Fuel Oil News articles from March 2002

Fuel Oil News archives from March 2002

Long Island, N.Y. seeks competitive power market. (Dateline).(Long Island Power Authority )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Seeking to reduce electric bills on Long Island, the New York state-controlled Long Island Power Authority recently opened the Island's power market to full retail competition. The move, announced Jan.17, could result in a huge change in...

Norman Hutchinson passes away. (Dateline).(Hutchinson Industries )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Norman F. Hutchinson, president of Hutchinson Industries in Ontario, Canada, a major truck-tank manufacturer for the heating oil industry, passed away on January 10 at the age of 72 after a short illness. He leaves his wife, Joan, three...

Watts acquires Fimet, Premier Manufactured Systems. (Dateline).(Fabbrica Italiana Manometri e Termometri)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Watts Industries, Inc. has acquired Fimet S.r.l. (Fabbrica Italiana Manometri e Termometri) located in Milan, Italy, and a 100 percent Fimet-owned subsidiary, MTB AD, which is located in Bulgaria, along with Premier Manufactured Systems, Inc.,...

Consumer petroleum demand declined in 2001. (Dateline).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... For the first time in a decade, overall consumer petroleum product demand in 2001 declined nearly 1 percent with 19.587 million barrels consumed in the United States per day, as measured by industry deliveries, the American Petroleum Institute...

Fuel price index for March 2002.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... FUEL PRICE INDEX FOR MARCH 2002 CASH/SPOT PRICES (DAILY AVERAGE) CURRENT CHANGE FROM CHANGE FROM PRICE LAST MONTH LAST YEAR UNLEADED GASOLINE .5528 ...

Calender of events.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... March 20-21 North & South Carolina Petroleum Marketers Assns. Southeast Petro-Food Expo. Charlotte Auditorium, Charlotte, N.C. Info: (919) 782-4411. April 2 Rhode Island Chapter, Nat'l. Assn. of Oil Heating Service Managers....

The computer age. (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... This issue's focus is on computers and features our annual computer systems buyer's guide. It lists the various companies that provide specialized software to the oil heating industry. It's hard to imagine life without computers, even...

For first time, NAOHSM brings show to Hartford. (News and Trends).(National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... For the first time, the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers makes a foray into New England to host its growing trade show, industry convention and learning conference. NAOHSM's 49th annual gathering will be held May 14-18,...

ASHRAE provides guidance on applying ventilation standard. (News and Trends).(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Guidance on how the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers' ventilation standard addresses new and existing buildings is provided in an addendum recommended for public review. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard...

New structure for Volvo's truck operations. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Since Volvo's acquisition of Renault V.I. and Mack Trucks a year ago, a large part of the operations have been focused on immediate integration programs and development of a strategy for the future comprising product plans for both vehicles and...

National congress of petroleum marketers set. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Registration materials are now available from the Petroleum Marketers Assn. of America for the annual National Congress of Petroleum Marketers, April 14-16 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. According to PMAA officials, marketers don't want...

Not ambivalent. (Letter to the Editor).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... KEVIN ROONEY At a NORA industry education meeting in Hartford this past November, I suggested that one way to attract new service techs to our industry might be to run some advertisements on local cable TV sports programming. The committee...

Computer system buyer's guide: A selection of hardware and software providers for the fuel oil industry.(Buyers Guide)
March 1, 2002... ADVANCED DIGITAL DATA, INC. 6 Laurel Drive Flanders NJ 07836 (973) 584-4026 FAX: (973) 584-3205 E-MAIL: redmond@addsys.com PRIMARY MARKET: North America CONTACT PERSON: John Redmond TYPE OF SERVICE(S) OFFERED:...

AHR Expo 2002: exceeds expectaions.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The turnout for the 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) exceeded the expectations of most, attracting 28,513 visitors from around the world Jan. 14-16 in Atlantic City, N. J. With a total of 15,636...

"The supplier customers demand": James M. Kantelis reflects on his four years as Sprague Energy president.(Interview)
March 1, 2002... Sprague Energy Corp. of Portsmouth, N.H., is a leading supplier of heating oil in the Northeast. Sprague also markets other energy products, and provides materials-handling services through terminals in New England, New York, and other...

Your company's value: Maximize prepare before selling your oil heat business.
March 1, 2002... When it comes time to sell an oil heat business many owners simply call a friendly competitor, agree on a price and sign on the dotted line. What's wrong with that? Well, lots of things! Unfortunately for the seller, the business is often worth...

Strictly personal.(multiple industry appointment briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... TOM SCOZZARI KEN BUFFENMYER Tom Scozzari has been promoted to national sales and marketing manager at Thermo Products. He is responsible for planning, developing and implementing marketing programs to support sales of the Thermo Pride...

The steam vent. (Operations).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The steam vent is one of the most important parts of a steam system that doesn't seem to be understood, and not given enough attention. The purpose of the radiator-vent valve is to permit system air to be forced out, so that steam can occupy...

Age of the oil-tech dinosaur is over. (Service).(techniques for oil heat technicians)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The role of the oil heat technician in this industry is critical. The "way we always did it" does not work anymore. Most of you have had a good life in the oil industry, but many of you are starting to be "set in your ways." You remember...