Over 80% of propane consumers decide to lease their propane tank from their propane supplier. Why? Many consumers feel it’s simpler, and cheaper to let the propane company worry about the tank. When you look at the cost of buying, and installing a tank you can see why they might feel that way. It’s an […]
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In most areas of the United States where homes and businesses don’t have access to utility gas lines, propane is the heating fuel of choice. In the Northeast US, consumers have long had the option of using home heating oil. In fact in some states such as Massachusetts, nearly 40% of all residential homes are […]
The warmest winter on record since 1950 is good news for homeowners who are paying lower winter heating bills than last year. But the unseasonably mild temperatures are hurting energy companies, many of which are laying off staff because of slow business, walb.com reports. And in a bitter irony, some propane suppliers are warning they could […]
Warmer weather and sluggish demand for heating fuel has seen one of the nation’s retail propane giants post lower first-quarter sales figures. AmeriGas Propane Inc, general partner of AmeriGas Partners LP, reported net income of $42.5 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 – compared with $74.9 million for the same period last year, […]
A national propane wholesaler which plans to build a giant liquid propane tank in Maine has gone on a PR offensive to correct what it labels misinformation being spread by project opponents, bangordailynews.com reports. DCP Midstream has opened a campaign headquarters in Searsport to promote plans for a $40 million propane terminal that includes a […]
One of the country’s propane majors has announced plans for another acquisition deal that would expand its reach and customer base into the lucrative New England region. Delaware-based NGL Energy Partners LP has signed an agreement with North American Propane Inc. (NAP) to acquire assets in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, […]
Propane inventories continue their seasonal slide, posting a 1.1 million barrel decline in the last week, with prices residential nudging slightly higher. Figures released Thursday by the US Energy Information Administration show total reserve propane stock fell to 53.2 million barrels in the week to January 13 – the equivalent of 38 days’ supply. A year […]
A mild start to winter has helped cut demand for propane as folks use less fuel to keep warm. The unseasonable temperatures are good news for propane customers and have forced the Energy Information Administration to lower its winter price forecast, nasdaq.com reports. Propane users in the Midwest and Northeast are tipped to see lower […]
The man who heads one of the country’s biggest propane retailers has been elected into the newly launched Propane Hall of Fame. It may not have the sexiness of its rock and roll equivalent, but to industry players the Propane Hall of Fame is like making the cover of the Rolling Stone. It was developed […]