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News•April 6, 2012

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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News•April 6, 2012

New Rule for Medical Examiners Nearing Publication

A final rule to establish a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is close to publication. The rule was cleared last week by the White House Office of Management and Budget, the last stage before publication in the Federal Register

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News•April 3, 2012

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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News•April 3, 2012

Three Oregon Ports of Entry to Switch to Phone-based Services

The Oregon Motor Carrier Transportation Division is closing its registration offices at three ports of entry and replacing over-the-counter services with phones and fax machines truck drivers can use for registration and over-dimension permit services

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Articles•April 3, 2012

Propane's Promise

Heavy-duty trucks running on the same stuff as your backyard grill

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News•April 2, 2012

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

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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News•April 2, 2012

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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News•April 2, 2012

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

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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News•April 1, 2012

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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News•March 29, 2012

No Highway Bill, So Congress Extends Program for 90 Days

Congress yesterday passed a 90-day extension of the federal highway program, the ninth extension since the program formally expired in October 2009

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