About Petroleum Management Services
Petroman is New England’s leading fuel infrastructure specialist for critical facilities.
Our clients include nearly half of Massachusetts acute care hospitals, as well as K-12 school districts, colleges and universities, data centers, municipalities, and commercial and industrial facilities across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
For more than 30 years, our team has managed the fuel systems that keep hospitals powered, data centers online, municipal fleets fueled, and campuses running. We provide inspection, compliance, maintenance, installation, and environmental services across the full lifecycle of fuel infrastructure, from system design and installation through regulatory compliance programs, long-term maintenance, and eventual replacement.
Our clients choose Petroman not only for technical capability but for continuity. Many of our hospital, school district, university, municipal, and commercial relationships have been active for more than a decade, built on scheduled service programs, responsive troubleshooting, and compliance documentation that facilities teams can rely on.
Our Team
Petroman operates as a full-service professional organization with dedicated capabilities across project management, field operations, compliance, and environmental services.
Our office and project management team handles scheduling and dispatching across concurrent service routes and active projects, client communication and project estimating, and financial and compliance administration across our full account base. This operational infrastructure allows us to manage recurring maintenance programs, respond to unscheduled service needs, and execute construction and installation projects simultaneously, without one displacing the other.
Our field operations team manages service and installation work across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, with the capacity to run concurrent projects and service routes across multiple client facilities. Field personnel hold specializations across:
- Storage tank installation, inspection, and regulatory compliance
- Tank removal, decommissioning, and site closure
- Fuel distribution system maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
- Pump sets and piping systems
- Generator day tanks
- Automatic Tank Gauges (ATG): Preferred Utilities, Pneumercator, Incon, and Omntec systems common in institutional facilities, as well as Veeder-Root systems across the broader petroleum market
- Fuel system controls, including ATG system integration and day tank and pump set controls
- Environmental services and hazardous waste handling
PMSI’s field and operations personnel hold the full range of certifications required for regulated petroleum infrastructure work — including MassDEP and RIDEM Class A/B UST Operator certifications, International Code Council (ICC) credentials covering UST and AST installation, retrofitting, and decommissioning, Massachusetts Oil Burner Technician licenses, OSHA HAZWOPER, and DOT hazardous materials training. ICC U1, U2, and U5 certifications are held by a limited number of contractors in New England and reflect the technical depth PMSI brings to complex fuel infrastructure projects.
For larger or more complex projects, PMSI draws on a network of longstanding specialty subcontractors developed over more than 30 years of regional operations. These relationships, spanning licensed electrical contractors, specialty testing firms, and site work support, allow PMSI to scale project delivery and bring the right expertise to each job without compromising the continuity of client relationships or project management oversight.
PMSI’s team has developed working familiarity with environmental and fire safety regulators across the region, including MassDEP, RIDEM, NHDES, local fire departments, and other Authorities Having Jurisdiction throughout MA, NH, and RI. That institutional knowledge, understanding what each regulatory authority expects to see, how to prepare documentation for inspections, and how to navigate compliance issues proactively, is a practical resource for clients managing complex or evolving regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
When compliance work identifies the need for capital investment, Petroman executes the full project scope in-house. Our project team provides engineering oversight and permitting support through access to a licensed PE, project management through personnel holding ICC credentials covering UST and AST installation, retrofitting, and decommissioning, and field labor through experienced technicians who carry the site-specific system knowledge built through the ongoing compliance relationship. Clients do not need to introduce a new contractor when a system requires replacement or modernization. The team that knows the system executes the work.
Company History
Petroleum Management Services was founded in 1991 by Bob Wass, who grew the company over three decades from a small tank services operation into a regional leader in fuel system services for institutional clients across New England, establishing the client relationships and technical reputation the company continues to build on today.
The company is now owned and led by Owen Hughes, who acquired PMSI in 2022. Owen’s background spans hands-on construction work from an early age, eight years of military service as a U.S. Navy SEAL that included responsibility for the operational readiness of key field assets (vehicles, watercraft, and equipment), and business experience as an investment banker at Harris Williams advising on mergers and acquisitions in the technology sector with a focus on construction technology companies.
Petroleum Management Services operates as a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), registered on SAM.gov.
Organizational Credentials and Certifications
MassDEP and RIDEM Certified A/B Operators
PMSI personnel hold MassDEP Class A/B UST Operator certifications under Massachusetts 310 CMR 80, and Rhode Island DEM UST A/B Operator certifications for facilities in Rhode Island. PMSI’s certified technicians perform the monthly A/B inspections required for regulated underground storage tank systems, providing professionally managed compliance documentation that satisfies state requirements and holds up under regulatory review, without placing the compliance burden on internal facilities staff who are not fuel system specialists.
MassDEP Third-Party Tank Inspections
PMSI has the capability to perform and certify Third-Party Inspections through personnel holding MassDEP TPI Certification, enabling inspection reports that satisfy MassDEP compliance requirements.
Licensed Professional Engineer
PMSI’s project team includes access to a licensed PE who provides system design, permitting support, and technical oversight for fuel infrastructure installations and upgrades at critical facilities.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
Petroman is SDVOSB certified and registered on SAM.gov. Contracts with PMSI count toward veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned business spending commitments for organizations with supplier diversity requirements — including municipalities, hospitals, school districts, universities, and data centers.
Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) Member
PEI membership reflects PMSI’s commitment to industry standards, best practices, and professional development across the fuel system services sector.
How Our Client Relationships Work
Most Petroman relationships begin with an inspection or a compliance engagement and develop into long-term service partnerships over time. A typical lifecycle:
01 Inspection and Compliance
We assess your fuel system’s regulatory status, identify gaps, and establish the documentation framework your facility needs to satisfy applicable requirements.
02 Recurring Maintenance
We establish a scheduled service program covering preventative maintenance, fuel quality testing and treatment, system monitoring, and compliance documentation.
03 Repairs and Troubleshooting
When issues arise between scheduled visits, our team responds with the system knowledge and site familiarity that comes from an ongoing relationship.
04 Infrastructure Upgrades and Replacement
When systems approach end of life or regulatory requirements change, we support planning, design, and installation of new infrastructure with the same team that has managed your existing systems.
05 Decommissioning and Closure
When tanks reach end of life or a site requires closure, PMSI manages the full decommissioning process, from regulatory notifications and AHJ coordination through excavation, soil assessment, disposal logistics, and site restoration.
This lifecycle model is why many of our hospital, school district, university, municipal, and commercial clients have maintained active relationships with Petroman for more than a decade. When a facilities director changes or a capital project comes up, PMSI already knows the systems, the site, and the compliance history.
Our Subsidiary:
Petroman works in close coordination with Bullfrog Environmental Solutions, a licensed Massachusetts hazardous waste transporter and wholly owned Petroman subsidiary based in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Bullfrog handles the full range of regulated waste streams generated by fuel system operations and institutional facility management — from petroleum waste, oily water, and tank sludge to used oil, lab chemicals, and universal waste. Bullfrog is equipped to serve the waste management needs of hospitals, municipalities, schools, universities, and commercial facilities operating under state and federal regulated waste requirements.
Together, Petroman and Bullfrog provide integrated fuel system and environmental compliance support from a single point of contact, eliminating the coordination gap between your fuel system contractor and your waste disposal vendor, and consolidating compliance documentation across both scopes into a unified program.
Project Spotlight:
Example of a major fuel piping modernization project completed by the Petroman team.
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Petroleum Management Services supports hospitals, municipalities, schools, and commercial facilities across New England with inspection, maintenance, repair, and environmental compliance services for fuel infrastructure.