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The story of winter so far: No winter

December 7, 2021 By Mark Rachal

In this week’s Trader’s Corner, Mark Rachal, with Cost Management Solutions, shares a heating season update for propane marketers.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, heating season, Mark Rachal, propane heating, propane prices, Trader's Corner, weather, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Mild start to heating season shrinks inventory deficit

November 9, 2021 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, discusses the propane inventory deficit and the mild start to heating season.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, heating season, inventory, propane inventories, propane inventory, supply, Trader's Corner, U.S. propane inventory, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Avoid rollovers: Keeping bobtails ‘shiny side up’

October 14, 2021 By Stuart Flatow

Heating season means more driving and a greater risk of bobtail rollovers. Stuart Flatow explains ways propane marketers can work to avoid rollovers.

This article is tagged with AmeriGas, bobtail drivers, driver safety, drivers, heating season, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), safety, Safety First column and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

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Prevent water from freezing in your propane

March 2, 2021 By Randy Warner

One challenge winter presents to propane retailers is water in the gas, which causes the regulator to freeze up in customers’ tanks.

This article is tagged with heating season, propane, propane tanks, Randy Warner, Safety First column, winter and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

A crane operator prepares to remove grain bins damaged by the derecho near the town of Van Horne in east-central Iowa. Photo by Jay Christie

PADD 2 plans for residential surge this winter

October 7, 2020 By Ellen Kriz and Brian Richesson

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the region’s focus toward the possibility of a heavy residential load during the coldest part of the year.

This article is tagged with COVID-19, crop drying, Deb Grooms, Derek Dalling, heating season, Michigan, Ohio and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Tankers ride the rails to supply retailers’ winter propane needs

September 25, 2020 By James Guyette

Maintaining an adequate supply of railroad-routed propane, and the necessary amount of tanker cars to haul it, is critical to fulfill U.S. propane needs.

This article is tagged with Crestwood Equity Partners, heating season, John Powell, propane delivery, propane supply, winter and posted in Current Issue, Featured

How retailers should prepare for the upcoming heating season

September 10, 2020 By Tamera Kovacs

Retailers need to make different preparations for the heating season this year in addition to normal ones like preventative maintenance on rolling stock.

This article is tagged with COVID-19, heating season, Propane Resources LLC, propane retailers, Tamera Kovacs, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog