Liquefied petroleum gases shipment

Liquefied petroleum gas is authorized for shipment in truck or truck-trailer cargo tanks... 

Bulk shipment of liquefied petroleum gas is authorized in TC/DOT 105, 112, 114, and 120 single-unit tank cars. Outage calculations and exceptions to outage calculations during the winter months are calculated according to 49 CFR 173.314. Pressure relief device settings are calculated according to 49 CFR 179.15 [9, 10]. 

Liquefied petroleum gas is authorized for shipment in truck or truck-trailer cargo tanks that comply with TC/DOT specifications MC-330 or MC-331. Various design pressures may be used, but the gauge vapor pressure at 115°F (46.1°C) of a shipment must not exceed the tank s design pressure. 

Bulk shipment of liquefied petroleum gas is authorized for single-unit tank cars in TC/ DOT 105J, 112J, 112T, 114J, and 114T se-... 

MAPP Gas is authorized for shipment under the appropriate regulations for liquefied petroleum gas. 

Conversion of natural gas (or other petroleum components) at the source to methanol, shipment as methanol, and reconversion of methanol into pipeline gas at point of use—versus the concept of liquefying natural gas and shipping LNG for regasification at point of use—probably will be a problem of some controversy for a number of years, pending assessment of actual system operating costs for both systems on a large-scale. See also Natural Gas. 

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