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Monday 16 October, 2017

Sterling Oil Celebrating 35 Years!

We are celebrating 35 Years!

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Tuesday 25 October, 2016

Sterling Oil Wins “Best of Lynchburg” Award

best-ofThe readers of Lynchburg Living have voted in their annual “Best Of Lynchburg Readers’ Choice Contest” and have voted Sterling Oil best in their category. We are proud of this award and to serve The Greater Lynchburg area and Surrounding Counties.

The award announcement can be seen in the editorial section in the January/February 2017 issue of Lynchburg Living.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Tuesday 18 October, 2016

Lynchburg City League Wins Championship

Local youth baseball team wins city championship with a final score 8 to 4. The team is sponsored by Sterling Oil.

Here are a few pics of the team.

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Friday 19 August, 2016

School Supply Drive

Check out our very own Donna Beeler Hensley at the School Supply Drive for Delegate Scott Garrett at the Lynchburg Wards Road Walmart.

 
 

Friday 19 August, 2016

Our Very Own Donna Beeler Hensley Attends the Women in Petroleum Event

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Friday 24 June, 2016

Our Very Own Donna Beeler Hensley Honored

13530647_1162536433788635_1830916707_nJune 11, 2016 – 6:30 pm EST

Place: Kirkley Hotel on Candlers Mountain Road

Our very own Donna Beeler Hensley was presented an award at an event hosted by The Honored Committee Whitehead Media Ventures and the Event Sponsors. The Award is for Business/Service. Donna was one of 12 people to be awarded that night at this prestigious tuxedo event.

The event itself was The 4th Annual Recognition of Community Service, Scholarship and Journalism.

Donna says about the event: “My family and I had a wonderful time and just feel so blessed and honored to be a part of it and to be a part of the Greater Lynchburg Area and Surrounding Counties.”

You can see more images of the night below:

 
 

Tuesday 20 October, 2015

Ways to Save Money When Heating Your Home this Winter

Income.If your home is not properly winterized, it will be like throwing money out with your heat.  Snow and below freezing temperatures are the norm during Lynchburg, VA winters.  A few simple and easy preparations can save you a lot of money on your heating bill.  You may even be able to make it through the winter on just one tank of heating oil and Heating Your Home.

Places You Lose the Most Heat

Doorways and windows are the places where you will lose the most heat.  When you run your hand along the frame, do you notice a draft or change in temperature?  Replace worn out weather stripping with new, inexpensive rolls and for around $10 a door.   Continue reading ‘Ways to Save Money When Heating Your Home this Winter’ »

 
 

Thursday 15 October, 2015

Inspections for Oil Tank

ltankAn improperly working oil tank can cost you hundreds of wasted dollars.  Whether you are buying a new home or have an older pump that seems to be going through oil faster than it usually does, an inspection can tell a lot.  It is important to have your heating oil storage tank regularly maintained and inspected to ensure you will not only be getting what you pay for, but also to avoid costly repairs and lost oil.

Locating the Tank

It is important to determine if your home has an above ground storage tank (AST) or an underground storage tank (UST).  If you are purchasing a new or new-to-you home through a mortgage lender, they could deny your loan until proper inspection is completed.  They may deny it all together given the bad reputation of UST.  Even if your tank is above ground, it could still be leaking or have faulty parts.  Lynchburg is known for having some of the richest history in our nation and that means older establishments that need to be regularly maintained. Continue reading ‘Inspections for Oil Tank’ »

 
 

Monday 05 October, 2015

History of Heating Oil to Warm Homes

hot tea in bedIf you have ever been in a home warmed with heating oil, there is a depth to the warmth not found in homes that use electric or space heaters.  It is the most efficient source of heat and has a bright future to go along with its progressive heritage.  Originally marketed as a medicinal product, it wasn’t until a Pennsylvania chemist provided the needed insight to distill it and transform the energy industry as we know it.

From Wood to Oil

When our nation was first formed, fire was the way to procure heat.  It was used to keep the family out of the bitter cold and to keep warm food in bellies.  The use of oil was not a new method when it was first drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1859.  There are records of it being used as early as the 4th century in China.  But for the Western World, coal was rapidly replacing wood until the internal combustion engine allowed for a more economical refinement of oil that heating oil emerged.  But it still wasn’t until the turn of the 20th century that heating oil for homes began to surge and become the number one fuel source for home heating in Lynchburg, VA.

It is all about the Barrel

As long as there is crude oil, there will be heating oil.  There are 42 gallons of crude oil in a barrel and only around 20 gallons get refined into the gasoline we use to power machinery and vehicles.  Another 11 or so for diesel fuel, 4 for jet fuel and the rest gets refined into heating oil and for various petroleum based products such as crayons, tires, computers and cleaning products.  The amount is slightly flexible based on demand and the refinery that a company specializes in; however, the process is quite complex.

A refinery is essentially a factory.  It takes the crude oil and distills it.  The liquid oil is heated until it becomes a vapor and is then cooled back into liquid form in different chambers to be collected.  Now, that is the very simplest of explanations.  All the various forms are already in the highly complex makeup of crude oil.  We just separate them and then allocate the barrel in the best way possible.  This allows refineries to harvest heating oil all year long and store the distillate product until the demand picks back up in the winter.

 

 

 
 

Wednesday 22 October, 2014

MDA LockUp

Its Not to Late to still Donate to the MDA just click on the link below and help the children in the MDA LockUp .. Just click this link

Our very own Donna Beeler Hensley is pictured here. This cause helps raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. More about it here.

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