Story Archives of 'heating oil'

Those Who Prepaid For Oil This Year Are Stuck Paying Higher Prices

By David Darman on Wednesday, November 19, 2008.

The price of heating oil has fallen more than 40 percent from its high point during the summer.

But some customers are destined to keep paying those high prices, because they signed pre-buy contracts with their local dealer.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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North Country Residents Fearful of Rising Oil Prices

By Chris Jensen on Monday, September 15, 2008.

The high price of oil may hit North Country residents the most this winter.

NHPR's Chris Jensen talked with social service agencies, business owners, and residents on fixed incomes and filed this report.

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High Oil Prices Are Costing Dealers and Their Customers

By David Darman on Thursday, August 21, 2008.

The pressure of high heating oil prices isn’t hitting just homeowners and property managers.

It is also putting a great deal of pressure on the finances of oil dealers.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.

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Heat on the Cheap from Venezuela

By Laura Knoy on Friday, February 3, 2006.

Several New England states are buying oil at a discounted price from the Latin American Country. New Hampshire is looking into the plan. States say they're just helping citizens stay warm, but the politics behind the deal are impossible to ignore. U.S. relations with the left leaning Venezuelan government have long been strained. We'll take a closer look. Laura is joined by Massood Samii, Chairman of the International Business Department at Southern New Hampshire University and former OPEC economists and John Carey, Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College with a focus in Latin American politics. We'll also hear from Pam Walsh, spokesperson for Governor John Lynch, and New Hampshire Senator John Sununu.

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Heating Oil from Venezuela/Roving Mars with Filmmaker George Butler

By Shay Zeller on Tuesday, January 24, 2006.

A growing number of New England states are buying home heating oil from politically turbulent Venezuela. We'll talk with Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute about the pros and cons of dealing with President Hugo Chavez.

We'll also talk with filmmaker George Butler about his newest IMAX film, Roving Mars.

TONIGHT'S SONG: "Mornington Crescent" off Belle & Sebastian's upcoming CD "The Life Pursuit." That album will be out in February.

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Record Oil Prices Likely to Drive Up the Cost of Staying Warm

By Mark Bevis on Monday, August 22, 2005.

Oil prices rose again today (Monday)

Sabotage in Iraq led to a power failure on an oil pipeline stalling more than 1.6 million gallons and sending the price of crude oil higher.

Drivers are feeling the pinch most directly at the gas pump.

But it won't be long before high oil prices will be reflected in heating bills.

NHPR's Mark Bevis has more.

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The Oil Delivery Man is the Bearer of Bad News

By Shannon Mullen on Wednesday, November 17, 2004.

Of the nearly 7 billion gallons of home heating oil sold each year in this country….about 80% is sold in the Northeast and mid-Atlantics States.

And this winter, the federal Energy Information Administration projects that heating with oil will cost about 28 percent more than last year.

And that's if it's an average winter.

Add in the possibility of a severe winter and those costs go still higher..

NHPR correspondent Shannon Mullen went along on an oil delivery route in southwestern New Hampshire to talk to some customers bracing for record heating costs, and she filed this report.

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Home Heating Oil Prices Still Rising

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Wednesday, August 18, 2004.

If you think filling up your car with gas is expensive these days, wait until winter. Home heating oil prices are higher than usual this year – and it's still only summer. New Hampshire Public Radio's Raquel Maria Dillon has more.

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Heating Costs Expected to be Lower This Year

By David Darman on Monday, October 8, 2001.

Last year at this time, the state faced major increases in heating costs. But this year, according to the Governor's Office Of Energy And Community Services, the prices of both heating oil and natural gas may actually decline.

The office's Deputy Director Mel O'connor spoke with NHPR's David Darman.

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Summer Is A Good Time To Think About Home Heating

By David Darman on Thursday, May 10, 2001.

experts and analysts look ahead to next winter for market conditions for heating oil and natural gas.

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