LP Gas, May 2010
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E Dakota come up 579 million gallons short and likewise lean heavily on rail and pipeline deliveries The fi ve West Central states Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Iowa produce more than 17 billion gallons of propane from gas plants and refi nery production mostly from Kansas and Oklahoma As a result the region has a surplus of 266 million gallons each year Supply in the Gulf states Texas New Mexico Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Arkansas is almost 27 billion gallons more than demand in that region The disparity would be even greater if not for the huge chemical market draw in the area The Rocky Mountain states Montana Idaho Wyoming Utah and Colorado produce a lot of propane but much of it is shipped out of the region as a natural gas liquid mix stream to PRIMARY STORAGE BY REGION fractionators in the Mid Continent and Gulf Coast Spec propane production from local refi neries and gas plants in the region is supplemented by a large volume of Canadian imports Purvin Gertz Inc The region typically has a small annual surplus of 46 million gallons The West Coast region has 251 million gallons of demand it cannot meet Continued from page 23 Continued on page 26 The industry leader in propane supply Serving New England and Florida 190 Shattuck Way Committed To Serving Our Customers Needs Sea 3 Inc Newington NH 03801 603 436 6225 Sea 3 of Florida Tampa FL 33619 813 546 0535 3606 Pendola Point Road 24 LPGas May 2010 www LPGasmagazine com
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