Due to the government's ceiling on number of LPG cylinders a year for a household, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's (HPCL) plan to set up a second underground storage facility for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Mangalore has hit a roadblock.
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Delhi gives free gas cylinders, stoves to 1.75 lakh BPL families
The Delhi government, under its ambitious 'kerosene-free Delhi scheme,' has provided free LPG cylinders and gas stoves to nearly 1.75 lakh poor families. The Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Harun Yusuf said this in the State Assembly on August 29.
Opportunities in transportation of LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a mixture of commercial butane and commercial propane having saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. It is gaseous at normal atmospheric pressure, but may be condensed to the liquid state at normal temperature, by the application of moderate pressures. Although they are normally used as gases, they are stored and transported as liquids under pressure for convenience and ease of handling.
Opportunities in transportation of LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a mixture of commercial butane and commercial propane having saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. It is gaseous at normal atmospheric pressure, but may be condensed to the liquid state at normal temperature, by the application of moderate pressures. Although they are normally used as gases, they are stored and transported as liquids under pressure for convenience and ease of handling.

