Farmers Union Oil Co., a Montana-based propane marketer, named Scott Black president and CEO. Black replaces Kirk Marzolf, who died in August 2013. Black has a background in the agriculture industry. He previously worked for Skagit Farmers Supply in Burlington, Wash., where he was the company’s director of agri-business. read more
About 26,000 gas-fired hot water boilers from U.S. Boiler were recalled because of an air pressure switch that can fail to shut down the burners when a blockage is present in the vent system. In addition, nearly 200 gas-fired hot water boilers from New Yorker Boiler were recalled for the same reason. According to separate press releases, both failures allow... read more
The World LP Gas Association (WLPGA) is currently calling for papers to be considered for the Global Technology Conference. The conference will take place Oct. 30 in Miami during the 27th World LP Gas Forum and 29th AIGLP Congress. According to a press release, the goal of the Global Technology Conference is to showcase the most innovative and original technological... read more
In his 42 years in the propane industry, Jessie Johnson has shaped his mind to process how propane equipment and technology are supposed to work. But then something comes along that forces him to rearrange his thoughts and accept a new way of thinking – something like a conformable propane autogas tank made from aluminum, scheduled to arrive in the... read more
Before Craig Whitley presented to the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) on natural gas liquids (NGL) trends last month in Amelia Island, Fla., he thought about some of the things his mother taught him. Like: Be careful what you wish for. As in: Watching the propane-supply-challenged Northeast become awash in shale gas production, only to see multiple new takeaway... read more
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) launched a free app that gives propane marketers and construction professionals a way to compare fuel emissions and heating costs. PERC’s Energy Calculator app is available as a free download for Apple and Android mobile devices. According to a press release, the Energy Calculator app is a mobile version of PERC’s Heating Energy... read more
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is sponsoring a propane autogas test drive event March 4 at the NTEA Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The test drive event, beginning at noon March 4 and continuing through March 6, is open to show attendees. Class 1 through 6 propane autogas-fueled trucks and vans will be available... read more
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) placed its attention on 2014 programs as well as market outreach and communications activities during its December meeting in Amelia Island, Fla. It approved the following funding requests, with the amount and principal contractor in parenthesis where applicable: • $3 million for PERC’s 2014 residential and commercial market outreach, with an emphasis on... read more
A later-than-usual crop drying season. Significant supply delays at propane terminals. And then a sudden polar vortex and its dangerously cold wind chills. Business has been unusually challenging in the Upper Midwest for propane marketers these last few months, and the record-cold temperatures that swept across much of the United States last week left their imprint on the industry. “Once... read more
CleanFuel USA obtained Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listing for the Gilbarco Encore S LP gas retail fuel dispenser. CleanFuel USA receives Encore 700 S and Encore S cabinets and electronics directly from Gilbarco, and it completed the autogas dispenser with UL-listed components. The dispenser, which is also approved by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), is available as a... read more
