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 landmark deal in which the country’s biggest propane retailer will double is customer base has won approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Bloomberg reports. AmeriGas Partners LP can proceed with its proposed $2.8 billion purchase of Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Heritage Propane, the commission announced last week. However a condition of the sale […]