Group Wants Propane Users to Act Now

We’re thinking more about air conditioning than heat these days, but a group says owners of propane systems should be planning ahead now.
Source: PERC

Propane Supplier Assists Yarnell Food Bank

The former Flame Propane offices in Yarnell is already the new home of the Yarnell Food Bank, and an open house and grand opening Friday, July 31, will celebrate the agreement between the building’s current owner, Amerigas Propane, and Yarnell Hill Recovery Group.
Source: PERC

What Changes to Expect from Obama's Final Clean Power Plan

In its initial version, the Clean Power Plan called for cutting the country’s power plant emissions 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, setting different targets for each state.
Source: PERC

Oil, Gas Companies in Heated Battle for Customers North of Portland

In neighborhoods of Falmouth, Cumberland and Yarmouth where Summit Natural Gas of Maine is installing gas lines, salespeople in helmets and company T-shirts are riding the streets on Segways, hoping to engage homeowners and convert them to natural gas.
Source: PERC

Andrea Labelle Named Canadian Propane Association Executive Director

The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) recently announced the appointment of Andrea Labelle as its new Executive Director.
Source: PERC

Obama Signs Alternative Fuel Tax Fix into Law

President Barack Obama has signed into law a comprehensive highway funding bill, H.R.3236, whose many provisions include a measure meant to ensure that liquefied natural gas (LNG) and propane autogas are taxed fairly relative to diesel and gasoline, respectively.

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Alt Fuel Excise Tax to Be Based on Energy Equivalent, Heavy Duty Trucking
NGV Sector Revved Up by Congressional Action on LNG, Natural Gas Intelligence
LNG Tax Fix is Signed into Law, Fleets & Fuels
Source: PERC

Technology Reforms Autogas Refueling

Alliance AutoGas announced this past December that its Ultra- Low Propane Autogas Staubli Nozzle is being offered to include adaptors, connectors, caps and valves.
Source: PERC

Mexicos Need for Pipelines Luring Texas Companies

Mexicos manufacturers and power generators were eager to cut fuel costs by getting as much cheap Texas gas as they could.
Source: PERC

LNG Exports Needed to Revive Canadian Gas Production: CAPP

Canada must develop its capability to export large volumes of liquefied natural gas from its Pacific Coast if it hopes to offset the recent precipitous drop-off in production in its western gas fields, a Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers analyst said this week.
Source: PERC

Demand For Domestic Industrial Natural Gas May Increase Soon

The countrys industrial natural gas consumption has grown steadily since 2009, and nearly two dozen new fertilizer and methanol plants are scheduled to open throughout the country over the next three years, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Thursday.
Source: PERC