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Why propane customers need an app

February 17, 2023 By Danielle Pesta

Consider building a mobile app to stay connected with your propane customers. Emily Willis of Blossman Gas explains how the company implemented an app.

This article is tagged with Blossman Gas, customer service, digital media, mobile app, mobile technology, technology, the digital space, women in propane and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

Plan for a safe handoff on job sites

February 16, 2023 By John McCoy

John McCoy advises propane marketers to acknowledge shared responsibility and communicate effectively with their teams and vendors to finish a job safely.

This article is tagged with lawsuits, Legal Brief, propane legal issues, propane safety, safety and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

What makes a 2023 LP Gas Top Propane Retailer?

February 15, 2023 By Ellen Kriz

LP Gas asked the leaders of the companies that appear in the 2023 Top Propane Retailer rankings a question: What makes a “Top Propane Retailer”?

This article is tagged with Anova, Christensen Inc., Co-Alliance, LP Gas Top 50, Top Propane Retailers and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

2023 LP Gas Rising Leaders

February 13, 2023 By Brian Richesson

Now in its seventh year, the LP Gas Rising Leaders initiative brings to the forefront the propane industry’s best and brightest young leaders.

This article is tagged with Christensen Inc., Foster Fuels, LP Gas Rising Leaders, Oklahoma, Paraco Gas, Washington State and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine, Rising Leaders

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Phillips 66 to turn oil from waste plastics into feedstocks

February 13, 2023 By Brian Richesson

Phillips 66 received an international certification for its Sweeny Refinery in Texas to process oil made from waste plastics into feedstocks for new plastics.

This article is tagged with midstream, petrochemicals, Phillips 66, recycling and posted in Current Issue, From the Magazine, News

2023 LP Gas Rising Leader: Frank Stapp

February 10, 2023 By LP Gas

Learn more about Frank Stapp, a 2023 LP Gas Rising Leader and manager at Oklahoma Liquefied Gas Co. in Seminole, Oklahoma.

This article is tagged with LP Gas Rising Leaders, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), Oklahoma and posted in Current Issue, From the Magazine, Rising Leaders

EIA: Propane prices steady amid higher inventories

February 10, 2023 By Brian Richesson

The residential price of propane was slightly above the previous five-year average to start the winter heating season, but its price has remained flat since.

This article is tagged with Gulf Coast, Midwest, petrochemicals, propane demand, propane exports, propane inventories, propane prices, propane production, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Current Issue, From the Magazine, News

Graphic showing top 10 states by propane gallon sales

California overtakes Michigan for 2021 propane gallon sales

February 9, 2023 By Brian Richesson

The industry was trying to move past the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 when it sold 9.54 billion gallons of odorized propane.

This article is tagged with California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane sales, Texas, Wisconsin and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Irish-Jones has been involved with Women in Propane, an NPGA business council, from the start. (Photo courtesy of Craig Huey Photography/NPGA)

Propane Personality: Laurie Irish-Jones

February 8, 2023 By Chris Lewis

Laurie Irish-Jones has dedicated the past 39 years to the propane industry at the Irish Companies, Women in Propane Council and New York Propane Gas Association.