Propane inventory continues to fall at above-average pace
The inventory draws in January and for the week ending Jan. 13 make it almost a certainty inventory will end this winter at its lowest point in three years. read more
Drones take off as key components for propane marketing
Drones are taking off as components of propane companies’ marketing and promotional strategies. read more
An introduction to drones
Brand-News-Team Inc. President Roger Rosenbaum discusses the use of drones in the propane industry. read more
What AT&T’s 2G network shutdown means for propane retailers
AT&T planned to shut down its 2G network at the end of 2016, a development for which propane tank monitoring providers had been preparing. read more
Lower heating demand, crop drying drop 2015 propane sales
Two steps forward and one step back. After consecutive gains in 2013 and 2014, annual U.S. sales of odorized propane fell 9.6 percent to 8.5 billion gallons in 2015, according to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) latest Sales of Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases report, dated Dec. 9, 2016. Prior to those back-to-back yearly gains, sales nationally and... read more
Cargas launches mobile delivery solution for Android, Windows devices
Cargas launched a new version of Mobile Delivery, an application that integrates back office dispatching wirelessly to an on-board computer on the trucks. read more
DOT cylinder requalification rule to impact propane marketers
The Department of Transportation (DOT) finalized a rule last year that affects the time frame for the requalification of propane cylinders and is set to take effect Jan. 23, according to the National Propane Gas Association. read more
Device monitors tank capacity levels, distribution routes
Numerex Corp. and Sensile Technologies partnered to distribute the NetrIS 3G tank monitoring device for hazardous liquids like propane. read more
State of US propane inventory and its impact on pricing
U.S. propane inventory ended 2016 at 84.123 million barrels after dropping 2.746 million barrels in the final week of the year. read more
NGL Energy Partners fills board of directors post
NGL Energy Partners LP appointed Jared Parker, managing director of Oaktree Capital Management, to the board of directors of its general partner, NGL Energy Holdings LLC. read more
