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ThompsonGas purchases North Carolina retailer Posted on 25 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

ThompsonGas acquired the assets of Ethco LP Gas, a Kenly, N.C., propane retail business Kenneth Etheridge previously owned. According to ThompsonGas CEO Randy Thompson, Ethco is one of several propane... Read more»

Alabama’s largest school district opts for autogas buses Posted on 22 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

The largest school district in Alabama is using 30 Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision school buses equipped with Roush CleanTech autogas fuel systems for the 2014-15 school year, which began Aug.... Read more»

Residential market share dwindling, but growth potential exists Posted on 22 Aug 2014 in the Current Issue categories.

Propane’s residential market loss is one of the most troubling issues the propane industry faces. The American Petroleum Institute reports 2012 sales in the residential sector were 4.1 billion gallons.... Read more»

NPGA committee gets early look at new Southeastern show destination Posted on 21 Aug 2014 in the Current Issue & Events categories.

The National Propane Gas Association’s Conventions Committee toured the year-old Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., site of the 2016 Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo, earlier this summer. The... Read more»

Energy Distribution Partners buys Minnesota company Posted on 21 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) acquired the assets of Quality Propane in Burnsville and Kellogg, Minn. Quality Propane serves more than 2,500 commercial-industrial and residential customers in the greater Minneapolis area, in Hastings,... Read more»

PERC launches new logo, tagline Posted on 21 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) launched a new logo and brand identity for propane – PROPANE Clean American Energy – that it will include on all PERC-produced materials.... Read more»

Legal, safety issues brought to forefront in aftermath of fatal accident Posted on 20 Aug 2014 in the Current Issue categories.

An explosion at the Sunrise Propane industrial facility Aug. 10, 2008, in North York, Ontario, Canada, killed two people, injured many more, caused damage to more than 100 homes, businesses... Read more»

California retailer adds bulk storage Posted on 15 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

Pacific States Petroleum Inc. installed a 30,000-gallon LP gas tank in Benicia, Calif., eliminating its 180-mile round-trip bobtail runs to source product. According to Pacific States, the first transport load... Read more»

Blue Rhino partners with Hershey to offer grilling tools Posted on 14 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

Blue Rhino formed a partnership with North American chocolate maker The Hershey Company to create a line of Hershey’s S’mores grilling accessories that will include grilling baskets, marshmallow sticks, melting trays and utensils.... Read more»

New York agency to hold conference on propane storage facility application Posted on 12 Aug 2014 in the News categories.

Based on extensive public interest regarding a proposed underground propane storage and distribution facility in Schuyler County, N.Y., the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will schedule a conference to... Read more»