LP Gas, February 2014
NEWS BRIEFS will offer cylinders in three sizes 5 pounds 11 pounds and 22 pounds According to Safe Cylinders Inc the composite cylinders are nonexplosive singlepiece pressure vessels lightweight easy to carry noncorrosive and stackable with a hightech radio frequency identification option They are also available in a choice of colors and offer optional embossed corporate logos Safe Cylinders Inc says it is expecting Department of Transportation approval in the first quarter with product availability in the second quarter Expanded section of MAPL open for business Transportation services for shippers who executed long term agreements supporting the Mid America Pipeline Rocky Mountain expansion project began Jan 2 Enterprise Products Partners LP announced According to a press release the project is designed to accommodate natural gas and natural gas liquids production from major basins in Utah Colorado and Wyoming Several new natural gas processing plants have been constructed in the Uinta and Greater Green River basins that will benefit from the expansion the company says Continued on page 10 HEATING DEGREE DAYS BY STATE Deviation Deviation From Last 12 From State December Norm Months Norm Alabama 541 50 2731 108 Alaska 1569 3 10397 796 Arizona 495 5 2022 138 Arkansas 772 33 3713 207 California 450 33 2231 403 Colorado 1207 7 7172 236 Connecticut 1002 16 5950 119 Delaware 758 92 4514 226 Dist of Columbia 700 75 3870 185 Florida 55 105 468 226 Georgia 519 79 2891 8 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 Idaho 1292 104 6982 74 Illinois 1279 125 6632 278 Indiana 1107 41 6020 126 Iowa 1483 175 7622 563 Kansas 1126 112 5553 434 Kentucky 851 18 4689 73 Louisiana 441 32 1871 87 Maine 1391 131 7902 110 Maryland 814 65 4769 80 Massachusetts 1059 14 6260 147 Michigan 1250 92 6985 36 Minnesota 1766 221 9162 406 Mississippi 562 7 2636 73 Missouri 1103 89 5572 354 Montana 1360 36 7759 551 Nebraska 1315 95 6820 296 Nevada 814 53 3580 223 New Hampshire 1277 51 7376 212 New Jersey 926 16 5363 81 DECEMBER PERCENT RETURN NOT MEANINGFUL LOWER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS HIGHER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS New Mexico 910 15 4611 225 New York 1012 4 5853 263 North Carolina 595 98 3566 41 North Dakota 1835 205 9944 496 Ohio 1007 30 5944 28 Oklahoma 928 129 4124 374 Oregon 912 93 5287 137 Pennsylvania 985 21 5904 5 Rhode Island 964 9 5939 50 South Carolina 486 104 2854 59 South Dakota 1543 157 8136 288 Tennessee 765 17 4193 193 Texas 553 83 2095 98 Utah 1308 146 6649 36 Vermont 1309 18 7990 120 Virginia 741 82 4459 20 Washington 948 75 5493 20 West Virginia 891 40 5317 21 Wisconsin 1529 195 8285 494 Wyoming 1361 30 7985 319 United States 830 13 4496 28 BY LEO MICHAEL Data courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center National Weather Service www LPGasmagazine com February 2014 LPGas 9
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