Approved Oil, a petroleum products retailer, agreed to acquire Associated Fuel, a small to mid-size oil marketer. Financial terms were not disclosed. Associated Fuel has been serving the five boroughs and Westchester County since the early 1990s. "Approved's mission has always been to achieve the status of the Leading Full-Service Energy Supplier in the Greater New York area and this acquisition brings us one step closer to accomplishing our goal. This is our fourteenth acquisition in recent years, and we will continue to explore new opportunities as we look to increase our customer base with our first-class products and service." Vincent Theurer, Approved's President and CEO.