Marketers steaming over OPD valve shortage
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
A dramatic shortage of overfill protection valves has propane retailers scrambling and backyard cooks fuming over empty, obsolete cylinders that should not be filled.
Read More Straight from the hearth
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane retailers interested in expanding their focus should consider selling hearth products – fireplaces, stoves, inserts, gas logs and more – for a profitable companion business, says a hearth products industry expert.
Read More The superagency
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane industry veterans are watching nervously as lawmakers debate President Bush’s sweeping plan to merge nearly two dozen agencies into a new Homeland Security department.
Read More Being safe is a big responsibility
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Ever since Sept. 11, our nation has had to do some growing up and accept responsibility for our actions and our compromises. It’s like someone pulled the blanket off all the stuff that was too good to be true.
Read More MLP benefits you should understand
August 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Why is it that the large, multi-state propane retail companies are organized as master limited partnerships, rather than the more commonly used corporation structure? Do they have some business or legal insight that you and the other propane marketers don’t know?
Read More Does your business have too little debt?
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
On occasion, having too little debt can be bad for your business. If that seems crazy, take a look at the following case study and decide for yourself.
Read More Pipeline spills, leaks and terrorist attacks
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Pipeline operators may soon be required to guard against terrorist attacks as well as leaks and spills.
Read More Down on the farm
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Probably every propane dealer knows a veteran industry colleague who has converted a standard farm tractor to run on propane. Or perhaps you’ve even done this work yourself.
Read More Revving up propane engines
July 1, 2002 By LP Gas
Propane-powered engines designed for agricultural operations are being positioned to fuel the farming communities that are being pressed to meet increasingly stringent air quality standards.
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