Fuel Oil News articles from January 2000

Fuel Oil News archives from January 2000

NORA passes Senate; House vote imminent.(National Oilheat Research Alliance )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The United States Senate unanimously passed the National Oilheat Research Alliance legislation in mid-November just before it adjourned for the holidays. NORA leaders, who had more or less become resigned to waiting until January for any action...

Exxon-Mobil merger completed.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... One day after federal regulators cleared the way for the deal creating the world's largest privately held oil company, Exxon and Mobil moved swiftly to conclude their $81-billion merger. The merger reunites two of the biggest remnants of the...

FTC says future mergers may be more difficult.(Federal Trade Commission)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission said that federal approval of big oil mergers might become more difficult in light of the Exxon-Mobil deal and other recent consolidations in the industry. Although he wouldn't discuss specifics,...

NAOHSM show is "Off to the Races".(National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... "Service managers: Start your burners!" will be the bywords of the upcoming convention and trade show of the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers this June 4-8 at the Split Rock Resort in the Pennsylvania Poconos. In what has...

Connecticut Refining Co. president passes away.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 1, 2000... Irvin Shiner, long-time owner and president of Connecticut Refining Co., passed away in September. He had been active in the industry for many years, and had served both the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association and the Petroleum...

Sprague among top 10 companies to work for in N.H.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Sprague Energy Corp. has been recognized by Business NH Magazine as one of the top 10 companies to work for in New Hampshire. In making the award, judges examined such criteria as benefits, culture/work environment, compensation, turnover,...

Joseph P. Kennedy II joins new Internet superstore.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Essential.com, an enterprise being called the Internet's first energy and communications superstore, has announced an alliance with former U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II. With this partnership, Kennedy will actively develop strategic...

Rural energy conference addresses changing market.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... "There is a changing customer base in rural America," according to John Ketchum of Gas Equipment Co. "Today's consumers are accustomed to monthly billing. They are accustomed to a budget plan." Speaking at the fourth annual Rural Energy...

Potomac Electric gets into gas service.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Pepco Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Potomac Electric Power Co., which serves Washington, D.C. and the Maryland suburbs, is now in the residential natural gas and appliance service business. PES is offering competitively priced natural...

On the brink of...
January 1, 2000... What better way for the oil heat industry to celebrate the new millennium (regardless of when it officially starts -- this month or next January) than for the National Oliheat Research Alliance to become a reality? It isn't quite there yet, but...

ASHRAE denies appeals to Standard 90.1-1999.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers has denied all appeals filed against publication of its revised energy conservation standard for new buildings. ASHRAE's board of directors met Oct. 29 to...

Intertek launches new certification "mark".(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Intertek Testing Services announced that on July 1,1999, all new and existing ETL and Warnock Hersey Listing clients were authorized to use country-specific mark identifiers for the United States and/or Canada. The new identifiers -- "US"...

Wirsbo breaks ground on new training facility.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Wirsbo Company, manufacturer of radiant floor heating, snow and ice melting, and plumbing systems, has announced plans to build a new 11,000 square foot training facility at its Apple Valley, Minn. headquarters and manufacturing facility. ...

Metzger machine revises warranty.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Metzger Machine Corp., Milwaukee, recently announced details regarding its revised oil furnace warranty. The improved warranty covers all Williamson and Thermoflo model oil-fired furnaces manufactured after January 1, 1999. Benefits of the new...

Sprague goes on-line.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Sprague Energy Corp., known as Sprague, has completed final testing of its Web site designed to provide its distillate petroleum, natural gas, solid fuels, and material handling customers with up-to-the-minute information, pricing plans, and...

Dallas hosts ASHRAE show.
January 1, 2000... AHR Expo's 70th anniversary a sold-out celebration The AHR Expo 2000 will mark its 70th anniversary Feb. 7-9 with a sold-out exhibit hall at the Dallas Convention Center. The largest and most comprehensive exposition in the HVAC&R industry,...

Unfinished business.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... Our annual profile of marketers yields more information The response from the 22nd annual Fuel Oil News profile of marketers gave us more information than one issue could hold. In this second part of the report, we take a look at the issues...

Water, waste and pressure.
January 1, 2000... Have you ever thought about the true value of water? Personally, I feel that water is the most valuable and wasted commodity we have. Do we ever think about what we would do if we couldn't get water? Maybe the only time we get these thoughts...

The second hundred years.
January 1, 2000... Hhere we are in the first month of the new century and I wonder how many people think about what accomplishments have been made in the heating industry during the past century. I have been in the industry for some 30 years now and although this...