Last month, I attended a seminar by an energy analyst from British Petroleum. His message was not comforting: fuel prices would remain volatile for the foreseeable future. As an industry and as operators, we must face the reality that we’ll continue to be challenged by unstable energy prices for years to come. This fact means that the good practices we have incorporated into our operations to increase efficiency over the last few years must not only continue but be expanded.
 
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When looking at the cost of energy and its impact ...