LP/Gas articles from August 2000

LP/Gas archives from August 2000

LP/GAS STOCK INDEX.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Propane Master Limited Partnership Comparison Company Symbol FY ends Price Distri- Yield Tax (7/21/00) bution Deferral AmeriGas APU Sept. ...

CALENDAR.
August 1, 2000... September 10-12 Propane Resource Rural Energy Conference in Kansas City. For details, call Gene King at 913.262-3393. September 10-13 North Carolina Propane Gas Association annual convention at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle...

AmeriGas.(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Eugene V.N. Bissell, a former student of the AmeriGas management training program, apparently has graduated. Bissell was promoted from senior vice president of sales and marketing to president and chief executive officer of AmeriGas Propane...

Atmos Energy Corp.(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Atmos Energy Corp., a distributor of natural gas and propane in Dallas, Texas, has named Fred E. Meisenheimer its vice president and controller. Most recently, Meisenheimer worked briefly as controller for Vartec Telecom Inc., a telecom...

Ferrellgas.(personnel changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Ferrellgas has named Patrick Chesterman as executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Boyd McGathey as senior vice president of corporate administration and chief information officer. Chesterman joined Ferrellgas in 1994...

National Propane Gas Assoc.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Members of the National Propane Gas Association have elected Mike Gorham, owner of Northwest Gas Co. in Grand Rapids, Minn., as president for the 2000-2001 year. John Hart, president and chief executive officer of Empire Comfort Systems,...

Capitol Manufacturing.(Robert Van Noord named vice president)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Robert Van Noord is the new vice president and general manager of Capitol Manufacturing in Camp Hill, Pa. Van Noord comes to Capitol from Trinity Industries, where he was president of the flange and fittings group. Capitol, a...

Gas Equipment Co.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Gas Equipment Co. Inc. of Dallas has appointed Russ Ridings as vice president of operations. Ridings previously was the director of purchasing in the company headquarters. The company also has named John Ketchum as director of sales and...

American Welding & Tank.(names new outside sales representative)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... American Welding & Tank, an operating unit of Harsco Corp.'s Gas and Fluid Control Group, has named Ken Garrick as a new outside sales representative. He will be responsible for business in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. ...

Dynegy.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Dynegy Inc. has promoted Maria Anzilotti to vice president of business systems with Dynegy Global Technology Services, the newly created division that manages the company's technology infrastructure, applications and e-business initiatives....

Suburban Propane Partners.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Anthony M. Simonowicz, chief financial officer of Suburban Propane Partners, has announced his resignation. The company did not explain his decision to leave. Mark A. Alexander, Suburban Propane's president and chief executive officer,...

Eclipse.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Eclipse, a manufacturer and marketer of energy-related equipment and systems for process heating industries, has appointed Craig Graham to the position of vice president of operations. Graham, who joined the company in April, will be...

Stellar Industries.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Stellar Industries, the Iowa-based manufacturer of hydraulic hook lift ladders, tire service trucks, material handling cranes, portable welders and air compressors, has named Kirk Uhlenhopp as regional hooklift sales manager for the Midwest...

Schagringas Co.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Milton Levinson has resigned as chairman of the board of Schagringas Co. in Delaware. Levinson had served as vice president from the company's founding in 1947 by Harry A. Schagrin, to 1986, when Schagrin retired. In 1973, Eric Levinson...

Columbia Propane.(personnel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Columbia Propane Corp., a subsidiary of Columbia Energy Group, has named Buddy Derrick as district manager for its Suffolk, Va., operation. Derrick had been a sales manager for Columbia Propane for 15 years and recently completed the...

Propane Resources.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Pat Thornton, who leads the development and marketing of the Certified Propane Training Program, and Gene King, who develops marketing materials for retail propane marketers, have recently expanded their roles. Thornton will lead the...

National Propane Gas Association.(Milford Therrell awarded Distinguished Service Award)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Milford Therrell of Squibb-Taylor in Dallas, Texas, was presented with the National Propane Gas Association's highest honor at the group's Pinnacle 2000 meeting in San Diego in June. he received the Distinguished Service Award for his 38...

Kitchen fireplace.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 201 Heat-N-Glo, a division of Hearth Technologies, has designed a fireplace for the kitchen. This unique crescent fireplace, which can fit inside a standard kitchen cabinet area, includes a flip-down, bun-warming shelf. The arched...

Direct-vent fireplace.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 202 Empire Comfort Systems is introducing two new direct-vent gas fireplaces, in 36-inch and 42-inch sizes available with a standing or intermittent pilot. The fireplaces can be vented from the top or rear and include Empire's...

Fireplaces.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 203 Superior has designed new direct-vent multiview fireplaces in see-through, peninsula or corner configurations. They can be used as room dividers or islands, with a platinum, brass or matte black finish. The fireplaces have larger...

Portable heater.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 204 The Safe-Heat 500 by Topp Construction Services is a portable, direct-fired propane and natural gas heater that is suitable for any outdoor, industrial application. This unit has few installation or maintenance costs while...

Carbon dioxide detector.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 205 Sensor Electronics Corp. has developed an explosion-proof carbon dioxide sensor to warn when carbon dioxide levels reach dangerous concentrations. The Sniff-IR uses twin sensors tuned to different IR frequencies, which sound an...

Elbow tee fitting.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 206 Marshall Brass has created the "Extend-A-Flow" tee fitting to help make propane connections to tabletop grills, camp stoves and lanterns more convenient and cost-effective for RV users. The fitting is designed to be compatible...

Flowmeter.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 207 Liqua-Tech Corp. has introduced the LPM-102 LP gas flowmeter for retail sales dispensing units. The flowmeter, available with 3/4-inch or 1-inch inlet and outlet flanges, uses an improved O-ring strainer configuration in two mesh...

Cylinder tracking system.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 208 AcuTrax, a cylinder tracking system from DataWeld Inc., can automatically track each gas or chemical cylinder's location and billing information. The Trovan transponder, about the size of an aspirin, is permanently attached to...

Ditch Witch trailer.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... 209 The new Ditch Witch S8B trailer is designed to efficiently transport Ditch Witch underground construction equipment weighing up to 5,660 pounds. A tilt-bed design facilitates loading and unloading. The single-axle trailer's...

All-purpose trailer.(Charles Machine Works Inc.'s Ditch Witch T18B trailer)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2000... 209 The Ditch Witch T18B is a general purpose, tandem-axle, tag-along equipment trailer designed for transporting all types of equipment, particularly trenching and horizontal directional drilling tools. A sturdy frame of structural...

Triple Crown Win : Playing it cool, Jimmy Darr set new tournament scoring record.(Propane Golfers Association's 16th annual medal-handicap golf tournament)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... Earlier this year, when Jimmy Darr signed up to play in the Propane Golfers Association's 16th annual medal-handicap tournament, the Tennessee resident believed his quest to capture a third championship in the event would prove to be a major...

Calling for Cold Cash : Bitter winter would sweeten heating equipment sales.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Even with more than a month of summer left, the gas heating equipment industry is starting to chant, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." Sweating over the possibility of another unseasonably mild winter, manufacturers say a...

PERC adopts rate hike to double annual project funding.(Propane Education & Research Council)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... The Propane Education & Research Council has unanimously adopted a $21.2 million budget that will require a two-tenths-cent assessment rate in 2001. The current assessment rate is one-tenth of one cent per gallon of odorized propane. The...

Railroad Commission to rebate forklift system.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The Railroad Commission of Texas is offering up to $500 to rebate 80 percent of the cost to purchase and install electronic, closed-loop feedback systems on propane forklifts. The gesture will help reduce emissions and "put money back in...

Cornerstone venture to market monitors.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Cornerstone Propane and the merged company created by FiberChem and Intrex will launch a joint venture to market Intrex's propane monitoring system worldwide. The joint venture, agreed on by Intrex and Cornerstone, will promote Intrex's...

Marconi to begin offering propane dispensers.
August 1, 2000... Marconi Commerce Systems and Clean Fueling Technologies have teamed up to manufacture propane fueling dispensers designed to operate like standard gasoline pumps. These self-serve, pay-at-the-pump dispensers will allow easier access to...

Aeropres Propane-Golson LP Gas merge.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Aeropres Propane Inc., a recently spun-off company of Aeropres Corp. of Shreveport, La., has merged with Golson LP Gas of West Monroe, La., to become the largest independent retail propane company in Louisiana and Arkansas. Ron Horne,...

INERGY Partners acquires Country Gas.
August 1, 2000... INERGY Partners is adding 10 million annual retail gallons to its totals with the recent purchase of Country Gas Co., a retail propane distributor in the Chicago area. The acquisition, INERGY's ninth in 18 months, boosts the company into...

Heritage Propane Partners acquires Duncan Oil.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Heritage Propane Partners has added Duncan Oil Co. in Murphy, N.C., to its fold. The company, owned by Samuel Duncan Sr., gives Heritage more than 1,200 new propane customers. All of the company's propane operation employees will join...

All Star Gas becomes EnergyUnited Propane.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... EnergyUnited, one of North Carolina's largest electricity providers, has changed the name of the propane business it has acquired to EnergyUnited Propane. EnergyUnited acquired most of All Star Gas's North Carolina business -- including...

Manchester acquires Trinity plant.
August 1, 2000... Manchester Tank has acquired the former Trinity Industries tank plant location in Cedartown, Ga. The facility manufactures 200-pound and 420-pound cylinders. All 50 employees will be retained. The deal includes customer lists,...

Williams finishes refinery expansion in Memphis.
August 1, 2000... Williams' energy services business has boosted production capacity by 20,000 barrels with the recent expansion of its Memphis, Tenn., petroleum refinery. The refinery, which produces propane, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and other...

Mittler Supply acquires welding company.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Mittler Supply, a South Bend, Ind.,-distributor of gases and welding supplies, has acquired Layman Welding Supply of Grand Rapids, Mich. The purchase gives Mittler a total of 15 sales and service facilities in Indiana, Michigan and...

Plug Power signs agreement with Engelhard to develop advanced catalysts for fuel cells.
August 1, 2000... Plug Power has signed agreements with Engelhard Corp. to develop and supply advanced catalysts to increase the overall performance and efficiency of Plug Power's fuel processor. Plug Power will contribute $10 million to fund Engelhard's...

Blue Rhino posts record quarterly sales, earnings.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... As summer grilling season peaked, Blue Rhino announced its gas grill cylinder exchange business has led to a record profit for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended April 30. Revenues increased 43.3 percent from the same period...

Ford delivers 15,000th bi-fuel vehicle to DOE.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Ford Motor Co. has produced its 15,000th bi-fuel vehicle, which was presented in June to the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. General Service Administration, which orders equipment and supplies for a wide range of federal agencies...

Heating equipment: not just for winter.
August 1, 2000... Ray Murray Inc. is one of the largest distributors of gas equipment in the United States, servicing a territory from Maine to North Carolina and west to Ohio. The family-owned business, started by Ray Murray Sr. in 1973, has five main...

Soft landing projected for economy.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The U.S. economy is headed for a soft landing, according to economists in government and industry. A growing number of analysts are convinced that the Federal Reserve has administered the right dosage of interest rate increases to slow...

Tax cuts gain momentum.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The partisan battle over tax reductions is heating up in the Congress. Unsuccessful in pushing through a large tax cut bill in the first session, Republicans decided to throw support behind enacting pieces of the bill, including repeal of the...

IRA contributions to expand.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Look for Congress to enact expansion of contribution limits for IRAs. There is broad support for increasing the IRA contribution limit to $5,000 a year. The limit has been $2,000 since the early 1980s. The measure may include other...

Workplace rights expanded.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... New workplace rights have been established for nonunion workers by the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB, best known for regulating union work sites, has issued a ruling that lets workers facing discipline bring a witness to a...

Alternative minimum tax : Tighter standards for accounting firms may be on the way from the SEC.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Tighter standards for accounting firms may be on the way from the SEC. The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing standards on what added services accounting firms could sell to companies whose books they audit. The proposed...

Alternative minimum tax : The Treasury sees some design flaws in the alternative minimum tax.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The Treasury sees some design flaws in the alternative minimum tax. It was originally designed to affect the wealthy. Since it hasn't been indexed for inflation, the tax is also hitting many other taxpayers. By the year 2010, the Treasury...

JUNE WEATHER WATCH.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Heating degree days by census division JUNE Cumulative (July 1 through June 30) Census Divisions Normal 2000 % change New England: Connecticut, Maine, ...

It's logic vs. emotion in supply logistics planning.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... This past supply season produced unusual extremes for the retail propane marketer. Price spikes and product allocation due to low inventory balances had many companies scrambling. Finding wet gallons, sometimes no matter what the price,...

Propane explosion, live at 11.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... The helicopters carrying TV camera crews circled around the swirling black smoke rising from a fire-ravaged AmeriGas Propane plant in suburban Cleveland. Local news stations were beaming live reports of the dramatic spectacle that destroyed...