When artists, musicians and entrepreneurs need a financial boost to get a product or idea off the ground, crowdfunding is an option. This is exactly how Robert Dobyns launched Texas-based A&D Propane in 2003. Like with crowdfunding, he sought financial help from prospective customers to start the business. Yet Dobyns used the crowdfunding technique before crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter popularized... read more
Phillips 66 Partners LP reached an agreement with Phillips 66 to acquire a 25 percent controlling interest in Phillips 66 Sweeny Frac, which owns the newly constructed Sweeny Fractionator One and Clemens Caverns storage facility, for a total consideration of $236 million. According to a previous report, Phillips 66 began operations at Sweeny Fractionator One in December 2015. The acquisition... read more
Bimbo Bakeries USA is delivering its baked goods in 84 new Ford F-59 trucks fueled by propane autogas. The trucks, equipped with Roush CleanTech fuel technology, operate in three of Bimbo’s major markets. The company selected propane autogas for its lower up-front costs, minimal impact to operations and the stability of fuel costs, Roush CleanTech reports. “Bimbo Bakeries USA introduced... read more
Parafour Innovations manufactures propane dispensing devices that are UL/CSA listed for the United States and Canada. We continue to innovate and release new products designed for durability, reliability, low-maintenance cost, ease of operation and high return on investment. Our dispensers are approved for both fleet and retail applications, and we can ensure that you are compliant in your investment for... read more
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP assigned a construction management contract to Fluor Corp. for the Mariner East 2 expansion project at its Marcus Hook Industrial Complex on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. Fluor is a global engineering, construction and project management company that designs and builds complex projects. Fluor says it booked the undisclosed contract value into backlog in the fourth... read more
Blackmer will feature its line of pumps and compressors in booths 716 and 1530 at the National Propane Gas Association’s 2016 Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo. The company will showcase its LPG Series sliding vane pumps, which include the LG, LGL and TLGLF models. These models were designed for maximum performance and reliability in a variety of LP gas... read more
Several companies plan to showcase propane autogas technologies during the National Truck Equipment Association’s The Work Truck Show March 1-4 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and CleanFuel USA will display a PRO 6100 autogas refueling dispenser at their booths during the show. PERC also plans to showcase a Westport Ford 5.0-liter F-150... read more
Phillips 66 partnered with Hiring Our Heroes, a grassroots campaign, to recruit military veterans to its company. According to a Phillips 66 press release, veterans and transitioning service members sometimes have difficulty communicating their skills and military background in terms that civilian employers can understand. Hiring Our Heroes, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, works to connect veterans,... read more
Alliance AutoGas plans to convert a bi-fuel 2016 3.5-liter Ford F-150 V6 on March 3 as part of its display at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The group will be featured in booth 5567. According to a press release, Alliance AutoGas hopes to achieve the “fastest recorded alternative fuel conversion to propane autogas.” The conversion will take place at... read more
