The warmest winter on record since 1950 is good news for homeowners who are paying lower winter heating bills than last year. But the unseasonably mild temperatures are hurting energy companies, many of which are laying off staff because of slow business, walb.com reports. And in a bitter irony, some propane suppliers are warning they could […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Armed police officers fired live ammunition at a full propane tank in a demonstration to prove the clean-burning energy source is safe, king5.com reports. Californian-based Blue Star Gas showed footage of the controlled weapons stunt last week as part of a road show to promote the use of propane autogas by the nation’s commercial vehicle […]
Retail propane heavyweight Ferrellgas Partners, LP, has announced a key acquisition in Texas, building on its impressive and growing list of customers and assets. In its fourth acquisition of the fiscal year, Ferrellgas said it had bought Welch Propane, a northeast Texas retailer based in Atlanta with operations in Texarkana and Douglassville. Terms of the […]
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 […]
A Wisconsin recycling plant is warning residents to dispose of propane tanks safely after finding dozens of full gas canisters dumped in its metals collection, jsonline.com reports. Waukesha County recycling plant manager Jim Lewis said residents had tossed full and partially-full propane bottles into their recyclables – with 55 propane bottles pulled from the metals […]