Twilight’s Last Fueling It is impossible to accurately measure the results of fueling aircraft safely.  No one can count the fires that never start or the engine failures and forced landings that never take place and one can neither evaluate the lives that are not lost, nor plumb the depths of the human misery […]

Spring is a time of change and we here at the NPMA are no exception. Following PETRO 23, the board of directors voted to move our entity registration from Texas to Virginia. Due to this change, the National Petroleum Management Association (NPMA) will be registered in Virginia as National Petroleum Management Corporation (NPMC).  NPMA will be retired with the […]

Mrs. Ruth A. Lavin, President, CEO, NPMC Mrs. Ruth A. Lavin began working with NPMA, alongside her late husband John (Jack) Lavin in 1997 when NPMA was formed and the very first PETRO show was held. Jack and Ruth were married sixty three and a half years before his passing in February, 2022.   Mrs. Lavin has been very involved with […]

MSgt Levi Martin and TSgt Robert Duarte contacted the NPMA about sponsoring a room at the POL Schoolhouse located at the 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. They are responsible for training nearly 45 percent of the entire Air Force. With approximately 60,000 graduates produced every year. The NPMA was proud to support […]

We are pleased to announce the selection of Dennis L. Bacon, Chief, Fuels Branch, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville to present the Keynote Address at Petro 23, held March 27-30, 2023 at the MGM National Harbor just south of Washington, D.C. Mr. Bacon and his team at USACE Huntsville run the Fuels Recurring Maintenance and Minor Repair […]

We are pleased to announce that the 2023 Gammon Symposium will be integrated into PETRO 23 at the MGM National Harbor March 27-30, 2023. The 2023 Gammon Symposium, a combination commercial and military refueling event on aviation fuel handling, will feature educational content and industry updates from some of the leading equipment manufactures, service providers, […]

NPMA is pleased to announce that Mr. Kent Bredehoeft has accepted the position of Vice President of the Board of Directors. Kent Bredehoeft, as the President and CEO of Argus Consulting, is responsible for the strategic, operational, financial and cultural leadership of the firm to create corporate growth, increased profitability and opportunities for employee improvement. […]

This year continues to be one of challenge and transition for the NPMA.  We are sad to relate the passing of Tony Custer, our long time associate and friend, he will be sorely missed.  Tony and Jack were like two peas in a pod with Tony constantly and consistently supporting the NPMA in any way […]

332D AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING —   Every time a 332d Air Expeditionary Wing member flips a light switch or starts a vehicle, the fuel required is a direct result of the efforts of the 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight. “The fuels flight here is responsible for receiving, storing, sampling, and distributing petroleum products […]

Kinley Construction is nearing completion of the fuel system scope of a new Air Force jet fuel facility as a subcontractor to a small business joint venture, whose client is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Major features of the project include installation of three 50,000 gallon above ground storage tanks and catwalks […]

The FAA has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the first round of Airport Terminal Program (ATP) grants authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which allocates $1 billion to the program each year for the next five years and earmarks at least ten percent ($100 million/year) for non-primary and non-hub airports. Any airport eligible for […]