These range from simple, but efficient, propane or liquid petroleum gas (LPG), to solar cookers.
Instead of water, Calgary-based GasFrac pumps liquefied propane gas (LPG), which is actually a thick gel.
But those plans were withdrawn when LPG said the current economic conditions did not make the scheme viable.
One of the biggest jumps was in the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which surged more than 28%.
Downstream activities generally refer to the refining of crude oil and distributing its by-products including gasoline, natural gas, LPG and diesel.
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It looks unlikely that the RBI would hold back on cutting rates due to higher LPG and onion prices, he added.
From 8 October, the company is imposing a 5.5% increase in all natural gas tariffs and the cost of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) will rise by 7.6%.
The reason is not just the cost of setting up the electric plants but also the drop in oil prices that brought down its profits from the LPG business.
Since September, the government has taken several fiscal reform measures such as allowing regular increases in state-set discounted prices of diesel and capping the number of LPG cylinders available to families at subsidized rates.
Along the way he set up a company to store, bottle and sell LPG to distributors that led to his next big move: In 2005 he built a plant to produce LPG from "wet" natural gas.
Along the way Iqbal Ahmed set up a company to store, bottle and sell LPG to distributors, which led to his next big move: In 2005 he built a plant to produce LPG from "wet" natural gas.
Shell's first quarter results were also boosted by proceeds from asset sales, which included sales in its pipeline business in the United States, its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) venture in Vietnam and the majority of Shell's shareholding in its downstream business in Uganda.
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"We are building a leadership position in the conversion of diesel, gasoline and LPG fuels to LNG in Europe, developing a competitive alternative to LNG terminal supply with portable, small-scale LNG fueling solutions for long-haul trucking and small remote energy centers, " said Davor Grcevich, Gasfin managing director.
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