Kevin Yanik

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Kevin Yanik was a senior editor at LP Gas Magazine.

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Propane industry companies gain insight from hosting congressmen Posted on 05 Oct 2015 in the Blue Flame Blog categories.

Propane retailers regularly visit congressional representatives and their staffs on Capitol Hill during the National Propane Gas Association’s (NPGA) annual Propane Days lobbying event in Washington, D.C. Those visits largely... Read more»

Energy Transfer Equity, Williams announce merger agreement Posted on 29 Sep 2015 in the News categories.

Energy Transfer Equity LP and Williams Cos. Inc. plan to merge through a $37.7 billion transaction that will form the third-largest energy franchise in North America, the companies announced. “As... Read more»

Subjects of circumstances: Tackling outside variables Posted on 25 Sep 2015 in the Current Issue & Featured categories.

U.S. propane inventory builds to an all-time high, but retailer success is still highly dependent on outside variables. Propane is flowing like milk and honey from natural gas processing plants... Read more»

DCP Midstream owners contribute assets to strengthen company Posted on 09 Sep 2015 in the News categories.

Phillips 66 and Spectra Energy, equal joint-venture owners in DCP Midstream LLC, entered into a non-binding letter of intent for contributing assets to strengthen DCP Midstream. According to a press... Read more»

Chief marketing officer position created at PERC Posted on 03 Sep 2015 in the News categories.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) created a chief marketing officer (CMO) position and hired Dennis Vegas to fill that role. According to PERC, Vegas most recently served as... Read more»

Detroit Public Schools adopts autogas for 35 buses Posted on 02 Sep 2015 in the News categories.

Detroit Public Schools and its transportation provider, ABC Student Transportation, made an investment in 35 Blue Bird Propane Vision school buses. Read more»

Propane awareness to build with expansion of congressional caucus Posted on 31 Aug 2015 in the Blue Flame Blog categories.

Propane retailers made a number of requests of their congressmen as they visited them on Capitol Hill this year during the National Propane Gas Association’s Propane Days festivities. One of... Read more»

Propane has the potential to establish marine market relevance Posted on 21 Aug 2015 in the Current Issue & Featured categories.

Propane-powered school buses and lawn mowers were concepts a decade ago. Now, a number of propane applications are available for those respective markets. Could boats and ships be the next... Read more»

Crop drying outlook: What propane retailers can expect from fall gallon sales Posted on 20 Aug 2015 in the Blue Flame Blog categories.

What can propane retailers in the Corn Belt expect this fall in terms of gallon sales related to crop drying? The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offered a glimpse upon... Read more»

Ohio congressman attends Bergquist open house Posted on 19 Aug 2015 in the Events & News categories.

Bergquist hosted its 11th annual open house on Aug. 18 in Toledo, Ohio. The event attracted Bob Latta, the Ohio congressman who’s a co-chair of the Congressional Propane Caucus. Latta... Read more»