Fuel and Oil

April 9, 2012 - Industry News

Diesel Back on the Rise, Oil at Seven-week Low

Last week's diesel price decrease was short-lived as the average price rose by 0.6 cents per gallon this week to $4.148 per gallon, while the price of gasoline stayed nearly the same. However, crude-oil futures ended at a seven-week low Monday

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April 6, 2012 - Industry News

Three Major Oil Companies Settle in "Hot Fuel" Lawsuit

BP Products North America Inc., ConocoPhillips Co. and Shell Oil Products US have agreed to settle lawsuits accusing the oil companies of profiting from "hot fuel," gasoline or diesel fuel for which price has not been adjusted for temperature

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April 3, 2012 - Industry News

DEF Pump Price Continues Downward Trend

The average U.S. diesel exhaust fluid pump price fell by 1 cent to $2.74 per gallon between February and March 2012. This continued a marginal downward trend, which has seen the price drop 2 cents since December 2011

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April 2, 2012 - Industry News

Illinois Plans Nation's Largest Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Network

Illinois is planning 280 electric charging stations in the state, including stations at Tollway Oases.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and representatives from the Illinois Tollway, 350Green LLC and 7-Eleven Inc. announced plans to create the nation's largest network of fast-charging electric vehicle stations

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April 2, 2012 - Industry News

EPA to Allow 15% Ethanol Fuel in Gasoline

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15% ethanol - known as E15

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April 2, 2012 - Industry News

Diesel Prices Fall, Rising Oil Prices Spark Talk of Opening SPR

The price of oil has prompted discussion about releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The average price of diesel dropped by half a cent this week to $4.142 per gallon, ending a nine-week trend of price increases. Despite the decline, the price of diesel is still an average of 16.6 cents higher than this time last year, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel update

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March 31, 2012 - Industry News

Alaska, Producers Reach Agreement on Point Thomson Natural Gas

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and a group of gas producers have reached an agreement to begin commercializing North Slope natural gas resources within the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act.

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March 28, 2012 - Industry News

Irving Oil Offers First DEF Pump in Northern New England

Irving Oil in Kittery, Maine offers the only DEF pump in Northern New England, which is made up of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.

Irving Oil's travel plaza in Kittery, Maine is now equipped with a diesel exhaust fluid pump, making it the most northern DEF pump dispenser in New England

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March 26, 2012 - Industry News

Diesel Sees Slight Increase, Oil Ends Modestly Higher

Average diesel prices went up just a hair this week, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel update. The half-cent increase took the average price to $4.147 per gallon

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March 21, 2012 - Industry News

January-February Biodiesel Volume Slips from Late 2011 Growth

Last year, the biodiesel industry produced a record of nearly 1.1 billion gallons, supporting more than 39,000 U.S. jobs.

The U.S. biodiesel industry produced 135 million gallons of fuel in the first two months of 2012, according to new numbers released by the EPA Wednesday

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March 19, 2012 - Industry News

Diesel Reaches Highest Price Since Summer 2008

Diesel prices are back up at 2008 levels, which is when this photo was taken.

The average diesel price spiked 1.9 cents this week to $4.142 a gallon, its highest price since the summer of 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel update

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March 15, 2012 - Industry News

U.S. Fuel Exports to Double by 2015

U.S. exports of gasoline, diesel and other fuels will more than double in the next three years as refiners take advantage of a growing supply of domestic crudes and ship more fuel to emerging markets, according to UK research firm Wood Mackenzie

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March 13, 2012 - Industry News

Louisiana Plant Turns Animal Fat Into Fuel

Dynamic Fuels' Louisiana plant uses scraps from Tyson Foods' meat processing plant to create renewable diesel fuel.

A high-fat diet might not be good for humans, but it could be great for trucks, trains, planes and cars.

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March 12, 2012 - Industry News

Dart Launches CNG Dedicated Service

Dart launched a small fleet of CNG-powered tractors for Anderson Window Corp. A CNG fueling station was installed near Anderson's facility in Menomonie, Wis.

Dart Transit launched a small fleet of CNG-powered tractors dedicated to Andersen Window Corp.

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March 12, 2012 - Industry News

Fuel Prices Rise Yet Again, Oil Prices Fall

The national average price for diesel is up yet again this week by almost 3 cents, from $4.094 to $4.123 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel update. This is the seventh week in a row that prices have risen.

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March 12, 2012 - Industry News

White House Report Shows Drop in Oil Imports

The White House released a one-year American energy progress report showing that the U.S. has reduced dependence on foreign oil by more than 2 million barrels per day.

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March 11, 2012 - Industry News

Diesel Exhaust Found to be 'Negligible' Contributor to One Type of Pollution

Contrary to what the scientific community expected, the exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles are a bigger polluter than diesel exhaust when it comes to a specific type of pollution, according to a new study

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March 7, 2012 - Industry News

PeopleNet, Vusion Offer Fuel Theft Detection

PeopleNet is getting ready to offer a fuel-theft detection solution with the help of sister company, data analytics provider Vusion

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March 7, 2012 - Industry News

GE, Chesapeake to Collaborate to Speed Adoption of Natural Gas

GE and Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced they will collaborate to accelerate the adoption of natural gas as a transportation fuel

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March 6, 2012 - Industry News

EIA: Crude Price to Average $11 Higher Than Last Year

In its Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says it expects the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil to average about $106 per barrel in 2012, $5 per barrel higher than in its previous outlook and $11 per barrel higher than the average price last year

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March 6, 2012 - Industry News

DEF Prices Increase for Bulk Deliveries

Diesel exhaust fluid prices for tote refills and other bulk deliveries increased between January and February 2011, as suppliers reacted to increasing raw material costs, reports DEF Tracker

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March 5, 2012 - Industry News

U.S. Diesel at Highest Price in More Than a Year

Diesel is up again this week with a 4-cent increase to $4.094 per gallon from $4.051 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration's gas and diesel fuel update

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February 29, 2012 - Industry News

Refinery Closures Could Affect Northeast Diesel Supplies, Prices

Sunoco says its Philadelphia Refinery is the oldest continuously operating petroleum facility in the world.

Supplies of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel in the Northeast could be greatly impacted if Sunoco Inc. follows through with plans to shut down its Philidelphia refinery in July if no buyer is found

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February 29, 2012 - Industry News

CARB Highlights Innovations in Clean Diesel Technology

Diesel industry and California Air Resources Board officials held a press conference to highlight the key policies and events that led to the transformation of clean diesel technology over the past two-plus decades

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February 27, 2012 - Industry News

Diesel Spikes to More Than $4, Crude Prices Moderate

More truckers are seeing this as diesel is again at $4 a gallon. (Photo by Jim Park)

The average U.S. diesel price is up to $4.051 after a spike of 9 cents, and gas prices increased an average of 13 cents, reports the Energy Information Administration in its weekly Gas and Fuel Update

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