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A Message Regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic

Over the past few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every aspect of our daily lives.
Over the past few weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted virtually every aspect of our daily lives. Each day, our inboxes are flooded with updates regarding the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/message-regarding-coronavirus-pandemic/

Recommended Practices

NEFI’s Recommended Business Practices for Heating Fuel Dealers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
NEFI’s Recommended Business Practices for Heating Fuel Dealers During the Coronavirus Pandemic Click here to download NEFI’s Recommended Business Practices guide. NEFI’s… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/recommended-practices/

Crisis Communications

Helping customers get through hard times can help businesses do the same
Helping customers get through hard times can help businesses do the same Oil & Energy readers provide a critical service to our nation’s health daily, but even more so during… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/crisis-communications/

Platform Pitfalls

Iowa Caucus debacle shows danger of taking manpower and industry expertise out of the equation
The Iowa Caucus results were, in every sense of the word, a disaster. But why would we be discussing them in this forum, and what do they have to do with the energy industry… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/platform-pitfalls/

Propane Supplies Threatened by Canada Rail Troubles ... Again

Protester blockades create choke points across key supply lines
The logistics of bringing a steady supply of propane into the Northeast region have never been simple. The Jones Act prevents foreign vessels from transporting marine shipments… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/propane-supplies-threatened-canada-rail-troubles-again/

What Determines Oil Futures Prices?

Eight key factors to track when making hedging decisions
What determines oil futures prices? We all know that prices are determined by supply and demand (Economics 101), so in the long run they are determined by global oil production… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/what-determines-oil-futures-prices/

Visa and MasterCard Raise Interchange Rates

Payment processors can help fuel dealers mitigate cost increases
Starting in April 2020, Visa and MasterCard will increase the interchange rates they charge utility-class merchants for certain credit card transactions, according to sources… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/visa-and-mastercard-raise-interchange-rates/

ISO-NE Capacity Prices Fall to Record Low

Grid operator sees a win for ratepayers … but what’s the deal?
New England’s competitive wholesale electricity markets are producing record low prices. In February, the Independent System Operator of New England (ISO-NE) held its 14th annual… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/iso-ne-capacity-prices-fall-record-low/

2050 Vision Looks Askew

EIA’s 2020 Annual Energy Outlook offers multiple views of a dynamic future
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020), with projections for the domestic energy market through 2050. As always,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/2050-vision-looks-askew/

Heating Industry Biodiesel Conference

Coalition of Northeast associations and businesses honored at national event
The NEFI team was in Tampa, Florida from January 20-23 for the 2020 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo. The event is organized annually by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). It… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/heating-fuel-industry-participates-biodiesel-conference/

Taco Comfort Solutions Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary

Global manufacturing company maintains U.S. headquarters and family ownership
Taco Comfort Solutions® is celebrating and embracing its 100-year history while innovating for the future. A third-generation, family-owned company based in Cranston, Rhode… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/taco-comfort-solutions-celebrates-100-year-anniversary/

The Typewriting Is on the Wall

Message for fuel dealers reads, “Adapt or Die”
Remember when typewriters could be found in every office? These once ubiquitous machines have been replaced by personal computers and laser printers. What lesson can a fuel oil or… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/typewriting-wall/

BP Aims for Net Zero by 2050

Energy giant says it will “fundamentally” transform to meet ambitious goal
In an announcement that might have sounded familiar to Northeast heating fuel dealers — especially those hundreds who approved the Providence Resolution last September — oil and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/bp-aims-net-zero-2050/

Registration Open for the Blue Cow User Group Meeting 2020

Blue Cow Software, the home fuel industry’s leading management software system, has announced that registration is now open for the company’s 2020 User Group Meeting.
Lynnfield, MA (February 27, 2020): Blue Cow Software, the home fuel industry’s leading management software system, has announced that registration is now open for the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/registration-open-blue-cow-user-group-meeting-2020/

Gilding the Lily

Adding diversified services to dress up your brand
Odds are, if you are a full-service heating company or a wholesaler, transport service, or manufacturer, you offer a range of diversified services. Taking this statement a step… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/gilding-lily/

Inside the SECURE Act

Recently enacted legislation could lead to lower cost employee benefits
The passage of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (SECURE) Act, which was signed into law in late December 2019, has the potential to make a significant impact on small… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/inside-secure-act/

“Bee” Empowered: A Woman in Energy

Broco Oil co-founder and CFO Angela Brown is a source of inspiration and vision for the Haverhill, MA business.
From humble beginnings at her parents’ family-owned construction company to a sustainable future as co-owner of one of Massachusetts’ most celebrated green energy businesses,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/bee-empowered-woman-energy/

Decennium

Hedge Solutions reviews 10 years of oil market movement
As we look toward a new decade, I thought it might be informative to also look back on the previous 10 years. To help guide this retrospective, I’ve provided some interesting… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/decennium/

TCI: What’s Under the Hood?

Regional program could increase gas prices 17 cents per gallon as soon as 2022
Leaders from a coalition of eastern states have been working on a regional program to reduce carbon pollution from cars and trucks. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker strongly… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/tci-whats-under-hood/

Banned!

From coast to coast, new municipal laws bar fossil fuel hookups
It started in Berkeley, California. Last July, the city became the first in the U.S. to ban natural gas hookups in new homes. The ban, which so far applies only to new low-rise… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/banned/

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