Fuel Oil News articles from December 1999

Fuel Oil News archives from December 1999

NORA passage seems doubtful in 1999.
December 1, 1999... At press time, it seemed doubtful that the much anticipated National Oilheat Research Alliance legislation would be voted on by Congress before the end of the year. In addition to the bill to enact NORA, a landmark banking bill, renewal of...

Pennsylvania Electric customers stay put, PP&L says.
December 1, 1999... PP&L Inc. says that 96.5 percent of its customers have chosen to remain with the company in the wake of Pennsylvania's "electric choice" program. This represents the second-fewest defections among the state's seven regulated electric utilities....

RPA study says most radiant heat installations are residential.
December 1, 1999... A recently completed survey of Radiant Panel Assn. contractor members reveals that 76.4 percent of radiant heating installations in 1998 were residential applications. Of the remaining 23.6 percent, 13.7 percent were commercial installations...

Utica Boilers merges with Dunkirk Radiator.
December 1, 1999... The Utica Boiler Companies of Utica, N.Y. and Dunkirk Radiator Corp. of Dunkirk, N.Y. have merged. The new company will be called ECR International, Inc., named after the founder of both companies, Earle C. Reed. Divisions of ECR will include...

ADD acquires PSS.
December 1, 1999... Advanced Digital Data, Inc. of Flanders, N.J. has acquired the assets of Petroleum Software and Services, a division of EDS, based in Orlando, Fla. ADD Systems will own and operate the former PSS through its division ADD South of Orlando. ...

New York still has rebate money.
December 1, 1999... The New York State Power Authority recently informed the Empire State Petroleum Assn. that the state's Oil Heat Rebate Program is still awarding rebates of $140 to consumers who purchase qualified oil-fired heating systems. About 4,385...

Dominion Resources/Consolidated Natural Gas merger closes.
December 1, 1999... The North Carolina Utilities Commission is the latest regulatory agency to approve the merger of Dominion Resources Inc. and Consolidated Natural Gas Co. The action means that all state regulatory approvals required for the merger have been...

Mobil donates $50,000 to help hurricane Floyd victims.
December 1, 1999... Mobil Corp. has contributed $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help people in southern Virginia, northern New Jersey and Philadelphia in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd. The company also is providing special payment...

FHWA requires rear impact guard retrofit for newer trailers.
December 1, 1999... The Federal Highway Administration has published a final rule that would require petroleum marketers with newer cargo tank transports to install enhanced rear impact protection requirements. The rule affects all trailers and semi-trailers with...

Petroleum demand up in third quarter.
December 1, 1999... U.S. petroleum products deliveries increased at a robust pace of 2.1 percent during the third quarter of the year, showing greater strength than the annual increases of the past two years, according to the American Petroleum Institute. The...

Goodbye to the "Good Old Days".
December 1, 1999... A guy tending his booth at one of the oil heat shows this past spring was giving away what he called "totally Y2K-compliant word processors." When he gave me the pencil, I commented that the only reason it was Y2K compliant was because it had...

New online "matchmaking" service for oil consumers, suppliers launched.
December 1, 1999... Fuelbuyer.com, a new service designed to simplify and expedite the process of finding and signing up new customers, recently made its testing launch. It reportedly presents important new opportunities for heating oil suppliers to obtain...

Petroleum Price Index 11/3/99.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 1999... Petroleum Price Index 11/3/99 CURRENT CHNG FROM CHNG FROM PRICE LAST MONTH LAST YEAR CASH/SPOT PRICES LEADED GASOLINE .6308 -.0470 +.1968...

The Oil Heating Industry 1999.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 1999... Will winter ever return to oil heat land? Our 22nd annual profile of marketers El Nino, La Nina, global warming. There just seemed to be no end to the forces that adversely affected the weather for the oil heat industry during the...

Leaks be gone.
December 1, 1999... Refilling a heating system after the installation of a new boiler always has given me a little anxiety. Having worked all day with the job near completion, the last thing I need at this late stage is a leak. While some leaks are easier to...

Help Wanted!
December 1, 1999... Have you ever read an ad in the newspaper or trade magazine that reads "Oil Burner Technician Wanted?" The ads generally say something like "experienced technician wanted with 'x' number of years experience, with a license. Benefits include...

Helping a friend with a boiler.
December 1, 1999... We all have our memorable jobs we talk about and I am sure we sometimes wonder how we ever got involved in some of them. A few weeks ago, I got a call from my friend Charlie, who had a major problem. His boiler, which was supposed to last...