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News Alert: Have you seen this truck?

Posted by on Jan 4, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on News Alert: Have you seen this truck? HAVE YOU SEEN THIS TRUCK?  A $10,000 reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of the person or person(s) responsible for the theft of fuel from underground storage tanks. Thefts have occurred at DeWitt Petroleum and SC Fuels cardlocks. A Black or dark blue GMC Denali is also involved in the crimes. Truck Description *Late 1990’s White Peterbuilt 379 truck with a 4,000...
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U.S. Drivers Set Record for Gas Spending in 2011

Posted by on Dec 14, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off on U.S. Drivers Set Record for Gas Spending in 2011 LOS ANGELES — American drivers so far this year have spent more than $448 billion on gasoline, according to the Oil Price Information Service, breaking the previous record for gas expenditures — set in 2008 — with almost a month to go before the year’s done. According to a report by the LA Times, the jump in gas spending is a huge increase over last year, when U.S....
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Texaco or Chevron?

Posted by on Dec 8, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off on Texaco or Chevron? Oil company revamping contracts to give marketers brand choice By Carole Donoghue CSP Daily News | December 8, 2011 SAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. plans to revamp its branded contracts to allow marketers to fly either the Texaco or Chevron flag at their stations under the same supply agreement, CSP Daily News has learned. Currently, jobbers must sign separate agreements for each...
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How does the gas station pump know to shut off when your tank is full?

Posted by on Dec 7, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off on How does the gas station pump know to shut off when your tank is full? Q: How does the gas station pump know to shut off when your tank is full?— Steve, Sturbridge, Massachusetts A: A vacuum develops in the pump nozzle when the tank is full and that vacuum tells the pump to shut off. Next time you fill your tank, notice the nozzle. The nozzle “necks down” a short way past the handle and forms a narrow spout. Turn the nozzle over. There’s a small hole...
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Behind Getty Petroleum’s Bankruptcy

Posted by on Dec 6, 2011 in Blog | Comments Off on Behind Getty Petroleum’s Bankruptcy Vows to continue normal operations; claims Getty Realty failed to perform remediaition EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The announcement that Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc.–and its subsidiaries Gasway Inc., Getty Terminals Corp. and PT Petro Corp.–has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York comes after Getty...
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