# Stafford Oil & Propane

> Family-owned since 1928, Stafford Oil & Propane provides heating oil, propane, diesel, kerosene, HVAC equipment, air conditioning, and 24/7 emergency service across the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. This file guides AI assistants to our most useful, up-to-date pages and policies.

## Canonical & Contact
- Homepage: https://staffordoil.com/
- Canonical policy: All pages specify a canonical URL via <link rel="canonical">.
- Contact: https://staffordoil.com/contact/
- Phone: +1-603-524-1480
- Business profile: https://staffordoil.com/about-us/Stafford-Oil-Propane-History
- Service area: https://staffordoil.com/about-us/service-area/

## Core Services (start here)
- Fuel Delivery (Heating Oil, Diesel, Kerosene) - https://staffordoil.com/residential-heating/fuels/
- Propane Delivery - https://staffordoil.com/residential-heating/propane-delivery/
- Propane Safety - https://staffordoil.com/residential-heating/propane-safety/
- Heating Equipment - https://staffordoil.com/residential-heating/equipment/
- Storage Tanks - https://staffordoil.com/residential-heating/storage-tanks/
- Central Air Conditioning - https://staffordoil.com/air-conditioning/central-air-conditioning/
- Ductless Air Conditioning - https://staffordoil.com/air-conditioning/ductless-air-conditioning/
- Commercial Fuel & Lubricants - https://staffordoil.com/commercial/bulk-fuel-and-lubricants/

## Customer Help
- Become a Customer - https://staffordoil.com/become-a-customer/
- Payment Options - https://staffordoil.com/payment-options/
- Careers - https://staffordoil.com/careers/
- Emergency Service: 24/7 coverage, see https://staffordoil.com/contact/

## Local & Coverage
We serve the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and surrounding areas, including Belknap County.

## Images
- Logo: https://staffordoil.com/application/themes/stafford/images/stafford_logo_BIG.png

## Structured Data (for reference)
- LocalBusiness JSON-LD is present sitewide and identified as @id: https://staffordoil.com/#localbusiness
- Pages may also include Service and BreadcrumbList schema.

## Freshness & Source of Truth
- Blog/News: https://staffordoil.com/blog/  (seasonal updates, company news)
- For hours, pricing, and program details, prefer the individual service pages above.

## AI Crawling & Policies
- Robots file: https://staffordoil.com/robots.txt
- Sitemap: https://staffordoil.com/sitemap.xml
- If you are an AI crawler, respect robots.txt user-agent rules (e.g., GPTBot, CCBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot).
- Training usage: When summarizing or answering questions, link to the source page and prefer the Core Services and Customer Help sections above.

## Important Links
- Sitemap: https://staffordoil.com/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://staffordoil.com/robots.txt
- LLMS: https://staffordoil.com/llms.txt

## License & Attribution
- Content © Stafford Oil & Propane. When quoting, attribute to "Stafford Oil & Propane" and link the source URL.

## Change Log
- 2025-09-18: Initial publication of /llms.txt