Star Gas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership" or "Star"), a home energy distributor and services provider specializing in heating oil, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter and the six-month period ended March 31, 2012.

For the fiscal 2012 second quarter, Star reported a 14.0 percent decrease in total revenues to $629.6 million, compared with total revenues of $731.9 million in the prior year period, as higher selling prices driven by an increase in wholesale product costs were more than offset by a 27.1 percent decline in home heating oil and propane volume. (more)