Enterprise: Demand high for propane dehydrogenation facility
Enterprise Products Partners says it has sold out its 1.65-billion-pounds-per-year propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility with long-term, fee-based agreements. read more
Georgia fleet making most of autogas development program
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office near Atlanta says it is saving an estimated $135,000 annually in fuel costs running 36 Ford Crown Victorias on propane autogas. The sheriff’s office is a Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program (SPADP) participant. Carroll County first switched six cruisers to autogas through Alliance AutoGas in 2009. In 2010, the county received SPADP funding to convert... read more
Cavagna names Northeast sales manager
Cavagna North America Inc. has named Elizabeth Barr sales manager for the Northeast. Barr has been in the propane industry for more than 30 years, having worked for AmeriGas, Bergquist and F.W. Webb Co. She will support Cavagna’s growth strategy for its valve and residential regulator business. read more
Company founders’ home business, family hub
F.B. and Dessie Luke dreamed of one day owning and operating their own propane business. So while the couple worked in the early 1960s for a company called Abbott’s Propane – all the while making a combined $340 per month – F.B. focused on earning a Class 1 business permit, while Dessie explored avenues for financial assistance. Once their permit... read more
Propane industry responds to proposed energy policy favoring natural gas
"As we sit here right now, the governor of Connecticut is proposing energy policy that effectively benefits natural gas to the exclusion of propane.” read more
Take precautions to avoid not-at-fault accidents
The last thing a propane marketer needs is an expensive not-at-fault accident that impacts his insurance rates and damages the company’s bottom line. read more
Houston company taps shale play with propane-based technology
Houston-based eCORP Stimulation Technologies LLC used liquid propane to stimulate the Eagle Ford shale play at about 6,000 feet in a field demonstration. read more
Shale boom fuels build-out
An expansion of natural gas liquid infrastructure is taking place in the United States today and will continue in the next two to five years, analysts say. read more
Payment efficiencies achievable for retailers of all sizes
The check-depositing process can be an annoying one for businesses. Trips to the bank several times per week mean time away from more meaningful tasks like selling and servicing customers. Plus, there’s always the worry that a check may get lost, as well as the possibility that funds may be unavailable later in the day at a bank. United Propane... read more
Pinnacle purchases Arkansas retailer
Pinnacle Propane LLC has acquired Tri State Propane in an acquisition that expands the business into northwest Arkansas. Tri State, which is located in Hiwasse, Ark., will be rebranded Pinnacle Propane in the coming weeks. In the meantime, Tri State will continue to fill propane bottles at its store, as well as offer residential, agricultural and commercial delivery. Tri State... read more
