Enterprise Products Partners, Anadarko Petroleum and Enbridge Energy Partners announced their plans to build a new natural gas liquids pipeline connecting the Texas Panhandle to propane central, Mont Belvieu, according to a recent FuelFix.com report. Because NGLs like propane can’t be transported through the same pipelines as natural gas, they need their own system. As […]
The neighboring Tennessee cities of Millersville and Goodlettsville are butting heads over plans for a new propane storage facility, NewsChannel5.com reported this week. Cheryl Maplesden, Carl Sumruld and a posse of other Goodlettsville residents object to the new facility and are going door to door to raise awareness for their cause. They’re concerned that the […]
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, […]
To celebrate their 62nd year in business, Texas marketer Sharp Propane employees volunteered this month for a wide range of state non-profit organizations, Reuters reported yesterday. It isn’t exactly a new development – the company does “Sharp Service Month” every August to renew their commitment to community service. “Our company values giving back, and we […]
Here at the ‘pro, we never like to hear news of propane tanks being abused – or women being abused, for that matter. But deputies arrested a Florida man this week for striking his live-in girlfriend and throwing a propane tank on her car as she tried to drive away from their home in Sebring, […]
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 […]
We spend a lot of time talking about propane-powered vehicles here at the ‘pro, so it’s high time we discussed the coolest ones of all. You may not have known it’s propane behind those burner flames, but it has been the fuel of choice for hot air balloons ever since their modern design was pioneered […]
One of the twisters ripping through Oklahoma on Tuesday badly damaged a Devon Energy Corp. natural gas processing plant, interrupting production for what could be several months, the Dow Jones Newswires reported. Despite the property damage, Devon employees counted themselves lucky, as no one was hurt at the facility. Workers were forewarned and camped out […]
Ever heard the old phrase “propane is like a fine wine”? No? Get ready, because you may very well be hearing that kind of talk around the water cooler soon – propane is turning 100 years old next year and it just keeps getting better! To prepare for the 100th anniversary of the invention of […]