Just as propane marketers nationwide had given up hope of squeezing a profit from yet another warm winter, a ferocious St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard punctuated a solid month of cold temperatures that saved a dismal heating season but wreaked havoc on the front lines.
Read More Slightly over 35 percent of the participants in this year’s State of the Industry survey offered comments beyond the questions asked. It would be an understatement to say the comments implied that the situation was nearly untenable, and that no improvement was in sight.
Read More Wicked winter weather and supply chain bottlenecks in the Northeast have again focused attention on the ability of propane’s infrastructure to promptly deliver the product. As tankers waited in long lines, restrictions on hours of service for truck drivers presented added difficulties despite extensions granted by government authorities.
Read More I hope you’ll agree that one of the most exciting aspects of our industry involves the commodity side of the business and its unpredictability of both disruptions in supply distribution and wholesale propane price spikes.
Read More Propane prices, like most energy commodities, continue to experience extreme volatility. There are a number of factors impacting propane prices during the year.
Read More Propane got a unique boost in visibility as a viable alternative fuel just in time for a rejuvenated debate by government officials for a national energy policy.
Read More Propane marketers are looking for solutions to their supply, logistic and risk management problems based on this past winter’s experience and what their suppliers offer.
Read More Sea-3 Inc. is finding immediate success at its $23 million import facility that opened 18 months ago in Tampa.
Read More Reaching a consensus on whether propane supply and volatility presents more of a business risk or opportunity would be an unrealistic expectation today, especially within the retail marketer segment.
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