About LPG

LP Gas stands for “Liquefied Petroleum Gas”. The name describes a family of light hydrocarbon gases called "Natural Gas Liquids" (NGLs): Propane (C3H8) and Butane (C4H10) which exists as vapours under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure. LP Gas at normal temperature and pressure is a gas. It changes to a liquid when subjected to modest pressure or cooling.

LP Gas is an environmentally friendly source of energy with a wide range of applications: domestic (heating, cooking, hot water production), industrial, agricultural, catering and automotive fuel, refrigeration. LP Gas is used in hundreds of applications by millions of users throughout the world. When LP Gas is burnt it produces the cleanest emissions of all oil-based products, with a low carbon dioxide output. Industry experts predict that there will be enough LP Gas to satisfy anticipated demand for all uses in the foreseeable future.

Sources of LP Gas

LP Gas originates from two main sources. LP Gas' are found at the oil or gas fields where they are removed and condensable products from natural gas. (Such LP Gas' are often referred to as NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS – NGL's or CONDENSATE).

LP Gas' are also removed from crude oils during the ‘stabilization' process applied in order to reduce the vapour pressure prior to shipment. The second and traditional source of LP Gas is at oil refineries where the crude oil is processed. LP Gas is one of the lighter fractions produced by most oil refining, and petrochemical.

Why Use LPG
LP Gas is a modern energy which can be used anywhere. There are plenty of other energy sources out there, so why chose LP Gas over the alternatives? You'll find the answer here.

Portable
LP Gas can be transported, stored, and used virtually anywhere in the world. It does not require a fixed network and will not deteriorate over time.

Clean
LP Gas is very clean burning and has lower greenhouse gas emissions than any other fossil fuel when measured on a total fuel cycle. Originating mainly from natural gas production, it is also non-toxic and will not contaminate soil or aquifers in the event of a leak.

Accessible
LP Gas can be accessible to everyone everywhere today without major infrastructure investment. Nothing needs to be invented and there are enough reserves to last many decades.


Efficient
LP Gas is cost-effective, since a high proportion of its energy content is converted into heat. LP Gas can be up to five times more efficient than traditional fuels, resulting in less energy wastage and better use of our planet’s resources.

Convenient
LP Gas is a multi-purpose energy. There are more than a thousand applications, from cooking, heating, air conditioning and transportation, to cigarette lighters and even the Olympic torch.

Non-Toxic
It's non-toxic enough to cook with indoors and heat your house; indoor warehouse forklifts use it without ventilation; Supermarkets buff their floors with a propane-powered floor buffer. It's also a claimed environmentally-safe aerosol propellant, quickly replacing Freon in many cases.