Butane-Propane News 1992-01-1992-12: Vol 24 Index

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ENERGY SPECTRUM/OTHER FUELS
Volume 24 January-December 1992
Biotechnicians Patent New Method of Converting Waste Into Fuel .April 6
BUTANE-PROPANE NEWS Conversion Program with GM Keeps Midwest Firm Swamped with Orders .. .Sep. 27
ANNUAL INDEX Injecting Propane Into Polar Skies Could Solve Ozone “Hole” Problem.F^. 11
IRS Sued Over Subsidy for Ethanol.Feb. 11
Joint Study Cites Methanol’s Cost, Emissions Drawbacks.April 6
Joint U.S./European Student Project to Focus on Alternative Fuel Cars .Sep. 50
Low Pollution Ships Soon to Be Plying Waters .Jan. II
Malaysia Tops Off Its Tanks with a Healthy Dose of Palm Oil .April 8
ALTERNATIVE FUELS/PROPANE VEHICLES Malaysia Working With MB Engine Manufacturer on Palm Oil Engines.Feb. 11
Midwestern City to Put Smoke-Belching Buses on a Palatable Alternative.May 14
Alternative Fuels Caravan Leaves Imprint Over Long Route in Northeast.Jan. 27
New Study Ranks Trees by Level of Pollution.March 42
Balloons, Key Speakers, and Propane Cars Make Heads Turn in Chicago .July 28
Powerful Consortium to Build Electric Cars.Sep. 50
California Town Comes Up With Way to Help Shed Unflattering Label.March 44
Research Spokesman Touts Biomass to Curb Greenhouse Effect.May 14
Can Penalties Be Creative?.Dec. 28
West Coast Utilities Propose Sale of Nahiral Gas to Mexican Firm.June 15
Cars, Trucks, and Even a Motorcycle Leave Tire Marks at Kansas
Will This Make Avis #1?.June 15
Roundup.Sept. 34
D.C. Trolleys Join Ranks of Different Vehicles That Have Made the
Switch.Sept. 44 INTERNATIONAL
Engine Power Committee Revs Up for Forklift Counter-Charge, OEM A Local Experience Is Often a Global Experience, Forum Attendees Hear.June 31
Activity .March 29 Argentina: A Country Profile.Oct. 34
Engine Power Group Galvanized by Warning on Battery Subsidies.July 22 Auto Equipment: A Quick Look at What’s New Outside North America ... .March 43
Ford Offers Heavy-Duty Trucks That Meet 1988 Standards .Sept. 40 EC Rules Driving LPG Distributors/Equipment Manufacturers to ISO
Gas Pipeline Company, In Surprise Move, Converts Its Trucks to Propane... .Sept. 43 Certification.Oct. 37
Glance In Rear-View Mirror Shows CNG Forkflifts Coming Up Behind.May 25 EC: The United State(?) of Europe .July 19
Key West’s “Conch Train” Owes Success Since ’73 Gasoline Crisis to Environment and Safety to Be Center Stage at World LPG Forum.Sep. 24
LP-Gas .Feb. 27 In Norway, LPG Has Been Replacing Fueloil, But How Long Will It
Looking for a Way to Control Gasoline Expenses, Schwan’s Switched Its Last?.Nov. 20
Fleet to Propane.Sept. 45 In Sweden, Big Business Is the Biggest Customer of LP Firms.Oct. 27
LPG Buses in Southern California Leave the Competition at the Curb.March 42 Kuwaiti LPG Back on the Market; Outlook Good for Propane, Other
New Jersey Marketer Fulfills Desire to Construct LPG Refueling Island.March 26 NGLs.April 31
New Jersey Set to Look Closer at LPG in Alternative Fuels Demos .Sept. 42 Mexican Motor Fuel Market Expected to Soar Because of Liberalized
Phillips Petroleum Co. Launches First-Ever LPG Motor Fuel Franchise.Sept. 35 Rules.Oct. 31
Propane Industry Blows Its Horn at CONEG Meeting in Philadelphia.Nov. 22 Mexico’s President Calls for Alternatives to Gasoline and Diesel.March 43
Sweeping Alternative Fuels Project Launched in Southern California.Aug. 32 Month-Long Talks End with North American Trade Agreement.Sep. 24
Telephone Survey Shows How Marketers Have Built Up Load in New Pemex Agency, Smog Checks Greet Mexican LPG Vehicle Users.Oct. 34
Carburetion .Sept. 37 OEM Provides Timely Boost to the Canadian Motor Fuel Market.Aug. 27
There Is a Viable Alternative Fuel Commonly Available, Symposium Promising New Diesel Conversion Package Arrives Here from Denmark.Dec. 26
Attendees Hear.Oct. 14 Propane Lights the Way During Winter Olympics .Aug. 36
Third Texas Alternative Fuels Fair Good for Industry.June 36 35 Countries Represented at International LPG, C!NG Auto Symposium.Feb. 28
Tsk, Tsk! Pasadena Officials Seen Filling Up with the “Wrong” Fuel.June 28 The Best News for LPG in December Is Diesel Conversion Breakthrough.Dec. 23
Unigas Readies for Motor Fuel Surge with Suppies from Gigantic Plant.Oct. 29
BEYOND THE MAINS WLPGF Conference Has Mote to Offer Than Just Seeing the Sights.May 40
A Hollow Proposal?.March 3
A Pencil—A Miracle?.Sept. 3 LEGAL AND INSURANCE
A Rare Opportunity.Oct. 3 Accident Investigation.Dec. 36
A Subject We Can’t Avoid.Oct. 4 Looking Back at 1991 .Jan. 14
...And While We’re On the Subject.Dec. 6 Minnesota Court Confirms That GAS Check Is Voluntary.Aug. 17
Be an Opportunist.July 3 Propane Defense Attorneys Show How the Devil Stalks the LP-Gas
Business Strikes Back (It Hopes).May 3 Marketer.Dec. 27
In Proper Perspective.Oct. 6 Punitive Damages After Haslip.Nov. 35
Is Our Glass Actually Half Full?.Dec. 3 Risk Retention Group Merges with Nobel.May 32
Moving Mountains?.May 6 The Americans With Disabilities Act.Feb. 3
One Increment at a Time .June 3 The Civil Rights Act of 1991 . March 48
Out of Their Own Mouths.Nov. 3 Tort Reform; Can We Learn from the Competition?.April 18
600-700 At a Time.Aug. 3 Tort Reform in the U.S—Federal Legislation.July 11
Straying Off Our Beat.Jan. 3 Tort Reform in the U.S.—State Law Reforms.June 33
This One Is Obvious.Nov. 6 Tort Reform in the U.S.—What Are the Issues?.May 44
What If..? .April 3
LOAD-BUILDING
CARBURETION/RACING
A Race for the Oscars.July 25
Acme Spokesmen Enthuse Over the Prospects of Closed-Loop Systems.Sept. 31 At TPGA Seminar Marketer Sounds the War Cry Against Electricity .Nov. 34
California Bus Canters Off with a Real Propane Powered Workhorse.June 27 August: The Traditional Time to Plan for the Upcoming Heating Season.Aug. 23
Dragsters Establish Speed Records; Become Center of Attention at Expo.Sept. 30 Come In from the (?old and See What New Products Can Build Summer
Famed Father-Son Racing Duo Pilots LPG to the Top of the Hill .Sept. 29 Load .Feb. 23
First Canyon Ball Run from Arizona to Nevada Puts Propane in the Construction of New Denver Airport Calls for Vast Amounts of Propane.June 29
Spotlight.Sept. 42 Dwindling Wood Stove Market Prompts Push for Conversions to Gas.Aug. 21
Just Finishing This Race Can Be a Back-Breaker.Sept. 41 Four-Season Tourist Industry Enables Michigan Marketer to Expand
LP-Gas Equipment Strives to Alert Forklift Users About Bad Emissions.Sept. 39 Rapidly.Feb. 31
LPG for Summertime Leisure Helps New Jersey Marketer Equalize Ratios... .Nov. 29
COMMENT/LETTERS
Propane Keeps Ovens White Hot for Communal Art Guild’s Masterpieces.May 30
A Few Changes Ate Necessary.Sept. 18 Sprawling Condominium Development Makes Almost Total Use of Propane .. May 37
A Hidden Message?.Feb. 12 Texas Propane Veteran Reports on Poor Position of LPG in FmHA Loans ... Dec. 31
A Pat on Our Back.Jan. 15
Adding to the List.March 8 MANAGEMENT
Can a House Be Too Energy-Efficient?.Nov. 36
Complex Laws, Fraud Contributing to Decrease in Small Business Tax
Clarification By Northern Gas Transport.Jan. 15
Compliance.Feb. 33
Is Bigger Always Better? .Feb. 14
Computer Companies Tailor Their Software to Marketers’ Every Need.Jan. 23
Know Thy Enemy.Feb. 16
Ingenious Computer Refinements Keep Supertane Positioned for Area
Phillips’ Response.Feb. 12
Growth.Jan. 19
Recession Cuts—The Right Ones?.May 10
Sheer Nonsense.May 47
Sticking Together.June 16 MARKETING
$10 Billion Worth of Reassurance.May 10 Children Important to Commonwealth.Aug. 36
Voice of an Industry .April 23 Commonwealth Wins Again; Other Awards Given in Chicago.Aug. 28
What About Us?.Aug. 8 Dealers Catch “Fireplace Fever” at Fireside Distributors Fest.Aug. 22
Which Is the Safest Fuel? .Sept. 22 Home Gas Diversifies to Serve Needs of a Sizeable Latino Cortununity.March 35
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MARKETING (Continued) NPGA Discussing Hose Coupling Pulbway Problems. Sept. 12
Lights! Camera! Action! The Lift Tracks Are Ready to Move Onstage .. Oryx Energy Assets Bought by Valero. .. .July 9
Manchester Turns Distributor Seminar into Learning Opportunity for Oryx Selling Off More NG Properties. . .Aug. 12
Industry. March 27 Pacific Energy Merges Division with Northern Arizona Propane. . .Sept. 16
New Kids' Education Kit Available from NPGA . . .Nov. 19 Pennsylvania Representative Puts In a Good Word for “Safety Week” . .Aug. 16
NPGA Spotlights LPG’s Use in Agriculture at National Farm Machinery PERC Was 'he Hit of the NPGA Board Meeting. , .Nov. 17
Show . Petro-Canada to Develop NGLs Properties. . .June 13
Skelgas Hosts First-Time Ever “Products Symposium” in Oak Brook .. Phillips Petroleum Reducing Its Work Force. .April to
Watching the Wheels of the Sales Machine Turn in Perpetual Phillips Petroleum to Issue LPG Motor Franchises. . .Aug. 10
Motion. Phillips to Begin Refilling Mercaptan Drams. ..Sept. 17
Phillips to Create Gas Gathering and Processing Unit. March 16
NEWS Phoenix Police Car Is Testing Propane. ..Oct. 16
Plaintiffs Awarded $3.1 Million in Empire Gas Case. ...Feb. 6
Alabama PGA Develops Disaster Unit. . .Feb. 30 Precision General of Houston Starts Work on New Facility. ...Feb. 6
Allegations of Propane-Crude Oil Price Link Rebuffed. March 14 Prison Term Upheld in Superior Propane Case. March 12
Alternative Fuels Seminar Rescheduled for September. . July 10 Propane-Fueled Snow Dispensers Are Finally Up and Running in the
Alternative Fuels Symposium Set for Third Go-Around in Texas. .April 12 Sierras . . .Feb. 30
American Trackers S^e Tax Case for $60 Million . .. .Jan. 9 Propane Lost More than 20,000 Customers in 1990 . . .May 17
AmeriGas Appears to be Changing Its Bid for Petrolane . . May 18 Propane Water Heaters Have Million-Dollar Potential. ..Nov. 12
AmeriGas Brats Out Competition in Race for Petrolane. . .Sept. 22 Public Funds Used to Convert Propane Customers to NG. ...Dec. 9
Amoco Sets Date for Personnel Cuts; Exxon Follows Suit . . .Aug. 14 Race Car Driver Yarborough Loses Suit Against Dealer. ...Feb. 7
A New Propane Terminal in B Paso. . . .Dec. 9 Ranger Insurance Awards Cash for Post-Flood Inspections in Texas .. March 12
Angry Residents Challenge Seminole Pipeline. ..June 12 Safety Tests Pushed for Highway Transports. . .Oa. 20
Another Green Light for Soligaz Project. ..June 10 Schwank Buys East German Heater Manufacturer. . Oa. 20
Another Haznut Cbrification. ..Dec. 10 Senate Defeats ANWR Drilling; Interior Secretary Pushes On. April 12
Arco to Abarulon Sales from Pipeline. . .May 20 State Legislature Roundup. March 16
AT A to Study Alternative Fuel for Heavy-Duty Tracks. ..Sept. 19 Superior Propane Holds Second Auto Fuel Expo Near Toronto. _Jan. 9
Below-Grade Appliance Bill Will Go to Legislature. ..Oct. 19 Synergy Joins the Bidding for Petrolane . March 13
Board Meeting Recap. . .Nov. 19 Tank Shows Up Two Years Later . . July 10
Board Meeting Spotlights Tank Fill Issue, Effect of Member's Departure . .April 27 Texas Puts Natural Gas Proration Plan in Motion. . Sept. 12
Boiler, Pressure Vessel Group Issues Warning on Flanges. .. .Nov. 12 Time Extended on Hazmat Registration and Fee Proposal. ... .Jan. 9
California Earthquakes Cause Moderate Damage. .. Aug. 14 Trinity, National Butane Team Up . .. .Dec. 9
California Official Says Dedicated Engines Best. ...Nov. 9 Track Rental Firm Converts to Propane. . .Sept. 10
CanStates Opens Branch Office in Houston. . . .Dec. 9 25% of Canadian LPG Used for Autos. . .April 14
Cenex Buys Faitnland's Refinery Interest. . Aug. 14 UGl Corp. Reorganizes into Holding Company. .. Feb. 8
City of Baton Rouge Looking to Switch Fuels . . .Sept. 14 UGI Restructures Operations . ..May 23
Colorado Governor Touts Propane as Motor Fuel . March 12 Using Alternative Fuels Improves Image, Companies Say. ..Sept. 13
ComriKMiwealth and MetroGas Form Alliance. ..Dec. 12 Utah Legislature Passes Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Fillups. . .April 14
Commonwealth Sells Assets to Herman Bros. ..Sept. 12 Valero Energy to Buy Oryx Properties. . .May 20
Conoco, Mitchell to Acquire Oryx Properties. .. July 10 Valero to Build Gas Processing Plant. ...Feb. 6
CPSC Tightens Screws on Product Reporting. .. Nov. 9 Vision Energy Bought by Bell Atlantic. ... .July 8
Definitive Agreement Reached Between QFB and UGI. ..Dec. 12 West Coast Firm Reports Good Test Results on Prototype Bus Engine .. Jan. 10
Deletion of NFPA Rule, Withdrawal of Ferrellgas, Cap Board Meeting . .March 19 We’re Now a Part of the Nabonal Energy Strategy . . Nov. 18
Despite Efforts Opposing It, Propane Stays in Energy Bill. .. July 9 WLGA Rallies for Fight Against Workers Comp Benefits Increase ... ... July 8
Diabetic Drivers Might Obtain Waivers. . Dec. 11 Work Starts on New Rotary Engine. .. June 10
Dining Alleges Racketeering in Loss of Company . ..Nov. 11
Dixie Allocation Policy May Change to Tender Offers. ... Jan. 9
REGULATORY
DOE Agrees to Make Study of Propane Industry. . .Aug. 10
DOE Looking for Statistics on AFV Sales. ..Sept. 17 Are Plastic Mechanical Fittings OK in Your Area? Well, That All Depends.. .Nov. 23
Emerson Electric Buys Fisher Controls International. . Sept. 10 Container Fill Law Is Back in Force in Utah .April 36
Enron to Sell Three Pipelines. . . .May 23 Energy Bill Retains Propane As an Akemative Motor Fuel.March 46
Ferrellgas Acquires Modem LP-Gas Co. from Bill Jellison. ...Feb. 7 How Much More Per Year Do the Feds Need from You for Transporting
Ferrellgas Sells Part of Wholesale Marketing. March 16 Propane?.Sept. 47
Firefighting Academy Providing Schooling at New Gas Training Site ... . Nov. 11 NFPA Standard Revision Opens the Way for Non-Fusion Polyethylene Pipe .. .July 15
Florida Industry Hard at Work in Legislature. . . .May 20 NPGA Spokesmen Outline Areas of Proteaion If NFPA Seaion Is Cut.Jan. 17
FPGA Gets Hazmat Education Proposal Dropped. .. April 10 NYPGA Lawmakers, State Agency Reps Hold Far-Reaching Sut of Meetings . .July 23
FPGA Ready to Fight New State Fees. ...Feb. 7 Relief Requested from DOT Regulations on Private Propane Piping
Funds for DOE Study of LPG Industry Approved. . .Sept. 16 Systems.May 46
Government Holds K2.9 Million Above Refund Needs. ....Jan. 9 Revised NFPA 58 Brings New Rule on Employee Training Documentation ... .June 23
Greene’s Propane Was Hit for $40 Million in Lawsuit. . . Dec. 9 Texas AFRED Representatives Voice Solid Commitment to LPG.Nov. 22
Heavy Hand of Regulation Increasing Costs. ...May 17 TPGA Spokesmen Hail Grass-Roots Power; Seek Reform of Safety Rules ... .Nov. 31
Honeywell Offers Training on New Controls. .. .Oa. 16 Utah Association Digs In Its Heels for Enactmert of a Container Law.Match 40
International LPG Business Courses Coming Up. . Sept. 13 Vast Number of Changes, Additions Fill Revised NFPA 58 Pamphlet.July 17
Is Ultratnar's Sale Imminent?. ...Feb. 8 Vermont’s Top Environmental Law Creates Headaches, Opportunities .March 23
ISO 9000 Is Not All That Well Known. . .Nov. 10
Kentucky Tightens Up Container Fill Law. .. .June 10 SAFETY
Law Firm Picked for Check-Off Lobbying. ...May 17 Compressor On Wheels Saves the Day After Transport Rips Over.
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Mexican Driver’s Licenses. . Nov. 13 Proposed ANSI Revision, New POL Device Promise High Safety Margins.
Lawsuit Filed Over Trucking Restrictions. ... July 8 Reusable Hose Fittings Emerge As Source of Apprehension Over Safety ..
Legalty of Canadian Tax on Propane Is Upheld. .. .Sept. 17 Roundtable Meetings Enable Dealers to Speak Their Minds on GAS Check
LPG Industry KOs Dow, Carbide in Battle Over Energy Bill. . .April 14 WLGA’s Fire Training Team Awes Crowd in Reno.
LP-Gas Group Meets with Auto Manufacturers. ...May 18 Ye Olde Yankee Track Cowboys Win Prizes for Bobtail “Roadeo” Skills .
Mesa Extends NGV Offer to Kansas City; Ferrell Counters Offer. ...Oct. 16
Motor Fuels Symposium Includes Several Federal Regs. .. .Sept. 19
Name of Texas Association Is Changed to Reflect Public Image. ...Sept. 14 SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Network of CNG/UG Cc nversion Centers Forming . .. .Dec. II Eastern Propane Forges Ahead.
New Enogex Subsidiary Readies for Production of NGLs. .. Oa. 20 Import Cutback Could Put the Squeeze on Supplies in Northeast This
New Facilities in the Works in Arkansas. . . . Dec. 9 Winter.
New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Dakota Propose LPG Legislation... .. .April 14 Interest in Propane Futures Appears to be Growing.
New Mexico Enacts State Code to Protect Against Improper Fillups ... . .March 14 Namral Gas Prorationing on the Horizon in Different States .
New NPGA Officers Installed During Convention. .. June 14 Time for a Reality Check for the Petrochemical Industry .
New Tax Proposed on Florida Propane Sales. ..March 13
NJPGA Convinces State to Test Propane in Vehicles. .. .Aug. 12
No Damage to Bulk Storage but Entire Customer Bases Wiped Out in TECHNICAL
Storm. Got an Idea for a New Produa? Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Wish
Now Look Who’s After Petrolane . LPG Marketers Could Unearth Profits in Big Cleanup of Leaking Gas
Now There’s Actually a Heritage Propane Plant. Tanks . Match 37
NPGA Board Meeting In Brief. Momentum Starts to Build for Enactment of Leak Deteaor Standards _ . June 19
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