Fuel Matters Blog

Current Geography of Renewables and Fossil Fuels

Renewable energy and fossil fuels are always a highly politicized topic. Climate activists and deniers try to take single talking points and run to the far extremes of logical and fruitful discussions. Yesterday, the US EIA (Energy Information Administration) announced that for the first time in 2022 renewables surpassed coal for electricity generation. With all […]

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Seasonal Fuel Grade Changes Explained

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How the Time of Year Can Affect How You Fuel Up  A large part of Fueling Intelligence is understanding the differences in seasonal fuel grades, gasoline production and price. Depending on the month of the year, your gasoline is configured differently. Different blends are used to account for differences in weather conditions and temperatures. Basically, […]

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Fundamentals in the back seat (for now)

WTI = purple, Brent = Yellow Looking at global happenings Late last week, crude oil prices hit a 15-month low as news spread of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, instilling fears throughout Wall Street of more banking troubles to come in the near future. At the low on Friday, Brent and WTI crude were off […]

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Fuel Management Services with Major Operability Solutions

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Fuel Management Help for a Heavy Construction Contractor  One of the largest earthmoving general contractors in the PA/OH/WV region needed help. This company specializes in construction operations for highway, site development and mining projects, even getting involved in Marcellus shale development. They deal with a lot of sensitive equipment, and reliability or operability issues can […]

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The Willow Project

Monday, March 13, 2023 the Biden administration announced plans of approval for the Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska proposed by ConocoPhillips. The $7 billion project which is estimated to yield 600 million bbls of oil, is located in a 23 million acre area of Alaska’s North Slope. ConocoPhillips touts the $17 billion […]

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International Ask a Question Day

3.14 – Most commonly known and celebrated as National Pi Day, Pi is the most studied number in mathematics. This Greek letter (π) was used as the symbol to represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter (pi) 317 years ago by a Welsh mathematician, Williams Jones. Pi, an irrational and infinite number, […]

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Meet the Team: Pam Corn

Pam is the Director of Marketing at Guttman. She has been with the Company for five-and-a-half years. Degree: LaRoche University, Bachelor of Science in Graphic and Communication Design Family information: Single parent with two children: Jocelynn is 15 and Brady is 12. We also have a 6-year-old Shih Tzu named Figgy.   What do you […]

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Meet the Team: Beth Markowsky

Beth is the Corporate Accounting Manager at Guttman. She has been with the Company for two-and-a-half years. Beth is dedicated and talented in her role and continues to exemplify our Core Values at Guttman. Degree/s (and where you obtained degree/s):Bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. Vincent College Family information:Husband: Tim, Children: Haley (22) and Megan […]

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Meet the Team: Markee Bittner

Markee is another one of our Fleet Card Account Managers. She has been with the Company for 10 years and another one of our top performers. We are grateful to have her on our team at Guttman. Degree/s: BS from Penn State and an MBA from California University of PA, now Penn West University. Family […]

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Meet the Team: Sam Miles

Sam has worked in our Tax Department for six years as a Tax Accountant. She is a wonderful asset to the group and continues to grow professional with Guttman. Degree:  BA in Accounting from Washington & Jefferson College Family information:“I’ve been married to my husband, Justin, for almost two years.  We have two kids: Gabby […]

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