Diesel Rises 1.9¢ to $4.142; Price Is Highest Since August 2008
Diesel rose 1.9 cents to $4.142 a gallon, its highest price since the record-setting summer of 2008, while gasoline also rose, the Department of Energy reported.
March 20, 2012Clean Energy Fuels Posts Quarterly Loss
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. reported a $20.9 million loss, or 29 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, compared with a profit of $13.8 million, or 18 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.
March 19, 2012Dart Transit Launches CNG Truck Service
Truckload carrier Dart Transit Co. said it has assigned seven tractors powered by compressed natural gas to dedicated service for Andersen Window Corp.
March 19, 2012Consensus Scarce for Nitrogen Tire Inflation
Fleets that have embraced nitrogen tire inflation said the practice extends service life and improves fuel efficiency, but tire makers stop short of endorsing use of the gas in their products.
March 19, 2012GE, Chesapeake Tout Pact to Speed CNG’s Adoption
General Electric Co. and Chesapeake Energy Corp. have signed a three-year agreement to accelerate the adoption of natural gas.
March 19, 2012Limited Availability of LNG Spurs Firm to Boost Supply
The use of liquefied natural gas as a U.S. truck fuel has a diverse array of proponents, including President Obama, ATA Chairman Dan England, corporations such as UPS Inc. and Ryder System and environmental activists. But as of now, the super-cold fuel is hard to find.
March 19, 2012Diesel Jumps 2.9¢ to $4.123; Gasoline Rises 3.6¢ to $3.829
Diesel prices continued to climb, as the national average price rose by 2.9 cents to $4.123 a gallon last week, according to the Department of Energy.
March 19, 2012Oil Finishes Week Over $107
Oil rose almost $2 Friday to finish the week over $107 a barrel, on signs that the U.S. economy was rebounding, Bloomberg reported.
March 16, 2012Oil Rises as Diesel Inventories Decline
Oil rose Wednesday following a Department of Energy report that showed diesel supplies fell sharply last week, Bloomberg reported.
March 14, 2012Diesel Rises 2.9¢ to $4.123 a Gallon; Gasoline Gains 3.6¢ to $3.829
Diesel continued its uphill climb, rising 2.9 cents to $4.123 a gallon, its seventh straight gain and the ninth in 10 weeks, while gasoline also rose, the Department of Energy said.
March 12, 2012