BP is introducing new, highly interactive fuel pumps at a few sites around New York and Chicago that talk to customers while they fill up. Named “Miles,” the new BP Personality Pump uses a proprietary interactive technology to audibly greet consumers and initiate the fueling experience. While filling up, consumers can select music on Pandora,…
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PEI Revises RP on DEF Storage, Dispensing
PEI Revises RP on DEF Storage, Dispensing Five Years Seems Like Ages Ago By Rick Long Taking lessons learned during the past five years into account, PEI’s Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Committee recently released the second edition (2015) of RP1100. The document makes technical corrections and clarifications to the original work and adds guidance on…
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USA: Amazon sees room for 2,000 c-stores
A new player is about to enter the American convenience market, as Amazon intends to open up to 2,000 stores in the U.S. over the next decade. Under the ‘Fresh’ brand, Internet retailing giant Amazon is ready to open 20 convenience stores in the U.S. over the next two years, while it sees room in…
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API: Petroleum Demand Rose in September (Includes Monthly Statistical Report)
Total petroleum deliveries in September increased 1% from September 2015, but were down 2.6% from August to average 19.6 million barrels per day. These September deliveries were the highest deliveries for the month in nine years, since 2007. For the third quarter of 2016, total petroleum deliveries, a measure of U.S. petroleum demand, decreased by…
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