Oil Rises Following Four-Month Low
Oil rose Thursday to more than $85 a barrel after taking its biggest drop this year to a four-month low on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported.
November 8, 2012Diesel to Average $3.83 Next Year, DOE Says
Diesel will average $3.83 a gallon next year, Department of Energy said, boosting its previous forecast by a dime.
November 7, 2012Clean Energy’s 3Q Revenue Rises
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss but said its revenue rose on higher gallons of natural gas delivered.
November 6, 2012Gasoline Plunges 21¢ to $3.55 a Gallon, Lundberg Survey Reports
Gasoline fell almost 21 cents in the past two weeks to $3.55 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg survey of filling stations released Sunday, while oil held near a four-month low in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
November 5, 2012FedEx Freight Testing LNG Tractors
FedEx Freight said it has begun testing two tractors powered by liquefied natural gas.
November 5, 2012Manufacturers See Promise in Natural Gas, Tell Fleets to Study CNG, LNG Differences
CINCINNATI — A Volvo Trucks executive described natural gas as a significant “windfall” for the United States, and a manufacturer of natural gas fuel systems said truck buyers must parse a host of fine details before purchasing a vehicle.
November 5, 2012Diesel Dips 2¢ to $4.01 a Gallon; Gasoline Drops Again, Falling 7.6¢, to $3.492
Diesel fell 2 cents to $4.01 a gallon, its third straight downturn, while gasoline fell 7.6 cents to $3.492, its fourth straight decline, the Department of Energy reported.
November 5, 2012OEMs: 2017 Greenhouse Rule Could Limit Customer Options
CINCINNATI — Truck and engine makers said that meeting the federal government’s greenhouse-gas standards that take effect in 2017 while still complying with the 2010 emissions rule is a difficult challenge and could result in more “hard programming” of engine settings and fewer choices for fleets in their tractors.
November 5, 2012Diesel Drops 8.6¢ to $4.03; Decline Is Biggest Since Dec. 2008
U.S. average diesel prices dropped 8.6 cents last week, the largest decrease in almost four years, to $4.03 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported. Meanwhile, analysts said they were not expecting any lasting increases in prices as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
November 5, 2012EPA Sets Waivers for N.J. Diesel, Gasoline Requirements in Eastern States
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday temporarily waive federal clean diesel fuel requirements in New Jersey to allow the use of home heating oil in most generators and pumps in emergency service in New Jersey.
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