2020-21 merger and acquisition activity
Here’s a look at the merger and acquisition activity LP Gas kept tabs on over the past 12 months, with acquiring companies in bold. Note: Some companies chose not to disclose their acquired companies.
Propane retailers who sold their companies recently also explained the acquisition process and their reasons for selling – learn more here.
Agview FS and Gold Star FS
Manlius Oil – Manlius, Illinois

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American Welding & Gas
Axmen Propane – Frenchtown, Montana
Bestway Welding Supply – Houston
Casey Energy
Marandola Fuel Service – New Milford, Connecticut
Central Valley Ag
Farmers Ranchers Cooperative – Ainsworth, Nebraska
Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc.
Harvest Land Co-op Inc. – Richmond, Indiana
Crestwood Equity Partners
Plains All American Pipeline, certain NGL storage and rail-to-truck LPG terminals – Houston
DCC Propane LLC
Blue Flame Propane locations – Douglas, Wyoming; Nunn, Colorado
Enviro Gas – Brighton, Colorado
NES Group – Brooklyn, Connecticut
Spalding Gas – Griffin, Georgia
United Propane Gas – Paducah, Kentucky
Dead River Co.
Fortier & Son – Somersworth, New Hampshire
Northern Essex Fuel Co. – Merrimac, Massachusetts
Energy Distribution Partners
Campora Propane – Stockton, California
FEI
Midwest Computer Register – Hampton, Iowa
Midwest Meter – Hampton, Iowa
Ferrellgas
Lee Propane – Pennington Gap, Virginia
Gault Family Companies
Quinoco Energy Services – Bristol, Connecticut
Growmark
Southern States Cooperative, wholesale agronomy and energy assets – Richmond, Virginia
Star Energy FS – Manson, Iowa
Hiltz Propane Systems
Chesmont Engineering – Exton, Pennsylvania
Long Gas Co.
Yoder Gas Co. – Jet, Oklahoma
LT Corp.
Buckeye Fabricating – Springboro, Ohio
McAdams Propane Co.
1 acquisition
Meritum Energy
Forever Propane Sales & Service – Oakland Park, Florida
Home Gas Corp. – Miami
3 undisclosed
MFA Oil
Simmons Energy Solutions – Decatur, Arkansas; Jay, Oklahoma
Mike Hopsicker acquired full ownership of:
Ray Murray Inc. – Lee, Massachusetts
Nesco Holdings
Custom Truck One Source – Kansas City, Missouri
NW Ohio Propane
Northwest Propane – Delta, Ohio
Offen Petroleum
Ozark Mountain Energy – Mount Vernon, Missouri
Otodata
Wise Telemetry – Pittsburgh
Paraco Gas
Advantage Propane – Califon, New Jersey
F M Popovich & Sons – Ashland, Massachusetts
Platform Fuels
Dale’s Propane – Clayton, Oklahoma
Green’s Propane – Wellston, Oklahoma
Kiamichi LP Gas – Idabel, Oklahoma
McCurtain County Propane – Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Menz Propane – Union City, Oklahoma
Ned Guest LP Gas OK – Valliant, Oklahoma
Quarles Petroleum
Dixie Gas & Oil – Verona, Virginia
Reading Truck Group
Rayside Truck & Trailer – West Palm Beach, Florida
Sharp Energy
Western Natural Gas – Jacksonville, Florida
Square Deal Machining Inc.
Kurtz Truck Equipment – Marathon, New York
Star Group
Liberty Gas Service – Westhampton Beach, New York
Malzahn Gas Service – Sparrow Bush, New York
Sclafani Oil – Mahopac, New York
Suburban Propane Partners
Eastern Propane – Bayboro, North Carolina
Oberon Fuels, 39 percent stake – San Diego
Superior Plus Corp.
Central Coast Propane – Paso Robles, California
Champagne’s Energy – Arundel, Maine
Freeman Gas and Electric Co. – Spartanburg, South Carolina
Highlands Propane – Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Holden Oil – Peabody, Massachusetts
Miller Propane – Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Star Gas/Petro, propane assets – Orangeburg, South Carolina; Cleveland, Georgia
Rymes Propane and Oil – Concord, New Hampshire
Symank Energy
Cuero-Yoakum Propane – Cuero, Texas
ThompsonGas
Airgas USA bulk propane assets – Maryland, southeastern Pennsylvania, West Virginia
All Service Propane – Anderson, California
Associated Propane – Petaluma, California
EnergyUnited Propane – Statesville, North Carolina
Midwestern Propane Gas – Belleville, Illinois
Pirkl Gas – Owatonna, Minnesota
Redwood Coast Fuels – Ukiah, California
Yongue’s Propane – Ocala, Florida
TransTech Energy
Bendel Tank and Heat Exchanger – Charlotte, North Carolina
Tri Gas & Oil/Comfort Plus Services
Refined fuels distributor – Delmarva Peninsula
Sources: LP Gas research; Blue Peak Resources; Cetane Associates; Gray, Gray & Gray; Legacy Energy Consulting; Matrix Capital Markets Group; Propane Resources; The Oil & Gas Advisor