It’s been awhile since we’ve heard any news from Mont Belvieu, Texas, home of the country’s biggest propane hub and storage facility. Since the town consistently defines pricing and trends for propane nationwide, we checked in! Here’s the skinny: Late last month, Enterprise Products Partners LP began construction of a new NGL fractionation facility in […]
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 […]
PetroSA, one of the world’s largest Gas-to-Liquids refineries, announced it will convert a percentage of its motor gasoline molecules to propane to alleviate South Africa’s burgeoning LPG shortage, the Times LIVE reported today. The Cape Town-based corporation is South Africa’s national oil company, and is primarily responsible for looking out for all industry-related concerns and […]
The Vitol Group, one of the world’s largest independent energy traders, and its subsidiary Coastal Caverns, Inc. (CCI) unveiled plans to build a new propane export facility in Beaumont, Texas, where the company is already developing a large LPG storage plant. Based out of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Vitol trades more than 5.5 barrels of crude […]
Europe continued to dominate the propane vehicle industry this week as German automaker Opel unleashed the newest in its line of Corsa LPG ecoFLEX models, autoevolution.com reported today. While American drivers are still forced to use engine conversion technology, as no autogas/LPG-ready vehicles are available on the market yet, this marks Opel’s seventh ecoFLEX model. […]
Here at the ‘pro, we love coffee almost as much as propane. So, imagine our delight when we discovered this portable propane-powered coffee maker from Coleman! You’re not a chipper Charlie after sleeping in a hot tent on lumpy ground? No problem. This rad litttle appliance can brew a piping pot of coffee in eighteen […]
New Jersey recently received a $15 million federal grant to expand infrastructure for cheaper and cleaner vehicle fuels, especially propane and compressed natural gas, the Star-Ledger reported today. The money has already funded a compressed natural gas fueling station opening later this month at the state’s Waste Management facility in Camden, and will help build […]
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced its plan to expand its operation in propane’s powerhouse town Mont Belvieu, Texas, with a new fractionation facility. Slated to be ready for operation in 2013, administrators expect the new facility will enable Enterprise to fractionate over 450,000 barrels per day at its Mont Belvieu complex alone. “The additional capacity […]
Southcross Energy, a major midstream natural gas gathering, processing and treatment company based in Dallas, announced today it’ll be expanding its liquids-rich production to 335 million cubic feet of gas per day at its South Texas facility. Southcross also plans to build an entirely new processing plant, its largest yet, in Refugio County, while increasing […]
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 […]