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Propane Prices to Ease on Mild Weather

National propane stocks dipped slightly in the last week, falling by 100,000 barrels and average residential propane prices gained less than a cent. But homeowners who rely on propane for their winter heating could be in for a slight reprieve, with a mild start to winter forecast to bring slightly lower heating bills, nasdaq.com reports. […]

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EPA Fracking Waste Rules Debated

Restrictive federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing activity could prevent individual states reaping financial reward from their oil and gas reserves, the Environmental Protection Agency is being warned. State regulators addressed a congressional committee last week considering proposed plans by the EPA for new regulations on the disposal of polluted wastewater from “fracking” wells, fuelfix.com reported. Officials […]

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Amerigas to Buy Energy Transfer’s Propane Ops

The country’s largest propane retailer will double its customer base and add over 500 million gallons to its distribution network in a $2.8 billion deal, reuters.com reports. AmeriGas Partners L.P. has announced it will buy Energy Transfer Partners L.P.’s propane business in the landmark deal which is due to be finalised by early next year. […]

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New Texas Fracking Well Uses Propane Not Water

A Texas oil and gas company has just completed the successful trialing of an Eagle Ford shale hydraulic fracturing well using propane and butane instead of water. Jadela Oil Corp’s El Indio #1 well is producing oil, gas, butane and hydrocarbons following testing last week. A company press release says 5360 barrels of liquid propane/butane […]

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Fracking Dispute Spreads to South Africa

A group of energy companies including Royal Dutch Shell and SASOL have leased the rights to a huge, gas-rich shale field in South Africa, where they plan to use hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas. So now, as we’ve seen in Pennsylvania, New York and the rest of the Marcellus Shale region, environmental groups and […]

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Methane Water Contamination Investigation Underway

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investigating possible methane contamination of drinking water near Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania, thetimes-tribune.com reports. Department officials say a bubbling pond was found to contain “combustible gas” in Lenox, Susquehanna County. Two natural gas well pads operated by Cabot Oil and Gas Corp are near […]

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Newly-Converted Propane-Powered Mazda

Autogas has teamed up with Mazda to unveil a newly converted propane-powered passenger vehicle in United Kingdom, theautochannel.com reported. Autogas has seen a surge in interest from fleet managers following the conversion of a Mazda 6 to run on LPG – liquid petroleum gas- also known as propane. More than seven million vehicles currently run […]

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Green Solutions to Fracking Debate

Propane and natural gas production in the US is booming thanks to the surge in shale gas reserves and the relatively new extraction method know as hydraulic fracturing. But the extraction technique is controversial and has sparked heated debate about whether it is responsible for contaminating ground water. As the pro-energy versus pro-environment debate rages, […]

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New Propane-Fueled Buses Rolling Out in Texas

A West Texas district school board has received a grant of more than $700,000 to buy seven new propane-fueled buses and install a 20,000-gallon propane-refuelling station. The 91-passenger Blue Bird buses will be rolling into Midland in December to service the MISD School Board. The grant is part of the American Recovery Reinvestment Act, mywesttexas.com […]

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Propane Among Contaminants Identified in Air Pollution Study

A million-dollar air study at Fort Worth, Texas, has identified excessive pollutants – including propane, methane and butane in high concentrations. But the study’s author does not believe the gas concentrations pose a public health risk. The study measured air samples for pollutants from 388 sites, publicbroadcasting.net reported. Though propane, methane and butane were found […]

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