Republican state Sen. George Maziarz joined the New York Propane Gas Association (NYPGA) and propane industry leaders at a press conference Tuesday asking the state of New York to take action regarding current propane supply and storage infrastructure. According to a press release, Maziarz and NYPGA urged the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Democratic Gov. Andrew... read more
Greenway Cooperative, an ag retailer with a propane business in Rochester, Minn., will merge with CHS Inc. on April 1 pending final approval from CHS’s board of directors. The addition of Greenway Cooperative will lead to the formation of a new business unit within CHS, the company adds. read more
Phillips 66 received approval from its board of directors to move forward with a fractionator and an LP gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast. According to a press release, the two projects represent an investment of more than $3 billion as part of the company’s midstream growth program. Phillips 66’s Sweeny Fractionator One will be located in Old Ocean,... read more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has invoked its emergency authority under the Interstate Commerce Act to help alleviate a shortage of propane supplies to consumers in the Midwest and Northeast. The commission’s order directs Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Co. LLC to temporarily provide priority treatment to propane shipments from Mont Belvieu, Texas, to the Midwest and Northeast regions suffering... read more
CleanFuel USA added two salespeople in Matthew Koshinski and Brooke McWhirter. Koshinski previously worked for Caterpillar, managing projects to develop retrofit and upgrade kits for Cat industrial engines. His CleanFuel responsibilities include OEM dealer development and support, specifically sales of the Freightliner S2G Chassis McWhirter spent several years working in state and national legislative offices for Rep. John Carter, R-Texas.... read more
100-year-old gas distributor growing after branching into residential side ILMO Products Co., with nine locations in Illinois and a 10th in St. Louis, has a 100-year-old company history. ILMO has a lengthy history with propane as well, having supplied the region’s industries with 33-pound forklift cylinders for decades. The residential market was one ILMO did not serve until recently, though, when... read more
The National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) launched a three-week plan designed to address propane supply challenges that have gripped parts of the country and drawn scrutiny from consumers and the media. Rick Roldan, president and CEO of NPGA, announced several steps the association is taking in the near term to move propane to where it’s needed most. The Midwest tops... read more
Market favorable for gas-powered systems that turn waste heat into productive uses Shale gas development brought on by the process of hydraulic fracturing has helped make market conditions favorable for onsite, gas-fueled power cogeneration, according to a Caterpillar white paper. The 13-page white paper details opportunities for industrial and commercial facilities to explore the economic possibilities of cogeneration with today’s... read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released findings from a third-party study providing evidence that the restart provision in the current hours-of-service rule for truck drivers is more effective at combating fatigue than the prior version. According to a press release, sleep, reaction time, sleepiness and driving performance were measured in the study conducted by... read more
Sunrise Global Inc., a California-based manufacturer of LP gas trucks, fuel systems and fuel engines, changed its corporate name to Greenkraft Inc. According to a press release, the name change reflects Sunrise Global’s December 2013 acquisition of Greenkraft. read more
