OBETZ, Ohio --Englefield Oil Co. has officially opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at an existing Duchess Shoppe convenience store and BP gas station in Obetz, Ohio. It announced the construction of the station with IGS CNG Services last fall.
The Obetz station is the newest in the IGS's family of stations that serves the public, and the first CNG station at a Duchess location. IGS now has six active locations in Ohio and three in West Virginia. The other Ohio CNG stations are located in Dayton, Dublin (owned by the City of Dublin), Findlay, Orrville and Girard. The West Virginia CNG stations are located in Charleston, Bridgeport and Jane Lew.
At the station, there are two CNG dispensers with four hoses, including two high-flow and two fleet-style hoses. These dispensers would allow users to fuel their CNG vehicle in the same amount of time it would take to refuel traditional gasoline or diesel vehicles.
"We're pleased to continue to grow our CNG infrastructure, while serving both fleets based in Central Ohio and those traveling through the area," said Mike Gatt, vice president of IGS CNG Services. "CNG provides a more cost-effective and domestic fueling option for commercial fleets looking for a cleaner alternative to gasoline and diesel," he explained.
"We are very excited about the opening of our CNG fueling station at our Alum Creek Duchess," said Bill Englefield, president of Englefield Oil Co. "We believe this offering will attract new customers and please existing customers who are exploring the option of fueling with compressed natural gas. This Duchess will continue to serve our customers in the traditional way, but with the increasing popularity of CNG, we're also able to provide them with an alternative option to gasoline. We're very happy to be in a partnership with IGS. In addition, we hope to offer this fuel alternative at our other Duchess locations around the state of Ohio in the future."
This station marks the continuation of the infrastructure necessary to support Ohio's conversion to natural-gas-fueled vehicles. It will support light-, medium- and heavy-duty CNG fueled vehicles.
Family-owned and -operated Englefield Oil Co. is based in Heath, Ohio. The retail side of the business, Duchess Shoppe, distributes BP fuels at the majority of its 123 gas stations and convenience stores. In addition to the convenience stores, Englefield Oil is a fuel and lube supplier; the company provides fuel to businesses in transport quantities and for on-site fleet fueling.
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