From left: Johnny Hill, regional manager of operations, Florida Public Utilities; Mike Wojtuniak, owner of Engineer Permits Inc. in Deland; Luke Flynn, Central Florida Building & Inspectors; Karen Chasez, mayor of DeBary; Jeff Householder, president, CEO and chairman of the board of directors, Chesapeake Utilities Corp.; Jim Pappalardo, DeBary council member; Patricia Stevenson, DeBary council member; and Jeff Sylvester, senior vice president, COO, Chesapeake Utilities. Photo by Hillary Turlington for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

Chesapeake Utilities breaks ground on safety training facility

February 15, 2024 By Ellen Kriz

The facility in DeBary, Florida, will be modeled after Chesapeake Utilities’ Safety Town training facility in Dover, Delaware.

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Dead River purchases Bourne’s Energy

February 15, 2024 By Ellen Kriz

Dead River Co. acquired Bourne’s Inc., a full-service propane, heating fuels and pellets delivery business located in Morrisville, Vermont.

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European Liquid Gas Congress features renewed format in 2024

February 14, 2024 By Brian Richesson

The European Liquid Gas Congress will feature a new, innovative format when it takes place June 18-20 at the Lyon Convention Center in Lyon, France.

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RegO employees receive hands-on training on regulators in SEPATEC's regulator lab. Photo courtesy of Southeast Propane Alliance

RegO employees train at SEPATEC

February 13, 2024 By Ellen Kriz

RegO brought together its sales teams for a two-day training program at the Southeast Propane Alliance Technical Education Center (SEPATEC).

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Ceres, Co-Alliance merger to form Keystone Cooperative

February 12, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Indiana-based agriculture and energy cooperatives Ceres Solutions Cooperative and Co-Alliance Cooperative plan to merge under the name Keystone Cooperative.

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Daigle Oil Co. purchases Mapleton Oil Co.

February 8, 2024 By Ellen Kriz

Daigle Oil Co. of Fort Kent, Maine, acquired the propane assets related to Mapleton Oil Co., a delivered fuels business located in Mapleton, Maine.

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Trigon submits proposed LPG project in Canada

February 7, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. submitted the project description for its proposed Trigon Pacific LPG Project in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada.

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