BP’s has instituted a new Gulf Coast Restoration Organization, set to manage the company’s long-term response to the Deepwater Horizon incident and the MC252 oil and gas spill. Effective immediately, Bob Dudley has been appointed president and CEO of BP’s new Gulf Coast Restoration Organization, and will report to Tony Hayward, BP’s Group Chief Executive. The…

Aloha Petroleum, an independently-owned retail gasoline marketer and convenient store operator in Hawaii, has added SonicWALL’s advanced line of network security and data protection solutions. “We needed a state-of-the-art security infrastructure that can be centrally managed to eliminate intruders from accessing our networks or crossing the gateways,” said Dwight Mascowe, IT support specialist at Aloha…

Thorntons Inc. has teamed with Growth Energy to establish 20 new E85 stations in five states. “We are very excited about the expansion of E85 fuel in our stores,” said Matt Thornton, CEO of Thorntons, which operates more than 160 c-stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. “We support the use of ethanol, wherever…

by Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Countrywide, wholesale gasoline prices were mixed for the week-ended Monday (6/14), with markets along the West Coast down slightly while increasing elsewhere in the U.S. The higher wholesale costs were triggered by gains in the financially traded oil futures market, with supply in the physical market…

Lucky Deuces Casino and Truck Stop has signed a five year contract with FuelQuest Inc., a software services company for the global downstream energy industry. FuelQuest Fuel Center, FuelQuest’s outsourced fuel management service, will source, monitor, replenish, and reconcile retail motor fuel for Lucky Deuces’ growing establishment in Duson, La. Lucky Deuces’ goal is to…

Gulf Oil has announced its continued growth in Virginia by signing a branded distributor partnership with Anderson Oil Company. Anderson Oil will begin work immediately, rebranding more than two dozen motor fuel outlets in the Greater Fredericksburg and Richmond areas from Chevron, Texaco and Pure to the new Gulf “Sunrise” image.  This is the first…

Tacoma, Wash.-based Pettit Oil and U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc., a provider of universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards, have joined forces through U.S. Bank’s Voyager Channel Partner Program. Pettit Oil will begin issuing co-branded fleet cards for its customers to use at its retail locations in western Washington and at any of the…

By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline prices continue tumbling, down nearly 50cts from the start of May after another week of double-digit declines across most metropolitan markets nationwide through May 24. The drop in wholesale values is gradually filtering through to retail outlets, offering a savings for holiday travelers this…

By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline prices continue tumbling, down nearly 50 cents from the start of May after another week of double-digit declines across most metropolitan markets nationwide through May 24. The drop in wholesale values is gradually filtering through to retail outlets, offering a savings for holiday travelers…

To some people, SKS, Inc., Escondido, Calif., is one of the last of a vanishing breed. The company is a bulk lubes and fuels distributor; operator of commercial fueling stations in the Pacific Pride network; and an installer and servicer of fuel equipment for end-users. Simply put, there are not too many firms that offer…