Plans for a giant $40 million liquid propane tank in Maine have sparked protests by concerned residents, bangordailynews.com reports. DCP Midstream wants to the build the 138-foot-tall propane terminal at Searsport. The project was signed off by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection earlier this year. Though Maine is a big heating oil user, the […]
Police officers in Rosenberg, Texas found almost half a million dollars stashed in a television and a propane tank inside a vehicle during a routine traffic stop last week, ABC7chicago.com reported. Officers became suspicious when their police dog searched the vehicle’s exterior and alerted them to a front door seam and a large cardboard box. […]
Daniel Herriman, 40, will appear before a Magistrate Judge in Muskogee, OK, today for allegedly attaching an improvised explosive device (IED) to a natural gas pipeline, FuelFix.com reported. He faces federal charges of attempting to destroy property used in interstate or foreign commerce. According to the Seminole County Sheriff Office’s report, two Enerfin Resources employees […]
With the warmer weather making its way to us, thousands of people across the country will be fueling up the ole’ RV, and hitting the road. In addition to regular maintenance under the hood of your RV, it’s important to remember you’re driving around with a well-contained, but volatile propane system. While LPG (liquid petroleum […]
If you don’t enjoy lifting your portable propane tank to see how much gas is inside, or you’re so strong you just can’t tell how much is in there, a translucent tank might be just the ticket for your summer propane needs! Lite Cylinder tanks are made of a see-through composite material to give you […]
So the weather has turned warm and you decide to grill some burgers for the first time in months. But when you take off the grill cover, you find a family of squirrels has taken up residence under the burners. And the whole thing has the sweet stink of decay. It is time for a […]
In the ongoing courtship between a national energy company and a seaside town in Maine, the two have reached a common hitch for couples: Should they move in together? The energy company, DCP Midstream, certainly likes the little town — where it would establish a marine propane terminal. But Searsport, which is home to about […]
As we wrote about last month, the town of Searsport, Maine, is being courted by a national propane wholesaler as the proposed site for a sea terminal. The Denver-based DCP Midstream wants to build an intermodal pit stop at the town’s Mack Point, where propane would arrive by ship and be carried away by truck […]
Propane Tank Week hits the halfway point, with our first look at a stay-put residential tank. Today it’s the 100 galloner. Size: 100 gallons, with an 80 gallon capacity (what’s the deal with that?) Nickname: The Fireplace’s Friend, The Sous Chef Related Tanks: The 60 galloner, the 120 galloner Uses: The 100-gallon tank can be […]