The average price of regular gasoline at U.S. pumps slid to the lowest level in almost four years, dropping 18.18 cents in the two weeks ended Oct. 24 to $3.076 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
October 27, 2014BusinessFuelGovernment
Diesel Price Falls 4.2¢ to $3.656; Gas Lowest Since January 2011
The U.S. diesel average fell 4.2 cents a gallon to $3.656 last week, its biggest decline in a year and a half, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 20.
October 27, 2014BusinessFuelGovernmentAutonomous
Resale Market for Used Natural-Gas Trucks Offers Fleets Lower-Priced Alt-Fuel Options
Buyers wary of paying a premium for brand-new alternative-fuel vehicles are lifting the nascent market for previously owned natural gas-powered trucks, industry experts said.
October 27, 2014FuelGovernment
Plummeting Fuel Prices Spark New Debate on How States Can Protect Tax Revenues
While lower gasoline and diesel prices are providing U.S. commuters and truckers money to spend elsewhere, state officials said it is forcing them to cope with lower revenues.
October 27, 2014BusinessFuel
Diesel Keeps Falling, Dropping 4.2¢ to $3.656
Diesel fell 4.2 cents, its biggest decline in a year and a half, to $3.656 a gallon, while gasoline continued its free-fall, the Department of Energy reported Oct. 20.
October 20, 2014Fuel
Diesel Price Drops 3.5¢ to $3.698; Gas Plunges as Oil Hits 2-Year Low
The U.S. diesel average fell 3.5 cents to $3.698 a gallon last week, the Department of Energy reported, while oil prices plunged to the lowest level in more than two years.
October 20, 2014BusinessFuelLogistics
Railroads Press Against Proposals to Slow Oil Trains
U.S. railroads are rallying customers, including lumber and steel companies, to fight a government proposal to slow trains hauling crude oil.
October 16, 2014BusinessFuel
Clean Energy Buys Controlling Stake in ‘Virtual Pipeline’ Company
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it has acquired a controlling stake in the “virtual pipeline†company NG Advantage and bought its compression station in Milton, Vermont.
October 16, 2014BusinessFuel
Diesel Continues to Fall, Dropping 3.5¢ to $3.698
Diesel dropped 3.5 cents to $3.698 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported, as oil prices fell to the lowest level in more than two years.
October 14, 2014BusinessFuel
Frito-Lay Continues CNG Conversion With New Nat-Gas Station
Questar Fueling Co. has opened a compressed natural gas station in Dallas for Frito-Lay as the company continues to convert its fleet to run on the cheaper fuel.
October 14, 2014