Diesel rose two-tenths of a cent to $3.85 a gallon, its third increase in four weeks, while gasoline gained a nickel, the Department of Energy said.
January 31, 2012Business, Fuel
Navistar, Clean Energy Unveil Natural Gas Partnership
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar Inc. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. unveiled a program that will provide natural gas-powered trucks to customers at the same cost as diesel vehicles, if the customers commit to purchase their fuel from Clean Energy.
February 1, 2012Business, Fuel
Biodiesel Production Hit 1 Billion Gallons in 2011
The U.S. biodiesel industry produced more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, the National Biodiesel Board said.
January 30, 2012Business, Fuel
Oil Slips Below $99 a Barrel
Oil fell slightly and held under $100 a barrel for a seventh straight trading day Monday on signs that European leaders may not take steps to end their debt crisis, Bloomberg reported.
January 30, 2012Business, Fuel
Obama Touts Natural Gas Use for Trucking
President Obama touted greater use of natural gas during a visit to a UPS Inc. facility in Las Vegas on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
January 27, 2012Business, Fuel
Obama Backs More Natural Gas Use for Trucking, Industry
Citing an abundant U.S. supply of natural gas, President Obama said in his State of the Union address Tuesday that “the development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper.â€
January 25, 2012Business, Fuel
Diesel Dips 0.6¢ to $3.848 a Gallon
Diesel fell less than a penny, dipping 0.6 cent to $3.848 a gallon, its first downturn in three weeks, the Department of Energy reported.
January 24, 2012Business, Fuel
Hybrid Truck Sales Seen Nearly Doubling
Sales of hybrid and battery electric heavy- and medium-duty trucks will nearly double worldwide this year, and more than 100,000 will be on roadways by 2017, a research group said.
January 24, 2012Business, Fuel
Gasoline Gains 3.5¢ to $3.39, Lundberg Says
Gasoline rose 3.5 cents in the past two weeks to a national average $3.39 per gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
January 23, 2012Business, Fuel, Government
Diesel Rises 2.6¢ to $3.854 as Iran Threats Push Oil Up
Retail diesel prices increased for the second week in a row, rising 2.6 cents to $3.854 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported last week.
January 23, 2012