How will Obama, Democratic majority impact propane industry?

January 1, 2009 By Brian Richesson

How will Barack Obama and a Democratic majority impact the propane industry?

This article is tagged with energy policy, government, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, phil squair, President Barack Obama, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Rick Roldan, Roy Willis and posted in Current Issue

Fugitive on the loose

June 1, 2007 By LP Gas

A Confidential Study of fugitive emissions in California says that the propane industry should find ways to reduce the amount of fuel released into the atmosphere during and after product transfer – or risk losing the exemptions it has long enjoyed with state air pollution authorities.

This article is tagged with California, California Air Resources Board, CARB, motor fuel, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, power generation, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane industry, propane retail operation, propane retail operations, Rick Roldan, Roy Willis, Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA) and posted in Current Issue

P+R+O+O=F of Performance

December 1, 2006 By LP Gas

A two-year study of propane vapor regulators has determined that age has little effect on the performance of first- and second-stage regulators, but it plays a significant role in how well single-stage devices work.

This article is tagged with Battelle, Gas Technology Institute, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane safety, RegO, regulator, regulators, regulatory, Roy Willis, safety, safety and training, technology and posted in Current Issue

Partnership perils

November 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland

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.

This article is tagged with Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), Gas Processors Association (GPA), Guest column, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, Patrick Hyland, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Rick Roldan, Roy Willis and posted in Current Issue

Money Man

October 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland

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?

This article is tagged with business, Certified Employee Training Program (CETP), competition, Patrick Hyland, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane industry, Roy Willis, technology, training and posted in Current Issue

Getting technical in the Windy City

September 1, 2006 By LP Gas

The World LP Gas Forum, along with the first-ever Global Technology Conference, will educate and inform from Chicago.

This article is tagged with events, Global Technology Conference, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Roy Willis, technology, World LPG Association (WLPGA), World LPG Forum and posted in Current Issue, Events

Safety in numbers

August 1, 2006 By LP Gas

For the first time ever, the propane industry has a comprehensive compilation and statistical analysis of data on safety incidents involving the nationwide distribution, transportation and use of odorized propane.

This article is tagged with AmeriGas, gene bissell, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, odorization, PERC, propane distributors, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane industry, propane safety, regulatory, Roy Willis, safety, safety and training, safety regulations, Texas, Texas A&M University, transportation and posted in Current Issue

It’s Working

July 1, 2005 By LP Gas

From mid-2001 through mid-2003, the $23 million spent for consumer education generated a $35 million net increase to the propane industry’s bottom line income – a 17.5 percent return on investment in the residential market over a 10-year period, according to a Virginia research firm.

This article is tagged with education, PERC, residential market, Roy Willis and posted in Current Issue

Study quantifies propane’s impact: Will it help the industry?

March 1, 2005 By LP Gas

At last, the U.S. government is seeing the (blue) light, as Washington is finally finding out what everyone in the propane industry has known for years: propane is an integral part of the U.S. economy.

This article is tagged with economy, employees, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, PERC, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane industry, propane retail operation, propane retail operations, richard roldan, Roy Willis, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Current Issue

Just a walk in the park

November 1, 2002 By LP Gas

Some people are attracted to the stunning beauty of deep blue lake waters tucked picturesquely beneath white-capped mountains. Others come to witness the graceful power of a waterfall, or the almost spiritual silence of a rustic landscape torn from an old Zane Gray novel.

This article is tagged with autogas, motor fuel, PERC, propane autogas, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), Roy Willis and posted in Current Issue

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