{"id":26120,"date":"2023-08-17T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/?p=26120"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:14:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:14:30","slug":"how-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/how-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare your business for a hurricane: generator and fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hurricane season in Puerto Rico takes place between June 1 and November 30. These are months in which, if you fail to <strong>prepare your business for a hurricane<\/strong>, you can suffer the paralysis of all machinery.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At American Petroleum, we make it easy for you so that you never run out of fuel during these months. We are the <strong>leading company in fuel and oil delivery and distribution in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>How to prepare your business for a hurricane<\/h2>\n<p>Climate change has meant that, in recent years, Puerto Rico is experiencing an <strong>increase in catastrophic atmospheric events<\/strong>. It is therefore necessary to be prepared in the best way possible during hurricane season.<\/p>\n<h3>Review your insurance policy<\/h3>\n<p>First, it is essential that you contact your insurance company in order to <strong>review the policy you have taken out<\/strong>. Often, insurance companies refuse to pay for damages caused to the company by these atmospheric phenomena.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26121\" title=\"Generator and fuel to prepare your business for a hurricane\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Generator-and-fuel-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane.jpg\" alt=\"Generator and fuel to prepare your business for a hurricane\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Generator-and-fuel-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Generator-and-fuel-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Generator-and-fuel-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Generator-and-fuel-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Generator-and-fuel-to-prepare-your-business-for-a-hurricane-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For this not to happen, <strong>check with your insurer all the details of the policy<\/strong>. It should be very clear which damages are covered so that, once you claim your compensation, there will be no problem in this regard.<\/p>\n<h3>Prepare your power generator<\/h3>\n<p>When it is time to prepare your business for a hurricane, it is also essential that you <strong>prepare your power generator<\/strong>. Hurricanes cause a multitude of power outages and you need to be prepared for these unforeseen events.<\/p>\n<p>These outages can last for days, so <strong>a electric generator is considered a vital necessity<\/strong>. Check, therefore, that the generator is ready to solve any incidence of this type.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare your generator, nothing better than the <strong>range of lubricants<\/strong> that we have in our company. We have the Petro-Canada, Phillips 66 and American Quality Lubricants lines, in which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/lubricants-in-puerto-rico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oils for both diesel and gasoline engines<\/a>, coolants, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26125\" title=\"How to prepare your company for a hurricane\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-prepare-your-company-for-a-hurricane-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to prepare your company for a hurricane\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-to-prepare-your-company-for-a-hurricane-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-to-prepare-your-company-for-a-hurricane-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-to-prepare-your-company-for-a-hurricane-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-to-prepare-your-company-for-a-hurricane-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/How-to-prepare-your-company-for-a-hurricane-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Guarantee your fuel supply<\/h3>\n<p>At American Petroleum, we make every effort to <strong>guarantee our customers&#8217; fuel service<\/strong> during hurricane season. Contact us in advance to avoid any mishap when it comes to fuel delivery.<\/p>\n<p>One of the options we put at your disposal is the <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/portable-fuel-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rental of a portable fueling station<\/a>. This equipment is <strong>already prepared with pump, meter and pistero<\/strong> to use it as if you were at a gas station.<\/p>\n<p>On our website, you can <strong>download the contingency plan<\/strong> we have designed to prepare your business for a hurricane. In this plan, we tell you how we work in these <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emergencies<\/a>. The best way for you to know how we can supply your company with fuel in the event of a hurricane.<\/p>\n<p>Being well prepared for the arrival of an atmospheric event of this type is key for the survival of your company. <strong>At American Petroleum, we take care of all the details<\/strong> so you do not have to worry about fuel supply for your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hurricane season in Puerto Rico takes place between June 1 and November 30. These are months in which, if you fail to prepare your business for a hurricane, you can suffer the paralysis of all machinery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hurricanes-emergency-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26120"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26130,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26120\/revisions\/26130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanpetroleumpr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}