Fuel Oil News articles from October 2000

Fuel Oil News archives from October 2000

States and cities ignore UST regs.
October 1, 2000... According to a recent article in the New York Times, while private industry spent millions to meet the 1998 federal deadline for upgrading underground storage tanks, state and local government agencies continue to operate thousands of...

Washington state consumers get large gas rate increases.
October 1, 2000... Natural gas rates in Washington state took a jump in August when increases went into effect for three of the state's utilities, Puget Sound Energy, Northwest Natural Gas and Cascade Natural Gas. Puget Sound Energy's rates went up 27.5 percent...

Jerry Ferrara, longtime N.J. gasoline association exec, dies.
October 1, 2000... Jerry Ferrara, the longtime executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline Retailers Assn., died this past summer at the age of 82. Ferrara was said to be a colorful presence in the New Jersey capitol and in Washington, D.C., where he...

NORA oil heat legislation "progressing in Congress".
October 1, 2000... The NORA Legislative Action Committee reports that the legislation to establish an oil heat industry check-off program is "on track for enactment this year." The NORA bill has been unanimously passed in the Senate and has had a hearing in the...

U.S. Propane merges with Heritage Propane Partners.
October 1, 2000... U.S. Propane has completed a merger of its operations with Heritage Propane Partners, LP. The merger creates the fourth-largest retail propane 'distributor in the United States, serving more than 480,000 customers in 28 states. The merger was...

New marking requirements for interstate transporters.
October 1, 2000... The Dept. of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revised requirements for marking commercial vehicles with FMCSA-issued USDOT identification numbers. According to DOT, the revision will enhance highway and motor...

The return of price controls?
October 1, 2000... The California legislature is considering a law to cap electricity rates for San Diego residential and commercial customers who have been suffering with sky-rocketing utility bills in the wake of deregulation. The San Diego area is the first...

Sprague moves into Vermont with MacIntyre Fuels pact.
October 1, 2000... Sprague Energy of Portsmouth, N.H. has entered into a 10-year terminalling agreement with MacIntyre Fuels of Middlebury, Vt. The agreement will allow Sprague to offer diesel and heating oil at Maclntyre facilities in Rutland, Bellows Falls,...

Volvo/Renault deal could change market.
October 1, 2000... A $2 billion deal announced recently by Volvo and Renault will make Volvo Trucks North America the No. 2 heavy truck maker in the United States. Completion of the transaction, after regulatory approval in the United States and Europe, will...

Freightliner to offer Mercedes engines.
October 1, 2000... Freightliner will offer a heavy duty Mercedes diesel engine on several of its tractor models. This is in addition to the Mercedes engine option currently offered on medium-duty trucks. That engine, the four-cylinder MBE 900 diesel, is the...

Roth tanks receive UL listing.
October 1, 2000... Roth Industries has announced that its DWT Types 620L and 1000L fuel oil storage tanks have earned UL listing. Roth has been actively pursuing approvals for its state-of-the-art tanks since its entry into the U.S. market. Ul-listed tanks became...

New book details A/C systems.
October 1, 2000... Fundamentals of Air Conditioning Systems, second edition, by Billy C. Langley, Ed. D., CM, has just been published by The Fairmont Press. Now in its fully revised and updated second edition, it is said to be a complete guide to the...

New interactive HVAC Web site goes live.
October 1, 2000... A new interactive Web site, www.hvactv.com, designed to bring HVAC professionals together in an interactive forum, has gone online. The Web site features live Web casts and real time chat with industry experts, archived libraries of product...

New STI aboveground tanks.
October 1, 2000... Members of the Steel Tank Institute now offer the Fireguard protected aboveground storage tank as part of a complete motor vehicle fuel-dispensing system listed under the new UL 2244. Systems under UL 2244 include the tank, dispensers, core...

Civacon loading racks.
October 1, 2000... Civacon's OptiTherm Model 8460 loading rack overfill protection monitor features explosion-proof enclosure, status lights, bypass switch and ground verification, all in one box with single plug and cord set. The monitor features automatic...

Highland Tank offers variety.
October 1, 2000... Highland Tank is the largest producer of single- and double-wall steel storage tanks in the United States. It offers a complete line of residential home heating fuel tanks. Other products include oil/water separators, oil interceptors,...

Scully leak-detection systems.
October 1, 2000... Scully's ST-15-WX Liquid Detection System monitors aboveground or underground fuel storage tanks. It is a dedicated overfill prevention and liquid level system. With no moving parts, its automatic selfchecking systems feature Dynacheck, which...

Kraissl strainers.
October 1, 2000... Kraissl Co. offers a complete line of Model 72 Simplex and Duplex strainers and filters for pipeline service in cast iron, steel, stainless steel, bronze, aluminum and other alloys. They are used to protect pumps, meters, nozzles, valves and...

Compliance tank upgrades.
October 1, 2000... Compliance Express offers a variety of UST and AST tank services, including cathodic protection, CP project management, tank and line testing, ASTEC insulating coatings and automatic tank gauges. Cathodic protection is performed with little...

Ustman leak-detection systems.
October 1, 2000... Ustman Extreme Fuel Management provides superior leak detection and inventory management by using a combination of SIR and ATG systems. This automatic tank gauge is easy to install and user friendly. EFM gathers all related information,...

Morrison spill container.
October 1, 2000... Morrison's AST Remote Spill Container contains fuel spills during filling operations. The box has a 15-gallon capacity and can accommodate up to two fill connections using Morrison swing check valves, ball valves, quick couplers and dust caps....

Atlantic Screen customizes pipe.
October 1, 2000... Atlantic Screen & Mfg. slots, perforates and threads pipe used for monitoring, dewatering, remediation, methane relief, leachate collection, petroleum inspection and pump strainers. Also available are sampling pumps, manholes, Bentonite and...

Liberty fuel oil tanks.
October 1, 2000... Kerr Heating Products manufactures quality fuel oil tanks built to high standards. Made with ASTM A569 steel sheet, its automated manufacturing process ensures consistently welded lap seams. The Liberty tank is equipped with two convenient...

Green loading racks.
October 1, 2000... Green Mfg. makes access equipment for loading and unloading petroleum products. Products include stationary platforms and safety equipment. Loading racks are available in a wide range of sizes and configurations to fit any installation.

Containment Solutions tanks.
October 1, 2000... Containment Solutions specializes in the manufacture of fiberglass composite and steel storage tanks. CSI tanks include a full line of UST and AST models and compartment tanks for petroleum, automotive, chemical and water storage. The company...

Liquid Controls flow meters.
October 1, 2000... Liquid Controls produces flow meters and electronic registration equipment for the petroleum industry. Its flail line of positive displacement meters and flow computers offer accurate volumetric flow measurement.

Ecovault ASTs.
October 1, 2000... The Ecovault UL 2085 protected aboveground storage tank has a concrete outer shell precast in two sections, keeping the primary steel cylindrical tank accessible. It has true interstitial air space between the tank and vault and exceeds all...

Gorman Rupp pumps.
October 1, 2000... Gorman Rupp manufactures self-priming and straight centrifugal pumps ranging in size from 1.5 to 8 inches. Some models have UL-listed Shield-A-Spark gasoline engines for pumping flammable liquids. The company also makes positive displacement...

PetroVend tank monitor.
October 1, 2000... PetroVend's SiteSentinel Integrated Monitoring System monitors product level and temperature, the water level in the tank, as well as liquid or hydrocarbon vapors outside the tank and presents all this information on an easy-to-read, large LCD...

LM&C electronic preset.
October 1, 2000... Liquid Measurement and Controls markets the DanLoad 6000 electronic preset, an AC-powered, microprocessor-based instrument that provides flow control, measurement and additive injection for either single- or multiple-meter applications. It...

Dixon swivel joints.
October 1, 2000... Dixon Valve & Coupling Co. swivel joints are designed to give maximum service. Full 360-degree rotational movement offers maximum flexibility. Widest spacing between dual ball bearing raceways ensures greater load-bearing capacity....

Viking pumps.
October 1, 2000... Viking manufactures a complete line of positive displacement rotary pumps suitable for all clean lubricating liquids. Maximum nominal-rated capacities to 1,500 gpm are available, with maximum viscosity of 2,000,000 ssu. Materials of...

Stanwade storage tanks.
October 1, 2000... Stanwade Metal Products offers steel storage tanks for fuel oil, motor fuels, motor oils and chemicals. The company specializes in 275-gallon basement tanks and offers a full line of accessories and fittings. Complete kits and packages are...

Preferred Utilities fuel handling.
October 1, 2000... Preferred Utilities specializes in fuel-handling systems and components, including day tanks, pump and heater sets, tank gauging, and leak detection systems, valves, and other components. Its new D4 tank gauging and leak detection system...

Blackmer propane pump.
October 1, 2000... Blackmer has introduced the VistaTech V125 Sealless Propane Pump. It is designed to provide excellent suction lift capability and eliminates the need for special tank manifold equipment or modifications. It is capable of 150 psi (10.3 bar) and...

Roth composite tanks.
October 1, 2000... The Roth Safety Tank is a composite tank, the inner tank being of seamless blow-molded polyethylene and the outer tank of Galfan (galvanized steel), a superior corrosion-resistant product. Roth is the only manufacturer to pressure test every...

Web Engineering.
October 1, 2000... Web Engineering is an engineering/ design company specializing in bulk-plant and storage. All design work meets or exceeds NFPA, API and electrical code requirements. Stormwater, EPA guidelines, SPCC requirements, and state and local...

Turner ASTs.
October 1, 2000... Turner Tank manufactures small UL-listed aboveground steel storage tanks for all applications, including fuel oil, motor fuels and bulk lubricants. Custom fabrication, special finishes and colors are also available. The company has been in...

Sid Harvey bulkplant parts.
October 1, 2000... Sid Harvey's offers a full range of storage tank and bulkplant parts such as oil tank floor flanges, external oil storage tanks in 275- or 330-gallons, permanent tank bottoms, Magne-Patch tank repair kits, duplex slip-through tank bushings,...

Xerxes fiberglass USTs.
October 1, 2000... Xerxes fiberglass underground storage tanks are UL-listed, maintenance-free and do not require corrosion monitoring. Tanks are available in single-, double-and triple-wall models, ranging in size from 600 to 50,000 gallons. Featuring a unique...

Oil Heat Conference held in Boston.
October 1, 2000... Industry leaders gather to discuss important issues A mid ominous predictions of record high prices for heating oil this coming winter, a serious core of industry leaders gathered in Boston in August for the annual National Oil Heat...

Don't get spiked this winter.
October 1, 2000... Heating oil futures and options can help beat market volatility The value of heating oil price protection plans became apparent to buyers and sellers alike during the 1999-2000 heating season as wholesale and retail prices hit some of their...

Using technology for customer service.
October 1, 2000... Quick-response capability works well for Maine dealer "Customer loyalty is the best advertising and quality of service assures it," says Peter Garthwaite, president of Garthwaite & Green, Inc., Wells, Maine. "This company has grown steadily...

Strengthen your customer relations.
October 1, 2000... Proper communication is vital in stressful times Communication. Protection. Stability. These are words that people should think of when choosing their fuel oil provider. There are few other industries and services where customers put as...

The crystal ball says.
October 1, 2000... Many of you will think that I must have lost it, based on the title of this article, but I really haven't. What I'm referring to is the question I'm asked almost every day, and that is "Charlie, how high do you think the oil price will go?" ...

Beware of tax scams.
October 1, 2000... The tax law is complicated, very complicated. We have never met (nor heard of) even one tax practitioner who claims to know it all. There is no one place -- certainly not the IRS -- you can go to and be certain you are getting the right answer...

Stories from the trenches.
October 1, 2000... I enjoy reading the stories that are e-mailed to me by our readers. This month I would like to share another one of these stories with you. About two years ago I got involved in trying to make the radiators of a convent's chapel get...

Fuel Price Index 10/00.
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