The United States is slowly starting to come around to what the rest of the world already knows – propane autogas is a cheaper, cleaner motor fuel than gasoline. It’s easier on a car’s engine and becomes more accessible every day. Now, officials in Poland are saying the alternative fuel is more popular than ever, […]
Earlier this week, propane giant AmeriGas hosted its first-ever Amerifest in Optimist Park near its office in Laramie, Wyoming, the Laramie Boomerang reported. Besides drumming up interest in the company, AmeriGas officials said they wanted give back and do something for community members and local business. “It’s the first time (we) put it on. The […]
Yesterday Alliance Autogas announced its new partnership with LP Gas Holding Company, a propane provider serving over 7,000 customers throughout 28 counties in Georgia. By supporting new autogas fueling stations and assisting companies with the fleet conversion process, Alliance Autogas is certainly doing its part in expanding the industry’s infrastructure in the U.S. As for […]
Like Nepal, India, and many other nations throughout Asia and Africa, officials from the National Petroleum Authority announced yesterday that Ghana now faces a propane shortage that could last a year at the very least, Business News reported. Both private households and local industries are expected to suffer from the lack of LPG availability and […]
Inergy, LP, one of the country’s largest propane retailers, purchased an underground salt cavern facility near Seneca Lake outside Watkins Glen, NY, capable of holding approximately 2 billion cubic feet of liquid propane gas, MarketWatch reported. Salt caverns are ideal for storing propane because they’re huge and essentially impermeable. The acquisition originally faced opposition and […]
ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC recently made a $100 million equity commitment to JP Energy Partners, allowing JP Energy to significantly expand its propane-related business. Essentially, JP Energy acquires and consolidates propane businesses, including retailers and distributors catering to both commercial and residential customers. In late June, ArcLight made its first installment, enabling JP Energy to […]
Fiskars Canada Inc., the Ontario-based company that manufactures those orange-handled scissors you see in almost every school and office, has issued a voluntary recall of its propane-powered weed whacker, Occupational Health & Safety reported today. Health Canada, in collaboration with Fiskars, found mechanical problems with the appliance that could lead to consumer injuries through flammability, […]
Alliance AutoGas continued its mission of expanding autogas usage and infrastructure in the U.S. this week by partnering with Nantucket Energy Corp., LLC to supply propane autogas to community fleets on the Massachusetts island. Program administrators said the move is congruent with “the historically independent, resourceful spirit” of Nantucket because autogas is produced almost entirely […]
The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) announced the election of new officers for 2011-2012 after its mid-year Board of Directors meeting, the Sacramento Bee reported yesterday. The NPGA is the national trade association of the propane industry, representing the country’s 3,200 propane retailers, producers, transporters, and wholesalers. The election was held during Propane Days, the […]
AmeriGas, the country’s largest marketer of propane, is opening a new facility in Trinidad, Colorado, the Trinidad Times reported today. The location will offer a full range of propane services, tank sizes and installation. AmeriGas serves more than 1.3 million customers in nearly all 50 states. Confident the propane supplier will bring a boost in […]