A petitioner and consumer protection advocate recently spoke out against Islamabad’s High Court Chief Justices this week, challenging the recent price increases for propane and other petroleum products, International News reported. Kokab Iqbal issued a petition arguing the government is violating Pakistan’s Constitution and a 1994 Supreme Court decision mandating the government must provide the […]
In their latest success in cracking down on decanting and distribution of LPG tanks on the black market, police commandeered a van carrying 19 unregistered LPG cylinders near Mukundgunje last week, Times of India reported. Propane is used widely in India, Asia, and the Himalayas for powering appliances, cooking, home heating and motor fuel. However, […]
A severe shortage of propane gas in Ghana is being blamed on commercial vehicle fleets switching to the subsidised, clean-burning alternative fuel. The African nation is now considering hiking the cost of propane – also known as LPG, or liquid petroleum gas – for commercial vehicles to ensure adequate supply for domestic users. The National […]
Propane stocks posted another large build in the last week but the US Energy Department says inventories remain 11 percent lower than this time last year. National propane stocks added two million barrels in the week ending July 15. There are now 46.6 million barrels in storage – the equivalent of 68.7 days’ supply. At […]
Propane distributers have gone on strike in India after being blamed for supplying expired and condemned LPG tanks to customers. The old cylanders had been auctioned as scrap metal. They have a limited life span and are taken out of circulation when they expire. The safety valves are removed and holes bored in them to […]
National propane inventories posted a large build in the last week, adding 1.8 million barrels. Figure released Thursday by the US Energy Information Administration show propane stocks rose to 37.5 million barrels in the week ending June 17. There are now the equivalent of 45.6 days of propane supply in storage. At the same time […]
As well as being a cheap, clean-burning vehicle fuel, we all know propane is an essential part of summer as a source of fuel for our gas-fired grills. But two Calgary men are now facing criminal charges after using the liquid petroleum gas for an entirely different source of entertainment. Police have charged the pair […]
Few greasy feeds compare with the magic of a Memorial Weekend barbecue. But one man’s hankering for some propane-grilled meaty goodness may have forced him to take things a step too far. Puzzled Upshaw County police were called out on Memorial Day to reports of a red pick-up truck dragging a propane tank down an […]
While most folks in the U.S. call it “propane,” most of the rest of the word calls it “LPG” — liquefied petroleum gas. Two names, same fuel. And anyhow, it was a pleasant surprise to discover a T-shirt showing some love for the gas. Or so it seemed. Extensive Googling has revealed the T-shirt is […]