Alliance AutoGas, through its equipment developer, Blossman Services Inc., gained U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval for two heavy-duty spark-ignited engine platforms: the 6.8 V10 from Ford and the 6.0 V8 from General Motors. These engines are typically used in work trucks, shuttle buses, street sweepers and strip chassis, Alliance AutoGas reports. They are sometimes featured in the Isuzu NPR,... read more
If you’ve heard of the Clean Power Plan, you might have glossed over the details to save yourself from reading about more federal government regulations. We all know the propane industry deals with its fair share. But out of this controversial plan released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last summer comes an opportunity for propane. The National Propane... read more
Quality Propane, an Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) company based in Burnsville, Minn., played a key role Sunday in heating the field and keeping the sidelines warm for the NFL playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. With negative game-time temperatures anticipated for the noon kickoff, the host Vikings partnered with Quality Propane... read more
Five months ago, Goldman Sachs forecasted that crude prices could drop to $20 per barrel if the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) did not take action to limit global crude production. At the time of that prediction, crude was running just below $50 per barrel. Many scoffed at the prediction as being overly pessimistic. There was speculation that... read more
VFG Energy Leasing & Finance celebrated its 25th anniversary on Jan. 9. Founded in 1991 by CEO and Chairman Fred Summers, the Pittsburgh-based company aims to provide its partners with financial solutions to help meet their economic objectives. Watch this video to learn about the company’s foundation. read more
Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API), delivered a keynote address upon releasing API’s 2016 State of American Energy report, highlighting energy issues at play in a presidential election year. “In broad terms, the state of American energy is strong, even during this time of what we call realignment,” Gerard says. “The United States is more... read more
Bergquist launched a new mobile storefront version of its website, which provides customers with access to more than 12,000 products from smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices. The mobile site is designed to provide customers with easier access to both training tools and equipment. Through the mobile storefront, customers can order products and check product availability, order history and invoices.... read more
Enterprise Products Partners LP elected Richard H. Bachmann and W. Randall Fowler to the board of directors for its general partner, Enterprise Products Holdings LLC. Bachmann will serve as the board’s non-executive vice chairman. He is the president and CEO of Enterprise Products Co. and has been a director of the company since 1999. Fowler, who joined Enterprise in 1999,... read more
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is the U.S. benchmark crude. Brent crude has become the benchmark crude for much of the world. In 2012, Brent crude was trading at $25.53 per barrel higher than WTI. Recently, however, the two benchmarks were at nearly equal prices. Last week, WTI spent some time higher than Brent. The Brent premium developed as new... read more
A number of meteorologists predicted a milder winter for 2015-16, with a strong El Niño pattern serving as a forecast driver. Unfortunately for much of the propane industry, those forecasts were largely accurate through the first weeks of the winter heating season. Warmer-than-normal temperatures were anticipated in the northern United States, colder-than-normal temperatures were anticipated for the southern U.S., and... read more
