U.S. Oil to Double Projections for CNG Stations

Company predicts it will operate more than 100 stations nationwide by 2017.

April 30, 2014

APPLETON, Wis. – U.S. Oil has an ambitious expansion plan for its compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The company, which currently operates 12 CNG stations across the country, has another dozen currently under construction. In addition, U.S. Oil plans to double its initial projections for the future, proposing to have more than 100 CNG fueling stations built throughout the United States by 2017.

The company looks to partner with other businesses in developing its CNG network. For example, Middleton Farmers Cooperative has partnered with U.S. Oil on a Gain Clean Fuel station at the co-op’s Middleton, Wis., facility. Meanwhile, UW Provision will transform up to eight trucks to use CNG.

“We continue to see impressive growth in the demand for CNG stations throughout the United States and in Wisconsin,” said Bill Renz, U.S. Oil’s Gain Clean Fuel general manager. “We hope that other regional carriers take advantage of this station and our network of GAIN stations as an incentive to consider converting their fleets.”

U.S. Oil recently opened a CNG station in Sturtevant, Wis., one of a trio of stations developed with Time Transport. The other two will be built in Illinois. “There is currently a gaping hole in the CNG infrastructure for heavy duty trucks in Chicago, the third largest city in the US,” said Mike Buchmeier, vice president of Time Transport. “This partnership will allow us to reduce emissions while maintaining our operational network as we transition from diesel to 100 percent natural gas.”

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