New section of Interstate 69 getting positive reviews
Users of the new 67-mile stretch of Interstate 69 that opened two weeks ago in southern Indiana say it is already saving them time and money.
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Monarch turns to natural gas to run trucking fleet
In a sign of the rising popularity of natural gas engines, the Indianapolis-based distributor of alcoholic beverages will make 85 of its 105 trucks run on natural gas by 2015.
Railcar shipments making a comeback in Indiana
High diesel prices are turning companies to trains.
CountryMark buying oil, natural gas operations for $125 million
Indianapolis-based CountryMark Cooperative Holding Corp. said Friday morning that it has agreed to pay $125 million to purchase a portion of the oil and natural gas operations of Continental Resources Inc. in Oklahoma City.
Indiana’s oldest ethanol plant shuts down, idling 40
High corn prices, large ethanol inventories, lower gas prices and lower fuel demand were factors cited for the shutdown.
Indiana ethanol plant resumes operations
Valero Energy Corp., the third-largest U.S. ethanol producer, has restarted distilleries in Nebraska and Indiana, as profit margins for the fuel improved.
Rising gas prices put a crimp in Americans’ spending
The Federal Reserve this week took steps to boost economic growth. But those stimulus measures are also pushing oil prices up. If gas prices follow, consumers will have less money to spend elsewhere.
BP pays $1.5M in claims to date in gas recall
BP has paid more than $1.5 million in claims arising from a multistate recall of incorrectly formulated gasoline that damaged some vehicles' mechanical components.
BP says dozens of local stations sold tainted gasoline
BP says the size of its gasoline recall is now more than twice as large than previously reported, with 4.7 million gallons distributed over the past week to about 200 gas stations as far as southwestern Ohio and southern Indiana.
Refinery problems, spill drive up Great Lakes gas
Several Great Lakes states have seen prices surge about 40 cents per gallon in the last week. That follows a pipeline rupture and shutdown in Wisconsin and equipment problems at refineries in Indiana and Illinois.
IU researchers question economics of diesel hybrids
Fuel savings and environmental benefits might not be worth the higher cost of such vehicles.
Drought deals blow to ethanol industry
Indiana’s 13 plants distilling the automotive fuel ethanol could soon be sputtering as drought dries up the supply and boosts the price of corn, their main ingredient.
Citizens Energy looking to fuel big rigs
Local utility trust Citizens Energy Group plans to sell liquefied natural gas for use in cross-country semi trucks as a lower-cost alternative to diesel fuel.
Mo-ped sales on the rise amid high gas prices
Mo-ped sales at Indianapolis-based Midwest Scooters have doubled within the past six months, said Steve Schafer, the store's general manager.
Central Indiana biodiesel producer files for bankruptcy
E-biofuels LLC in Middletown has fallen into liquidation, listing debts of $17.3 million. The closing of the plant leaves four remaining facilities in the state capable of producing biodiesel fuel.
High gas prices leading to lower demand for ethanol
Waning demand for gasoline is putting the United States on course to miss a target for ethanol use for the first time, signaling no let-up in the slide in prices.
Rising gas prices prompt creation of ninth area vanpool route
Central Indiana Commuter Services started offering service this month between Franklin and the Defense Finance & Accounting Services facility in Indianapolis.
Daniels, hopefuls support Indiana corn ethanol
The Democrat and Republican running to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels spent most of their Tuesday morning talk with Indiana corn growers and ethanol producers outlining their similarities, starting with the fact that their campaign vehicles run on E85 ethanol blends.
EPA moves closer to approval of 15-percent ethanol gas
The federal government announced Monday it has taken a step toward wide distribution of fuel containing 85 percent gasoline and 15 percent ethanol by allowing manufacturers to register as suppliers.
Fuel prices wreak havoc on Republic Airways turnaround
If the cost of aircraft fuel continues to approach $3.50 a gallon, 2012 fuel costs for the company's Frontier unit fuel will end up $40 million higher than the business plan.