Southcross Holdings LP placed in service the second of two natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation trains at its Robstown Fractionator near Corpus Christi, Texas. The new fractionator takes Robstown’s total capacity to 63,000 barrels per day. According to Southcross Holdings, the second fractionation train allows the company to deliver additional purity NGL products from the Robstown facility to customers in... read more
Eastern Propane & Oil, based in Rochester, N.H., welcomed a new CEO and an interim CFO to its company. The company named Tom Manson as its CEO. Manson has worked with Eastern Propane as its corporate legal counsel for the past 15 years. Chuck Clement III, the company’s owner, president and chairman, says he will work closely with Manson in... read more
Jim Ham joined North American truck dealership Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer as a general manager. The company is a division of Truck Country and specializes in heavy- and medium-duty trucks. It has 22 locations in Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin. Ham previously spent 35 years in various roles, including OEM sales account manager, for Navistar. Prior to joining Stoops, Ham was... read more
The Propane Gas Association of New England (PGANE) installed several new officers to serve on its board of directors. PGANE’s board of directors now consists of: Cassandra Barry of Ray Murray Inc., chairwoman Paul Daniels of Eastern Propane, chairman elect Chuck Holden of Holden Oil, treasurer Peter Iacobucci of Osterman Propane, secretary PGANE says Barry is the first woman to... read more
Blossman Gas rolled out its All-Propane Tiny House concept this year, showcasing it at fairs, community events and schools in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. Scott Prewitt, a regional area vice president of Blossman Gas, says he had the idea to design the All-Propane Tiny House in 2013. “We wanted to create something in which we could... read more
Inspectorate expanded its liquefied petroleum gas testing capabilities in North America to meet market demand for the analysis of propane, butane and other LP gas products developed in areas where prominent crude supply and natural gas streams exist. Fred Hutchings, senior vice president for commodities at Bureau Veritas, which acquired the Inspectorate brand in 2010, says the increasing production of... read more
For those of you who have provided propane or performed services to an account that sustained a fire or explosion, you might have received a letter advising that you may be a responsible party. These letters typically advise you to send the letter to your liability insurance carrier or your attorney. They ask you to attend an inspection of the accident... read more
The Midwest Propane Gas Association announced it no longer plans to host the Midwest Propane Gas Convention & Trade Show. According to the association, the 2015 Midwest Convention in May was the association’s final show. David Lowe, chairman for the Midwest Convention’s board, says the association thought the Midwest Convention might have had difficulty planning an event in the next... read more
About 1,500 propane industry representatives attended the 28th World LPG Forum Sept. 28-Oct. 2 at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre in Singapore. According to the World LPG Association (WLPGA), the top five countries represented at the event were Singapore, India, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. The association says 81 companies exhibited at the event. The senior minister of the... read more
Big-rig diesel drivers can achieve significant fuel-cost savings via add-on engine conversion systems that displace some of the diesel with propane by combining the two fuels inside the combustion chamber for heightened ignition efficiencies. An electronic control unit adjusts the mix in accordance with the necessary performance requirements without having to modify the engine’s components. As the Environmental Protection Agency... read more
