TAG: crude inventory

Chart 1: Brent crude price premium to WTI crude

What the future holds for crude prices

September 2, 2025 By

Mark Rachal analyzes Goldman Sachs’ predictions for crude prices and supply.

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Chart 1: U.S. weekly crude production estimate

Crude inventories down as refineries roar

June 17, 2025 By

Mark Rachal tries to figure out what the deal is with crude inventories.

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Chart 1: Crude weekly commercial inventories

Outlook for crude and its impact on propane prices

February 10, 2025 By

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, explores crude’s impact on propane prices.

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Chart 1: Crude Oil - WTI

US propane inventories highest ever

October 21, 2024 By

U.S. propane inventories are the highest they have ever been and may go even higher before the sustained drawdown begins.

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Chart 1: Total U.S. Propane Exports 2019 Forward

Crude inventory pattern impacts propane prices

July 22, 2024 By

Propane buyers interested in getting protection against higher prices this winter have been hoping the recent run-up in propane prices would reverse itself and give them an opportunity to obtain that protection at a more favorable price.

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Chart 2: Total US Propane/Propylene Inventory (Cost Management Solutions)

Propane is a cheap Btu

October 30, 2023 By

Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, discusses propane’s relative value to crude and inventory options this winter. 

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Chart 1: Cushing Weekly Inventories, 2018-2023

Cushing trading hub for crude becomes central focus

October 2, 2023 By

Crude inventories are reaching seriously low levels in Cushing, Oklahoma, a major trading hub for the U.S. Read more about the impacts on the market.

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Chart 3: US Propane/Propylene Demand 2018 Forward (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Domestic propane demand is recovering

August 7, 2023 By

This week, Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal examines the changes in domestic propane demand and what that might mean for the upcoming winter.

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Chart 2: Crude and Propane Closing Prices (Cost Management Solutions)

Part IV: Evaluating the state of crude prices

July 31, 2023 By

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, continues to evaluate the current state of crude prices.

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Chart 1: Crude Price and Active U.S. Oil Rigs (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Part III: Evaluating the state of crude prices

July 24, 2023 By

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, continues to evaluate the current state of crude prices.

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