Dassel’s Petroleum, Inc., a privately owned company based in Hollister, CA, has been acquired by Chicago, Illinois-based Energy Distribution Partners (“EDP”). Dassel’s provides propane, gasoline, diesel, oil and lubricants, as well as tanks, related equipment and tank refurbishment, throughout the central coastal region and central San Joaquin Valley of California. Ray Dassel founded the company in 1939 and four generations of the Dassel family have now served in the business. The company serves residential, commercial, agricultural and agri-business customers. Energy Distribution Partners CEO Tom Knauff stated, “We are very pleased to welcome Dassel’s Petroleum to the EDP family of companies. We have already been active in southern California, and adding Dassel’s expands our presence with five locations in central California. Dassel’s will maintain its name...

Naples, Florida (November 2, 2016) – Roy Willis, who has led the staff of the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) since March 1998, announced that he is retiring July 31, 2017. An executive search task force has been formed to seek a new chief executive. “Roy has led the PERC staff and has been an industry leader for nearly 20 years,” PERC Chairman Tom Van Buren said. “He guided PERC through its start-up phase, acquired and championed modernizing the industry’s workforce training program, built an award-winning advertising campaign, transformed PERC during the restriction into a propane commercialization organization, and most recently after the restriction re-integrated consumer education into the Council’s strategy.” “On reflection, it is amazing the challenges and opportunities Roy has helped lead...

Dover, Delaware (Nov. 1, 2016) — Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities) announced today that its propane distribution subsidiary, Sharp Energy, received the inaugural awards for “Best Gas Company — Overall” and “Best Southern Delaware Gas Company — Sussex County” by Metropolitan Magazine. “Sharp Energy has built a solid reputation for providing reliable service and unsurpassed customer care for our residential and commercial propane customers, and they’ve done so while making personal connections in the community,” said Michael P. McMasters, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. Metropolitan Magazine “Best of the Eastern Shore” selections showcase the magazine readers’ choices for the finest businesses in the Delmarva region. This year marks the 22nd year that readers of Metropolitan Magazine have voted for...

ORLAND PARK, Ill. (Nov. 1, 2016) — Orland School District 135 partnered with Cook-Illinois Corporation to add 79 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses that will help lower the district’s carbon footprint while reducing transportation costs. These propane-powered buses make up 80 percent of its school transportation fleet. “Cook-Illinois subsidiary, American School Bus Company, won the bid for our regular education bus services for the 2016-17 school year,” said Jerry Hughes, director of risk management and safety for Orland School District. “They presented the benefits of propane-fueled buses that really appealed to us.” Among those benefits, Hughes cites the propane buses’ start better in cold weather, heat up fast, and the removal of diesel fumes around the students and community helps to reduce health issues including...

(October 26, 2016) – Chicago, Illinois-based Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) has received Energi’s 2016 Excellence in Risk Management Award for being a leader in the implementation of Energi safety and risk management programs. Energi, a leading provider of Insurance and Risk Management Programs, recognized EDP as being the “Best of the Best” within the Energy industry at the Risk Management Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 5, 2016. Energy Distribution Partners’ focused commitment to safety, implementation of risk management best practices, and willingness to learn and apply new safety techniques has enabled the company to set a future standard of excellence amongst industry peers. About Energy Distribution Partners Energy Distribution Partners is a growing company in America's fast-changing energy landscape – with deep experience...

During October, Breast Cancer Awareness month, BPN continues its series of profiles of the many propane companies throughout the United States that support a breast cancer-related organization or cause. BPN is pleased to highlight Griffin Oil & Propane, a local, family owned business in Virginia, that has been serving thousands of residential and commercial propane customers in the City of Suffolk and Southampton, Isle of Wight, Sussex and Surry Counties, and surrounding areas since 1938. (To read additional profiles of propane companies throughout the U.S. who are making a positive difference in the communities they serve go to BPN’s Facebook and Twitter pages.) Several years ago, as a precursor to Breast Cancer Awareness month, Griffin Oil & Propane hit the road with a striking pink...

Kansas City, MO (October 24, 2016) – Crestwood Services, the Supply & Logistics unit of Crestwood Equity Partners LP, recently announced the establishment of Propane Aid: North Carolina, a fund to assist victims of the flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. The fund, which will be managed by the North Carolina Propane Gas Association (NCPGA), will help consumers who rely on propane to heat their homes, as well as workers in the propane industry who were impacted by the storm and flooding. John Jessup, executive director of the NCPGA, said Crestwood donated $6,000, which is roughly the equivalent of a transport load of propane, to launch Propane Aid: North Carolina. The money will be managed and disbursed through the NCPGA to fund expenses such...