Current Alerts For This Business
March 3, 2021, Attorney General Maura Healey announced an Assurance of Discontinuance entered in Suffolk Superior Court, resolves allegations that Peterson Oil Service, Inc. violated the Massachusetts False Claims Act when it entered into two statewide contracts, covering an eight-year period, with no intention of delivering compliant heating fuel. Peterson Oil regularly delivered fuel containing significantly more biodiesel by volume than the 5 percent allowed under the contracts.
Peterson Oil Services Inc. will pay $450,000 and improve its record-keeping processes to resolve allegations it knowingly provided state entities noncompliant heating oil in violation of its contracts with the state.
For more details go to: https://www.mass.gov/news/worcester-fuel-company-resolves-claims-it-knowingly-sold-noncompliant-heating-oil-that
Cleghorn Oil, Inc. is owned by Howard Peterson, the owner of Peterson Oil, Inc. BBB holds a separate report for Peterson Oil, Inc here: https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/worcester/profile/fuel-oil/peterson-oil-service-inc-0261-101494
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Business Details
- Location of This Business
- 409 Princeton Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420
- BBB File Opened:
- 11/22/1993
- Years in Business:
- 102
- Business Started:
- 9/23/1922
- Business Started Locally:
- 1/1/1923
- Business Incorporated:
- 12/29/1961 in MA, USA
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Number of Employees:
- 12
- Hours of Operation
Primary
- M:
- 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- T:
- 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- W:
- 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Th:
- 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- F:
- 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Business Management
- Ms. Kristen Peterson Halus, Vice President of Customer Service
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Howard Peterson Jr., President
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (978) 345-7215Primary Fax
Email Addresses
- Primary
- (978) 345-7215
Customer Complaints
0 Customer Complaints
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