
Driven to succeed
November 1, 2004 By LP Gas
As the nation’s leading producer and consumer of propane, the state of Texas has always been at the forefront of incorporating fuel use into the daily routine.
Read MoreAs the nation’s leading producer and consumer of propane, the state of Texas has always been at the forefront of incorporating fuel use into the daily routine.
Read MoreCustomers routinely expect their propane tanks to have an attractive finish and be functionally up-to-date. Yet setting new tanks can be most unsettling as surging raw material costs amid a red-hot worldwide steel market are pumping up the prices you pay for storage vessels of all sizes.
Read MoreYou’re going to have to dig a little deeper to put steel in the ground this summer.
Read MoreWicked 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 MorePropane 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 MorePropane retailers dutifully monitoring the nation’s product reserves this summer breathed a collective sigh of relief when the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a stock build of 65 million barrels last month.
Read MoreThis month, two California men face federal charges for plotting to blow up one of the nation’s largest propane storage facilities.
Read MoreIf you build it, they will come. At least that’s what happened to one national propane marketer’s major supply point for California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.
Read MoreSea-3 Inc. is finding immediate success at its $23 million import facility that opened 18 months ago in Tampa.
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