Most people believe taxis, commercial vehicles, and mismanaged subsidies are the cause of Ghana’s massive LPG shortage, which is expected to last more than a year and cause a lot of suffering. However, the Minority in Parliament is now attributing the widespread shortage to the government’s deliberate interference at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and […]
Yesterday NGL Energy Partners LP announced its new partnership with E. Osterman Propane, Inc. in a move that could place NLG Energy among the top ten retail propane marketers in the country, according to a MarketWatch report. The agreement states that Osterman Propane will contribute all its assets, including cash and common units, to NLG […]
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, […]
Lakewood, Colorado is closing out summer with its third annual Chile Harvest Art Festival, an event celebrating the Spanish Colonial tradition of harvesting chile peppers, La Voz Bilingue reported. On August 27th and 28th they’ll be using propane grills to prepare the tasty peppers, but attendees can count on a mix of indigenous and modern […]
Over the years, the propane industry has put forth a strong effort to clean up the fuel’s reputation as explosive and potentially dangerous through safer tanks, equipment, and training. In the most recent of these endeavors, the Rocky Mountain Propane Gas Association and the Propane Education Research Council (PERC) teamed up with Safe Fire, a […]
Police forces in Chandigarh, India, arrested seven criminals who have allegedly been systematically stealing residential propane cylinders throughout the city, the Indian Express reported. Propane enjoys widespread popularity in India, where it’s used for cooking, home heating and motor fuel. Occasional shortages and weak regulation have lead to theft, decanting, and questionable distribution methods that […]
In an eco-conscious effort to use cleaner fuels, the Kenyan government announced plans to triple the country’s LPG usage by 2012, according to a recent report from Capital Business. Kenya currently consumes around 8,000 tons of LPG every month, and will need to increase storage facility capacities, distribution, and infrastructure to meet this goal. “This […]