U.S. propane shortage deepens as cold snap reaches Midwest | Reuters
Long range models show this cold hanging on till maybe Feb 4 or later, reading this story it's as if no one expected to have a cold winter? I know it has been a rough winter so far but given COLD winter forecast I saw back in late November and early December I expected this. I have heard two rumors as to why the shortage, one being more propane was used to dry the corn crop last season which depleted propane reserves and the other rumor was it is being sold oversees for three times the money limiting our supply. Is this being overhyped or are we facing a potentially serious problem? Being someone who heats primarily with propane as well as most all the residence in the rural areas around me this story has got my attention given the forecast ahead of us.
Long range models show this cold hanging on till maybe Feb 4 or later, reading this story it's as if no one expected to have a cold winter? I know it has been a rough winter so far but given COLD winter forecast I saw back in late November and early December I expected this. I have heard two rumors as to why the shortage, one being more propane was used to dry the corn crop last season which depleted propane reserves and the other rumor was it is being sold oversees for three times the money limiting our supply. Is this being overhyped or are we facing a potentially serious problem? Being someone who heats primarily with propane as well as most all the residence in the rural areas around me this story has got my attention given the forecast ahead of us.