Welcome to the new Fuel Services, Inc. Executive Weblog.  I ( Chris, the Vice President) wanted to devise a method of communication between our customers and ourselves (along with anyone else) in a very informal setting.  I decided that blogging would be the 21st century way to go.  It is my goal to keep this forum open and candid, with readers getting a “up close and personal” view of the inner working of our business and the Fuel Oil/Energy industries in general.

I haven’t really decided on any specific format for the blog at this time.  Initially I think i will keep the posts light and infrequent.  (especially as I get used to working this blog thingamajig)  As (hopefully) the word gets out that this blog does exist, and our community grows, I expect more frequent posts on a wide variety of topics.  What I don’t intend on doing is using the blog as a advertising medium.  ( I have a news/press section for that on the website).. but more as  “What’s going on in our world” type reading.  I suspect I will be discussing the oil markets, new fuel sources, new technologies, ideas and such.  I will also be posting other news articles about our industry, and my thoughts on those authors’ comments.  I also suspect that I will have guest writers in the blog, of which I assume my father Steve ( the President of Fuel Services) will chime in from time to time.

Finally, let me end this first entry by formally introducing myself.  My name is Christopher Chase, and I am Executive Vice President of Fuel Services, Inc.  I have been with Fuel Services since my father purchased Lou’s Fuel three years ago.  My background is in the computer industry.  I started working with computers at IBM in 1992.  That all changed about 4 years ago when I was recruited by my father to join the family business.  In saying this, please note that I am not a professional writer.. so please accept my apologies in advance for any spelling and/or grammatical errors you may find in this post, or any future posts.   I look forward to getting to know all of you… and if anyone has any suggestions and/or ideas for this blog… just reply below, or contact me directly at chris@fuelservices.biz.  Stay tuned….