Patrick Hyland

For the third consecutive year, total domestic propane sales for combined residential, commercial, engine, farm and industrial uses has fallen. Read more»

The early February deep-freeze that had propane sales across the country jumping should be a godsend to marketers squeezed by the lowest weather-driven propane demand in the last four years. Read more»

Now that my five kids are old enough not to fear me, they get their jollies by making fun of all things old-fashioned in my life. Read more»

When spot propane prices at Mont Belvieu topped $1.16 this past July, I wondered if spiraling world oil costs would be the final blow that would push marketers out of the business once and for all. Read more»

Imagine sitting down with your spouse to list the details of your relationship in writing. Beyond those Yes, dear items, there are treacherous pitfalls in specifying what you meant when you said I do those many years ago. Read more»

They are at it again. The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has published yet another proposed increase for the infamous bobtail tax. Read more»

Roy Willis oversees the annual spending of some $50 million in programs and projects designed to enhance the industry's image and boost sales. Have those efforts left the U.S. propane industry better positioned to respond to a radically changing global energy market? Read more»

The screaming newspaper headline landed like an angry kick to my stomach, and the story details left my heart broken. Read more»

Nobody has to tell propane marketers that today's business climate is far more complex than a generation ago. Read more»

Like the annual meeting in Chicago and the Northeast Convention before it, Pinnacle – the propane industry's premier educational conference – is now just a footnote in the industry archives. Read more»