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Is an Investment in a Bulk Storage Plant a Good Move?

First, determine if the benefits outweigh the risks
First, determine if the benefits outweigh the risks With the ever-changing dynamics of the energy market, heating oil and propane dealers are faced with new challenges and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/investment-bulk-storage-plant-good-move/

Managing Fuels for Optimum Results

Regulations push emissions targets down, but proper fuel quality standards can keep the industry ahead of the game
Regulations push emissions targets down, but proper fuel quality standards can keep the industry ahead of the game Over the past several decades, volumes of governmental… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/managing-fuels-optimum-results/

National Weather Forecasting Takes NEFI by Storm

NEFI’s new weather service provides more data and access
NEFI’s new weather service provides more data and access Members of the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) have already been introduced to its new weather service, National… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/national-weather-forecasting-takes-nefi-storm/

Keeping Water Out of Storage Tanks

How do you prevent water, corrosion and microbe issues in fuel tanks? Hint: It’s not the fuel.
How do you prevent water, corrosion and microbe issues in fuel tanks? Hint: It’s not the fuel. Biodiesel does not cause water issues in fuel tanks. Let’s get that out of the way.… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/keeping-water-out-storage-tanks/

Known Knowns and Unknown Unknowns

Preparing for the unexpected creates resilience
Preparing for the unexpected creates resilience Many readers will recall Donald Rumsfeld’s comments in 2002, “There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/known-knowns-and-unknown-unknowns/

Wrangling Cash Market Differentials and Crack Spreads

Heavy demand or supply shocks could lead to a price blowout
Heavy demand or supply shocks could lead to a price blowout Cash market differentials to NYMEX HO (ULSD) futures spiked early last heating season, with weak stock levels at the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/wrangling-cash-market-differentials-and-crack-spreads/

Carlin Begins Production on UL Listed B100 Burners

Carlin Combustion Technology has announced the launch of their B100 burner
Carlin Combustion Technology has announced the launch of their B100 burner Carlin Combustion Technology has announced the launch their B100 burner. Effective November 20, 2023,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/carlin-begins-production-ul-listed-b100-burners/

NEFI Unveils New Member Resources

NEFI has launched a new Members Area at NEFI.com
NEFI has launched a new Members Area at NEFI.com, providing all employees of member companies with more access, more information and more resources. The secure,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nefi-unveils-new-member-resources/

A Chance Hydrogen Discovery

A cache of white hydrogen fuels thoughts of commercialization
A cache of white hydrogen fuels thoughts of commercialization When a team of scientists were assessing the methane gas levels beneath the ground in Southeastern France, they made… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/chance-hydrogen-discovery/

NORA Looks at Indoor Air Quality

Are combustion powered heating systems the cause of poor IAQ?
Are combustion powered heating systems the cause of poor IAQ? Indoor air quality has become a newsworthy topic as certain pollutants have been identified as health hazards by,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nora-looks-indoor-air-quality/

PPATEC Graduates Ready To Enter The Workforce

Students have immediate career opportunities in the HVAC and energy industries
Students have immediate career opportunities in the HVAC and energy industries On September 15, PPATEC (Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education Center) held a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ppatec-graduates-ready-enter-workforce/

Winter 2023-2024 First Impressions

El Niño returns, and could bring significant winter weather in early 2024
El Niño returns, and could bring significant winter weather in early 2024 After a three-year run of La Niña winters, Mother Nature has decided it is time to get back to a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/winter-2023-2024-first-impressions/

Act Now on Biodiesel Contracts

Securing your fuel supply early makes winter easier
Securing your fuel supply early makes winter easier Fuel wholesalers and retailers moving into the renewable fuels market often learn the hard way that biodiesel supply operates… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/act-now-biodiesel-contracts/

Storing Renewable Energy in Cement

Future homes may have supercapacitor foundations
Future homes may have supercapacitor foundations MIT engineers have created an energy-storing supercapacitor from three of the world’s most abundant materials: cement, water,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/storing-renewable-energy-cement/

Why You Need a Comprehensive Compensation Policy

Your most potent tool to retaining quality employees
Your most potent tool to retaining quality employees In the competitive landscape of the modern business world, the success of a propane or heating oil company, like any other,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/why-you-need-comprehensive-compensation-policy/

Expanding the Definition of Equipment Sales

Customers will stick with companies who offer them more
Customers will stick with companies who offer them more When you think of equipment sales, you probably think of boilers, furnaces and central air conditioners. After all,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/expanding-definition-equipment-sales/

Raise Sales with a Forklift Exchange Tank Program

Increase your local footprint and enhance your supply with a new sales line.
Increase your local footprint and enhance your supply with a new sales line. Propane marketing can be hard to predict. One way to protect against market volatility is to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/raise-sales-forklift-exchange-tank-program/

Is It Déjà Vu All Over Again?

Echoes of last year in backwardated markets and rising prices.
Echoes of last year in backwardated markets and rising prices. Though we are a year and a half removed from the oil price shock precipitated by the Russia invasion of Ukraine, the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/it-deja-vu-all-over-again/

Why Market Renewable Propane for Your Business?

Offering a viable energy solution to the effects of climate change
Offering a viable energy solution to the effects of climate change The scrutiny of traditional fossil fuels is not going away. Our industry can continue to fight it, advocating… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/why-market-renewable-propane-your-business/

NORA Net-0 Home Update

The need to lower carbon emissions has driven many industries to find alternative methods to minimize their contribution to a warming planet
Based on field and lab testing, it was found that a home can be successfully heated using 100 percent biodiesel, providing up to 90 percent reduction in carbon emissions compared… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nora-net-0-home-update/

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