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Title: New pemex agency, smog checks greet Mexican LPG vehicle users

Abstract

This paper reports that the relaxation of prohibitions on the use of propane as a motor fuel has spurred sizeable business activity in carburetion and higher demand for LPG throughout Mexico and particularly in Mexico City. However, a number of unforeseen problems have developed that required tough, immediate solutions. After the alternative fuels project began at city hall in Mexico City, publicity spread nationwide, reportedly spurring conversion activity in many other cities. That led to additional demand for fuel of a magnitude that few people had anticipated. In order to assume control of the situation, the national oil company, Pemex, established an official LPG Motor Fuel Department on June 1. Operating in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry, the new department has been busy registering every major propane-powered fleet in the country. Most important, the rate of conversion work must now be pegged to the availability of fuel. It is believed that conversion activity has become more evenly paced since the new Pemex agency took over.over.

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6964522
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Butane-Propane News; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 24:10; Journal ID: ISSN 0521-9140
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; LPG INDUSTRY; REVIEWS; PROPANE; MARKET; FORECASTING; MEXICO; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; ALKANES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOCUMENT TYPES; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; 030600* - Natural Gas- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 030400 - Natural Gas- Products & By-Products; 330800 - Emission Control- Alternative Fuels; 320301 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Energy Sources

Citation Formats

. New pemex agency, smog checks greet Mexican LPG vehicle users. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
. New pemex agency, smog checks greet Mexican LPG vehicle users. United States.
. 1992. "New pemex agency, smog checks greet Mexican LPG vehicle users". United States.
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title = {New pemex agency, smog checks greet Mexican LPG vehicle users},
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abstractNote = {This paper reports that the relaxation of prohibitions on the use of propane as a motor fuel has spurred sizeable business activity in carburetion and higher demand for LPG throughout Mexico and particularly in Mexico City. However, a number of unforeseen problems have developed that required tough, immediate solutions. After the alternative fuels project began at city hall in Mexico City, publicity spread nationwide, reportedly spurring conversion activity in many other cities. That led to additional demand for fuel of a magnitude that few people had anticipated. In order to assume control of the situation, the national oil company, Pemex, established an official LPG Motor Fuel Department on June 1. Operating in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry, the new department has been busy registering every major propane-powered fleet in the country. Most important, the rate of conversion work must now be pegged to the availability of fuel. It is believed that conversion activity has become more evenly paced since the new Pemex agency took over.over.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6964522}, journal = {Butane-Propane News; (United States)},
issn = {0521-9140},
number = ,
volume = 24:10,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
}