Keystone Decision Angers Alberta
The oil-rich Canadian province that was hit hard by Joe Biden’s move to kill the Keystone XL pipeline is considering seeking compensation from the U.S. through an old free-trade rule that’s still in place. Alberta…
Vac Trucks Require ‘Constant Vigilance’
Vacuum trucks are tank trucks equipped with a high-powered vacuum pump that sucks up solids, fluids, sludge or slurry at high speed through a hose. In the oil patch, their central task is to clean…
Nikola Wins Fuel-Cell Approval
After a rocky finish in 2020, Nikola announced it has secured an innovative electric rate schedule with Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) that the company said makes possible the accelerated development of hydrogen-based fueling solutions…
Biden Revokes Keystone Pipeline
The Biden Administration has revoked a key permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the second time a Democratic administration has scuttled the $8 billion project in less than a decade. President Biden’s action was…
Brightoil Petroleum ‘Back in Business’
Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited said last month it is now “back in business,’’ having reached a settlement with the Vietnam-based trader Petrolimex which initiated a bankruptcy order against Brightoil over a $30 million debt. In…
New Dixon Bayco Petroleum Product Indicators
Dixon Bayco Petroleum Product Indicators are designed to be mounted near the API discharge valves on road tanks using a standard bolt hole pattern. Available in standard and mini lengths these multi-product grade indicators can…
Boston Steel Exhibits New DEF Unit
At the last New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) show in Providence, R.I.,Boston Steel, a division of Tremcar USA, exhibited a Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) unit. It was specially designed to carry DEF, a liquid, aqueous…
4 Companies Settle Oil Spill Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced four settlements with companies in Connecticut and Maine for violations of federal oil spill laws. The three companies in Connecticut and a company in Maine have all…
Team Logistics Wins Murphy USA Carrier Award
Murphy USA recently honored Team Logistics, a fuel delivery provider, as “2018 Carrier of the Year.’’ Murphy USA, based in El Dorado, Ark., operates a network of convenience stores. Murphy USA’s award recognizes Team Logistics…
2 Fuel Groups Sign Agreement
UNITI Expo, a leading European trade fair for the retail petroleum and car wash industries, and Onexpo Nacional, A. C., Mexico’s largest association of fuel retailers, have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen ties between…
U.S. Silica Upgrading Its Mine Fleet
In June 1998, an experiment to access gas trapped over a mile deep in the Barnett Shale north of Fort Worth, Texas, using sand, water and chemicals ignited a natural gas boom that rippled across…
Glut Upends Market For Frac Sand
For the last six years, Kevin Bowen has made a good living selling sand to operators and oil-field service providers who use it to complete horizontal wells. It was a lucrative market tied to the…
