The Eastern Energy Expo drew more than 3,700 attendees as well as 275 exhibitors – including 80 first-time exhibitors – and 19 trucks on display outside the Hershey Lodge and Convention, May 21-25, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

For the second year, the Oil & Energy Service Professionals along with the Atlantic Region Energy Expo and the Pennsylvania Petroleum Association joined to present the annual conference.

Participating associations also included the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Dealers Association, the Empire State Energy Association, the New York Oil Heating Association, and the Oil Heat Institute of Long Island.

The event brought all segments of the petroleum marketing industry together to network and learn — heating fuel marketers, motor fuel distributors and HVAC service professionals. The show in Hershey featured more than 60 business programs across four tracks.

The convention also offered a variety of social and networking opportunities, including Supplier Hospitality Night, the OESP Industry Awards Dinner as well as the Annual Golf Tournament and Care to Ride events.

Next year’s event will be May 22-24 at the Foxwoods Resorts Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.