Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]

In June 1977 the Main Office of Energy Resources, (OER), developed the Price Monitoring Survey, (PMS), to collect data to be analyzed and used as an indication of the average price of home heating fuels (Kerosene, No. 2) in the State and with less statistical validity at the county level. From a tot...

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Main Author: Tibbetts, G.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Maine State Government, Augusta (USA) 1977
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/6522491
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spelling ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc1210170 2023-05-15T17:35:30+02:00 Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil] Tibbetts, G. 1977-01-01 9 pages Text https://doi.org/10.2172/6522491 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1210170/ English eng Maine State Government, Augusta (USA) rep-no: DOE/EIA/06278-T1 grantno: FC01-78EI06278 doi:10.2172/6522491 osti: 6522491 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1210170/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1210170 Fuels Retail Prices Processing Organic Compounds Fuel Oils Computer Codes Prices Usa 020700* -- Petroleum-- Economics Industrial & Business Aspects Petroleum Products Data Processing Other Organic Compounds North Atlantic Region Heating Oils V Codes Kerosene Sampling Maine 02 Petroleum Monitoring Liquid Fuels North America Oils Report 1977 ftunivnotexas https://doi.org/10.2172/6522491 2019-06-08T22:08:27Z In June 1977 the Main Office of Energy Resources, (OER), developed the Price Monitoring Survey, (PMS), to collect data to be analyzed and used as an indication of the average price of home heating fuels (Kerosene, No. 2) in the State and with less statistical validity at the county level. From a total population of approximately 500 fuel oil dealers a sample of 32 dealers was selected. The sample was selected from each of Maine's sixteen counties based on population centers with at least one sample point from each county. After sample selection was completed each of the 32 selected fuel oil dealers was telephoned and asked for the retail price of kerosene (number one), and the retail price of number two home heating fuel. In order to facilitate processing of survey results a computer program was developed. The program is interactive and is written in VSAPL. Each time the telephone survey is conducted input is verified and analysis is performed on the IBM-370 model 148 computer at the University of Maine at Orono. The OER believes that the program was a successful attempt to monitor price fluctuations in the home heating oil, retail market and intends to continue the program. It is felt that the program should be expanded to motor gasoline. Tables and graphs relating to the data collected are provided. These attachments depict price fluctuation over time and display the outputs of the program. Report North Atlantic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library
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topic Fuels
Retail Prices
Processing
Organic Compounds
Fuel Oils
Computer Codes
Prices
Usa 020700* -- Petroleum-- Economics
Industrial
& Business Aspects
Petroleum Products
Data Processing
Other Organic Compounds
North Atlantic Region
Heating Oils
V Codes
Kerosene
Sampling
Maine
02 Petroleum
Monitoring
Liquid Fuels
North America
Oils
spellingShingle Fuels
Retail Prices
Processing
Organic Compounds
Fuel Oils
Computer Codes
Prices
Usa 020700* -- Petroleum-- Economics
Industrial
& Business Aspects
Petroleum Products
Data Processing
Other Organic Compounds
North Atlantic Region
Heating Oils
V Codes
Kerosene
Sampling
Maine
02 Petroleum
Monitoring
Liquid Fuels
North America
Oils
Tibbetts, G.
Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]
topic_facet Fuels
Retail Prices
Processing
Organic Compounds
Fuel Oils
Computer Codes
Prices
Usa 020700* -- Petroleum-- Economics
Industrial
& Business Aspects
Petroleum Products
Data Processing
Other Organic Compounds
North Atlantic Region
Heating Oils
V Codes
Kerosene
Sampling
Maine
02 Petroleum
Monitoring
Liquid Fuels
North America
Oils
description In June 1977 the Main Office of Energy Resources, (OER), developed the Price Monitoring Survey, (PMS), to collect data to be analyzed and used as an indication of the average price of home heating fuels (Kerosene, No. 2) in the State and with less statistical validity at the county level. From a total population of approximately 500 fuel oil dealers a sample of 32 dealers was selected. The sample was selected from each of Maine's sixteen counties based on population centers with at least one sample point from each county. After sample selection was completed each of the 32 selected fuel oil dealers was telephoned and asked for the retail price of kerosene (number one), and the retail price of number two home heating fuel. In order to facilitate processing of survey results a computer program was developed. The program is interactive and is written in VSAPL. Each time the telephone survey is conducted input is verified and analysis is performed on the IBM-370 model 148 computer at the University of Maine at Orono. The OER believes that the program was a successful attempt to monitor price fluctuations in the home heating oil, retail market and intends to continue the program. It is felt that the program should be expanded to motor gasoline. Tables and graphs relating to the data collected are provided. These attachments depict price fluctuation over time and display the outputs of the program.
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author Tibbetts, G.
author_facet Tibbetts, G.
author_sort Tibbetts, G.
title Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]
title_short Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]
title_full Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]
title_fullStr Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]
title_full_unstemmed Distillate price-monitoring system. Final report. [Kerosene No. 1 and No. 2 home heating oil]
title_sort distillate price-monitoring system. final report. [kerosene no. 1 and no. 2 home heating oil]
publisher Maine State Government, Augusta (USA)
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