Posted in Agriculture Markets, LPG Industry New, PERC, United States on August 8, 2009

If you’re a farmer in the U.S. that uses propane and in need of a new truck, you’ll be happy to learn you have a shot at winning a state-of-the-art propane-fueled ROUSH® F-150 pickup by entering a new contest sponsored by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). 

The contest, part of PERC’s Propane Tank Tales Program, requires contestants to write a story about how they use propane on the farm.  PERC Director of Agriculture Programs, Mark Leitman, says that PERC is “always looking to hear from the field about how propane is used on the farm.”   The Propane Truck Giveway is an excellent means for PERC to obtain dialogue from propane users on the farm that use propane for various means other than home heating (i.e., weed flaming, crop drying, irrigation, frost control, etc.).

Details about the contest can be found at http://www.agpropane.com/tanktales .   General rules that apply to the contest are as follows:

From now until October 30, every farmer who fills out a Propane Tank Tales Program application at www.agpropane.com/tanktales will receive a pair of propane-branded work gloves. Eligible agricultural producers will be automatically entered into the random drawing for the truck. To be eligible to win the vehicle, the producer must meet a few requirements:

  • Be a U.S. agricultural producer.
  • Use at least 1,500 gallons of propane annually on the farm.
  • Use the fuel in an agricultural application, not for home heating or another non-farming purpose.
  • Be a propane customer in good standing with his fuel supplier.
  • Be a legal driver who is 21 years of age or older.

PERC’s vision is that by 2010 the agricultural industry will embrace propane as a preferred energy source that offers cost-effectiveness, efficiency and productivity, reliability, portability, and environmental friendliness.

For more information on PERC and its programs to promote the safe and efficient use of propane in agriculture, visit www.propanecouncil.org or call 202-452-8975.

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Posted in LPG Exports, LPG Industry New, LPG Production, Russia on August 8, 2009

According to the latest info from the Russian Ministry of Energy, LPG exports from Russia are on the rise, the result of the temporary removal of export tariffs on Russian LPG production. 

LPG exports from Russian during the first six months of 2009 totaled 1.07 million metric tonnes, up from 731,800 tonnes for the same period in 2008.    Sibur, Russia’s largest petrochemical firm, was Russia’s largest producer and exporter of LPG during this time frame.

Triggered by the economic crisis, Russian LPG producers won a temporary concession from the Russian government to abandon export duties to help assist them in moving surplus production, mainly via exports to European nations.  The concession, which amounts to $90 per tonne, is costing the Russian government an estimated $15 million dollars U.S. per month.  The temporary exemption of export tariffs applies to LPG, propane, butane, propylene, ethylene and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG).

Five Largest Russian LPG Producers – 1st Half 2009
(Thousand Metric Tonnes)

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Source:  Russian Energy Ministry

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