FROM OIL RIG TO OIL TANK: HOW YOUR OIL GETS TO YOU

Most likely, you take your Fairclough Fuel heating oil deliveries for granted. Our truck comes ... you get fuel ... you stay warm. But that’s only part of the story of how your heating oil gets to your home.

The process begins at an oil rig! Here is the official trip heating oil makes – with the end result keeping you cozy and comfy during the winter and keeping your hot water hot every day.

Oil Rig
Heating oil is made from crude oil, which is brought out from the ground by drilling oil rigs in oil fields. These fields can be either offshore or on land. After the oil is taken from the ground, it is then sent to the next place – a refinery.

Refinery
Crude oil itself cannot be used as a fuel; instead, it must be refined into chemicals that eventually will be part of other products, or into actual products. What products are made from the crude oil depends on the market at that particular time. The refinery is the point at which crude oil becomes heating oil.

Terminal
After itis processed at the refinery, heating oil travels to a distribution terminal by ship, barge, tank truck, train, or pipeline. These terminals provide temporary storage for refined crude oil products which will be distributed to bulk plants that are near end users.

Bulk Plant
Also known as wholesalers, independent marketers own and operate bulk plants, redistributing heating oil to local dealers such as Fairclough Fuel. 

Fairclough Fuel
Our trucks deliver heating oil to your home’s tank to keep you warm and comfortable.

Your Tank
Your tank dependably and safely stores your heating oil. You have the peace of mind knowing you have the fuel you need for uninterrupted warmth right on your property!

It’s a long trip, but so worth it to keep your home warm and keep all of our Northern New Jersey customers satisfied!

If you have questions about your heating oil deliveries, call us at 973-383-5832 or 973-742-2227, or contact us.