Posts by Mark Rachal
Over the last year, propane has been pulled higher by rising crude prices since propane's relative value is not keeping up with the rise in crude's price. Read more»
An increase in natural gas production has caused a significant increase in propane supply from natural gas processing operations. Read more»
Last week, refiners were operating at 97.1 percent of their total available capacity. Read more»
Export activity in July and its resulting impact on U.S. inventory builds should be very interesting to monitor. Read more»
The implication for propane retailers is that petrochemicals could demand more propane moving forward if the trend in ethane’s relative value to propane continues on its current path. Read more»
For the foreseeable future, it appears Conway is going to be overwhelmed by supply. Read more»
The pricing pattern for March and May turned out to be very similar, but April was a little different. Read more»
U.S. propane inventory increased very lightly last week. Find out why. Read more»
Propane has certainly been bullish in the last 10 days. Read more»
U.S. propane production is much higher than domestic propane demand, leaving propane exports to play the role of balancing U.S. supply with demand. Read more»








