These range from simple, but efficient, propane or liquid petroleum gas (LPG), to solar cookers.

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Instead of water, Calgary-based GasFrac pumps liquefied propane gas (LPG), which is actually a thick gel.

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One of the biggest jumps was in the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which surged more than 28%.

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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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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%.

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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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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.

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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.

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