Venezuelan oil. (Image: Andrii Zorii/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

How events in Venezuela affect US crude supply

January 13, 2026 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal explores how the U.S. military’s recent actions in Venezuela could impact U.S. crude oil supply.

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The story behind ‘Propane Girl’

January 12, 2026 By Sydney Fischer

LP Gas talks with Christina Armentano, executive vice president and COO of Paraco Gas, and her daughter, Noelle Bowlby — better known as “Propane Girl.”

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Meet the LP Gas Hall of Fame Class of 2026

January 9, 2026 By Jennifer Webb

The LP Gas Hall of Fame Class of 2026 includes Joe Armentano, Bob Barry, Denis Gagne and Brian Sheehan.

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Chart 1: Total U.S. propane/propylene inventory

Propane inventory build is a shocker

January 6, 2026 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal makes sense of the surprise build in propane inventories from the end of 2025.

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Chart 1: Belvieu propane percentage of crude

Reflecting on the past year of propane

December 30, 2025 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal looks back at how propane has behaved this year.

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Gallons sold as the widely accepted measure of the industry’s size has relevance to PERC’s effectiveness. (Sources: Sales of Natural Gas Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases (API) and Annual Retail Propane Sales Reports, conducted by ICF and Frost & Sullivan on behalf of the Propane Education & Research Council)

Measuring PERC’s effectiveness

December 29, 2025 By Randy Doyle

Is the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) ready to help position the industry for the future?

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Faces & Places: December 2025

December 26, 2025 By LP Gas

Check out what industry members have been up to this month.

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Chart 1: U.S. propane/propylene production

Dip in US propane production not a concern

December 23, 2025 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications at Cost Management Solutions, explains why he is not concerned about the dip in U.S. propane production.

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The Energy Choice Act would protect consumer access to propane and other conventionally fueled appliances. (Photo: MarianVejcik/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images)

State of the Industry: Preserving energy choice

December 22, 2025 By Brian Richesson

Industry efforts to protect the use of propane and other gas-burning appliances have spread across the country. The New York case represents propane’s fight to protect its future.