LANCASTER, Penn. (January 17, 2017) — Cargas, a leading provider of mobile and back-office software for fuel delivery and HVAC service companies, announced today the launch of a new version of its mobile delivery software. Mobile Delivery is an application in the Cargas Energy solution that seamlessly integrates back office dispatching wirelessly to an on-board computer on the trucks, giving companies the capabilities of managing delivery operations in real-time. The new version is the industry’s first solution that offers the choice of running the software on Android or Windows devices. This gives fuel delivery companies the option to significantly reduce the cost of their hardware investment with lower cost consumer devices or invest in a more durable device. Evolution of Technology Hardware investments have been...

(January 18, 2017) — Clean-Power Innovator LEHR Holdings, LLC today announced the EPA certification of its propane powered 15hp 603cc Kawasaki engine, achieving 53% cleaner carbon monoxide emissions than all engines in its class. LEHR’s patented 3-Stage Pressure Regulator and Needle Jet Fuel Delivery Technology deliver precise fuel metering, producing the cleanest and safest emission levels at all engine speeds and loads, while also increasing power and reliability. In addition, LEHR Heat Vaporization Technology improves fuel economy while eliminating regulator failures caused from overfilled propane cylinders. “Our LEHR 603cc propane engine exceeds all OSHA requirements and is the safest, cleanest, and most dependable solution available,” said Jeremy Hahne, VP of Business Development at LEHR. “LEHR’s patented fuel system allows us to achieve ultra-low emission levels...

WASHINGTON, DC (January 18, 2017) — On the first working day of the Trump Administration, a rule imposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) during the Obama Administration is set to impose $125 million in new costs on propane consumers. To date, The National Propane Gas Association’s (NPGA) petition for an emergency stay to protect the industry and propane consumers has gone unanswered. On Monday, January 23, 2017, approximately 5 million propane cylinders, including many that are used for home heating, forklifts, and even grill cylinders, will be out of compliance with DOT regulations. In 2016, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) made a major change to a decades-old regulation that, without explanation or justification, reduces the time propane marketers have to initially...

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(January 9, 2017) Greece-based dry bulk shipping company DryShips Inc. announced recently it has entered into a ‘zero cost’ option agreement (LPG option agreement) to purchase up to four very large gas carriers (VLGCs) with an aim to expand its presence in the gas carrier market. As part of the deal, which was signed with companies controlled by DryShips Inc. chairman and CEO George Economou, DryShips will have three months to exercise four separate options, to buy up to the four VLGCs at $83.5m per vessel. If all the four options are exercised, the total purchase price of the VLGC fleet will be $334m. The VLGCs, which have the ability to carry liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), are currently being built at South Korean shipyard Hyundai...

HARRISON, Mich. (Jan. 9, 2017) — Good Samaritan and Blue Flame Propane delivery driver, Jason Croutch, of Harrison, Michigan, jumped into action last week to help out two teenage girls trapped inside a flipped vehicle in a ditch. The girls who had the day off from school due to slick roads thought it would be safe to venture out in the afternoon to pick up some Chinese food. TV station ABC12 met up with the man who rescued the girls as he was getting ready to head out on another run Thursday afternoon. Watch the TV report at http://bit.ly/2iVZB2G. Jason Croutch says he doesn't consider himself a hero, but what's even more about remarkable about his actions – going down into a muck filled ditch...

CORVALLIS, Mont. (January 7, 2017) Corvallis schools have been granted $21,000 from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the purchase of a new school bus that runs on propane. “We will be purchasing a propane bus as a test to determine whether future purchases will be propane or diesel,” said Superintendent Tim Johnson. “Other districts in the state have propane buses, including Frenchtown, and have had great things to say about the buses so far.” Michael Edwards, transportation director, said Corvallis was asked by the DEQ to apply to the “Clean Diesel Project” that replaces an older bus with one that meets higher efficiency standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency. “They are granting $21,000 towards the bus that costs $112,000, that means we’ll...

(January 9, 2017) President Obama in late December ordered federal waters in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans be placed indefinitely off-limits for further oil and gas leasing. The move was seen as a final fossil-fuel crackdown before he leaves office, and as a strategy to bind the hands of his successor, Donald Trump, who has promised to open more U.S.-owned lands and off shore areas to development. Obama announced his actions in conjunction with the government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada placed a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing in its Arctic waters, not indefinitely, but subject to periodic review. The U.S. waters in the Atlantic now off-limits stretch from the coast of New England south to Virginia. The president used a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 6, 2017) Crestwood Services, the supply and logistics unit of Crestwood Equity Partners LP (Kansas City, Mo.), has purchased the wholesale propane division of Turner Gas Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah. Details of the transaction were not released. Through the agreement, Crestwood has acquired three propane rail terminals in Nevada and Wyoming. All Turner Gas transport drivers have joined Crestwood, as have marketing and distribution team members Lisa Jennings and Mindy Ries. “We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of Turner Gas’s wholesale propane division,” said Vance Harrington, vice president of facilities and transportation of Crestwood’s liquids and crude business. “Over its 77 years in business the company built a solid reputation and loyal following, and we look forward...

Blair, Neb. (January 3, 2017) — Independent Technologies, Inc. suffered a tragic loss on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 when its President, Daryl Ingalsbe, died in a plane crash near his home in Spruce Creek, Florida. Our sincerest condolences and prayers go out to Daryl’s family, friends, and his family of employees. We also offer our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family and friends of his very good friend, Deb Solsrud of New London, Minnesota, who also was killed in the crash. The Independent Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors has appointed Vice President Hank L. Smith as the President and CEO. A statement released by the Board declared, “All of us at Independent Technologies have lost not only a great innovative leader in the voice...