Author Archives: Compass Fuels

Paraffin Heaters: The Alternative way of Heating This Winter

Sometimes, what was old, is new again, and that applies to portable heaters. Before central heating systems and natural gas or electric heat, there were kerosene heaters. With the high cost of energy today, portable heaters are making a come back with improved technology, for both the heaters and the fuel. What is a Paraffin […]

Kerosene Conservation Helps Secure Crude Oil Reserves

Discovery of new oil reserves is not keeping pace with consumption and the UK is not exempt from rising kerosene prices posed by the diminishing supply. The long term answers will come from cost effective new energy sources, but the short term will require learning a variety of ways to conserve kerosene fuel. Kerosene suppliers […]

The Causes of High Gas Oil Prices

Typically like most things, gas oil prices are also influenced by supply and demand.  When gas oil suppliers purchase gas oil in the summer months, because of the demand this often drives gas oil prices higher.  In the winter where there is more reliance on other fuels there is less demand for gas oil suppliers […]

What are the alternatives for kerosene with declining crude oil reserves?

Like the dinosaurs, crude oil is going to die out, and we need to begin looking for alternatives to kerosene for heating our buildings. While there are alternative energy sources in various stages of development, kerosene prices are still the most cost effective for many areas of the country, and it’s easy to find local […]