A landmark deal in which the country’s biggest propane retailer will double is customer base has won approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Bloomberg reports. AmeriGas Partners LP can proceed with its proposed $2.8 billion purchase of Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Heritage Propane, the commission announced last week. However a condition of the sale […]
Federal regulators have issued a recall alert for more than 4500 O-Grill portable propane grills because the barbecues pose a potential fire hazard, upi.com reports. The gas appliances are manufactured by Uni-O Industries Corp in China. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the grills could leak propane and ignite. It said the Chinese firm […]
The man who heads one of the country’s biggest propane retailers has been elected into the newly launched Propane Hall of Fame. It may not have the sexiness of its rock and roll equivalent, but to industry players the Propane Hall of Fame is like making the cover of the Rolling Stone. It was developed […]
US propane inventories have fallen for the fifth straight week to continue their seasonal draw with residential prices edging slightly higher. Figures released by the US Energy Information Administration show national propane reserves shrunk by one million barrels in the week ending December 30. There are now 55.2 million barrels of propane gas in storage […]
One of the country’s major propane retailers has just completed a $30.5 million-plus acquisition to extend its reach into the western states, thestreet.com reports. In a statement this week, NGL Energy Partners LP announced it had acquired the assets of Pacer Propane (“Pacer”) in exchange for $30.5 million in cash plus net working capital and […]
Propane companies in Southwest Missouri are replacing customers’ gas tanks after propane deliveries were accidentally contaminated with ammonia, auroraadvertiser.net reports. The concerns emerged after a trucking company failed to properly clean a tanker that had previously been used to haul anhydrous ammonia, a liquid chemical frequently used as fertilizer. The tanker was then contracted by […]
Blasting weeds with propane-powered flames could see an end to expensive pesticides and revolutionize the organic food sector if a new agricultural invention proves successful. Researchers at the University of Nebraska say a local company is interested in building trial weed flaming equipment and organic producers in the state have already tested the system on […]
Propane conversion specialist Alliance Autogas now has EPA certification to covert more than 200 vehicles to clean-burning propane gas. Alliance Autogas uses the Prins vapor and liquid injection technology ssystem for propane conversions. Reaching the 200 vehicle milestone means fleet managers and private vehicle owners now have a huge array of makes and models to […]
The nation’s largest propane retailer has named its new president and chief executive who will assume control of the energy company from next year, marketwatch.com reports. As reported earlier on Propane.Pro, AmeriGas Propane. Inc. boss Eugene V.N. Bissell will retire in spring after 30 years’ service to the industry. AmeriGas Partners is the nation’s largest […]
Connecticut lawmakers have renewed calls to end state regulations that prohibit propane tank refueling by anyone other than a tank’s owner, Stamford.patch.com reports. Most home propane tanks are owned by the gas supplier. So the state regulation forces homeowners to buy propane from a single gas company and stops gas customers seeking lower rates elsewhere. […]