prices are at their highest level since 2014. The bargain basement prices seen during the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/9-steps-manage-your-way-through-price-spike/

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