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Problems Persist at Public EV Fast Chargers

Drivers find charges don’t have the juice
Drivers find charges don’t have the juice Electric vehicle adoption has been booming. But charging away from home has become a considerable frustration for EV owners and the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/problems-persist-public-ev-fast-chargers/

Good Help Doesn’t Need to be Hard to Find

Hiring & Retaining Delivery Drivers and Service Technicians
Hiring & Retaining Delivery Drivers and Service Technicians A big challenge faced by energy dealers is hiring and retaining delivery drivers and service technicians. This article… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/good-help-doesnt-need-be-hard-find/

Achieving Pump, and System, “Best Efficiency Point” Performance

Don’t let the tail wag the dog
Don’t let the tail wag the dog Best Efficiency Point (BEP) is the point of the operations curve that is, simply, most efficient. Set the system operating too low, and there is… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/achieving-pump-and-system-best-efficiency-point-performance/

Tightening Markets Ahead

OPEC and Russia Announce Production Cuts
OPEC and Russia Announce Production Cuts West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures prices plummeted nearly 50 percent lower from a summer 2022 high of $123.68/bbl to a low… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/tightening-markets-ahead/

2023 HEAT Show Preview

NEFI’s largest annual event will be held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA, from June 20-22
Things are really starting to warm up as we near the kickoff of the 2023 HEAT Show next month. NEFI’s largest annual event will be held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/2023-heat-show-preview/

Increase Sales by Easing the Buying Process

Automated Propane Exchange Machines Open Up Markets
Automated Propane Exchange Machines Open Up Markets These days you can get almost anything from a vending machine: the usual snacks and drinks, scratch tickets, beer (in Japan at… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/increase-sales-easing-buying-process/

Transitioning to a Sustainable-Energy Industry

Liquid fuel providers can choose to succeed
Liquid fuel providers can choose to succeed None of us in the deliverable-fuels industry are strangers to the assault on fossil fuels, at least not now. It seems the constant… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/transitioning-sustainable-energy-industry/

Industry Seeks Extension of NORA Authorization

National, state and regional liquid fuels associations have submitted a request to the Senate Agriculture Committee leaders
National, state and regional liquid fuels associations have submitted a request to the Senate Agriculture Committee leaders asking for their support for a five-year extension of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/industry-seeks-extension-nora-authorization/

Gray, Gray & Gray Opens the 2023 Energy and Propane Industry Survey

In April 2023, Gray, Gray & Gray opened their 2023 annual Energy Industry Survey and called for participants
In April 2023, Gray, Gray & Gray opened their 2023 annual Energy Industry Survey and called for participants. The survey is for oil, Bioheat® fuel and propane retailers and will… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/gray-gray-gray-opens-2023-energy-and-propane-industry-survey/

Surprise Announcement from OPEC+

Last month, OPEC+ released a surprise announcement, that, beginning May 2023, they would drastically cut crude production for the year by over 1 million barrels per day.
Last month, OPEC+ released a surprise announcement, that, beginning May 2023, they would drastically cut crude production for the year by over 1 million barrels per day. Amid… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/surprise-announcement-opec/

2023 Hedging Survey

There hasn’t been a “normal” year for our annual Hedging Survey in quite some time
There hasn’t been a “normal” year for our annual Hedging Survey in quite some time There hasn’t been a “normal” year for our annual Hedging Survey in quite some time. In 2020,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/2023-hedging-survey/

Parting Words: An Interview with Tom Tubman

Oil & Energy’s exclusive interview on his retirement as AEC Executive Director
Oil & Energy’s exclusive interview on his retirement as AEC Executive Director The American Energy Coalition (AEC) was officially formed in late 2008 in response to the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/parting-words-interview-tom-tubman/

Upgrade Your Payment Processing, Increase Your Profits, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the ways Qualpay’s integrated payment processing could lower energy marketers’ costs on every transaction.
A two-part series on new opportunities with integrated processing In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the ways Qualpay’s integrated payment processing could lower energy… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/upgrade-your-payment-processing-increase-your-profits-part-2/

Data, Data Everywhere

Managing, using and optimizing your company’s data
Managing, using and optimizing your company’s data You may think of your business as a liquid heating fuels retailer or wholesaler, an equipment manufacturer, a transport or… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/data-data-everywhere/

Basis as the Basis for Smart Hedge Strategies

Knee-jerk reactions to every crisis are bound to lead to buyer’s remorse
Knee-jerk reactions to every crisis are bound to lead to buyer’s remorse I’ve become wary of making the last year’s crisis the prime focus for dealing with or predicting next… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/basis-basis-smart-hedge-strategies/

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Refill Planned

In late February, the Department of Energy announced that it was preparing to start purchasing crude oil to partially refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). A little… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/strategic-petroleum-reserve-refill-planned/

Data Management: Go Beyond Simple Reporting

Top 5 Benefits of Business Intelligence Reporting
Top 5 Benefits of Business Intelligence Reporting We are in the Data Age. It’s no longer enough to make business decisions based on intuition; management needs to look at their… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/data-management-go-beyond-simple-reporting/

Seven Sides of The Propane Market

Traditional Customer Service and New Technology Help Control the Future
Traditional Customer Service and New Technology Help Control the Future Starting with the Covid epidemic, supply channel shortages and this season’s unprecedented “atmospheric… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/seven-sides-propane-market/

What to Do If Your Bank Fails

Important information on keeping your money safe
Important information on keeping your money safe High profile bank failures have recently returned to the headlines. While the financial situation is markedly different than the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/what-do-if-your-bank-fails/

Annual Energy Outlook Offers Silver Lining

Limited Heat Pump Adoption, Strong Oil Production Through 2050
Limited Heat Pump Adoption, Strong Oil Production Through 2050 The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its “Annual Energy Outlook 2023” (AEO2023) on March 16,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/annual-energy-outlook-offers-silver-lining/

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