A petitioner and consumer protection advocate recently spoke out against Islamabad’s High Court Chief Justices this week, challenging the recent price increases for propane and other petroleum products, International News reported. Kokab Iqbal issued a petition arguing the government is violating Pakistan’s Constitution and a 1994 Supreme Court decision mandating the government must provide the […]

The story’s the same overseas as it is here: Propane prices are up this winter. This week’s roundup of international headlines has claims of price gouging in Pakistan, and grousing about deliveries in Scotland. Pakistan: The International News says propane dealers around the city of Rawalpindi are “looting the masses” for charging up to 25-percent […]

Here’s a safe bet about the global propane market next year: Demand will be up. In the last week, headlines on four continents have pointed to a growing thirst for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). And it’s coming from a range of users, large and small. There’s a shortage of propane for Christmas cooking in Kenya, […]

The Filipino government is pushing propane to the nation’s drivers as a desirable alternative fuel, the country’s Manila Bulletin reported this weekend. And making a seldom-heard argument for the fuel, one government official claims LPG is speedier than gasoline. “Based on simulation, the LPG-fueled automobile is faster compared to a gasoline-fueled automobile,” says Jose Rey […]