Supply keeping crude markets calm
June 17, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Recently, there have been significant threats to crude supplies, but crude markets have remained relatively calm. Crude prices […]
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Propane prices down to multi-year lows
June 11, 2019 By Mark Rachal
May was a bearish month for propane. Falling crude and sluggish fundamentals combined to send propane prices down to multi-year lows.
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Petrochemical demand for propane decreases
June 3, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Petrochemical companies have been choosing ethane over propane. See what the propane demand decrease means for domestic demand and prices.
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Propane production outpaces demand
May 28, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Combined domestic demand and export volumes are not keeping up with increases in propane production. This results in building inventory and falling prices.
Read More Middle East tension may affect global crude supply
May 20, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Crude oil prices are moving higher with the potential for carrying propane prices along for the ride. There […]
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Propane fundamental support may raise prices
May 13, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Propane supply was outpacing propane export and domestic demand this spring, which caused inventory to rise, putting downward pressure on prices.
Read More Fuel-use propane production off to strong start
May 6, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Total fuel-use propane production from January 2018 to this January increased. Compared with 2017, supply growth is very strong this year.
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A look at US crude and the crude products balance
April 29, 2019 By Mark Rachal
To evaluate the U.S.’s energy independence, we evaluate U.S. crude and the crude products balance, and which countries import our light crude.
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Gulf Coast propane inventory soars
April 23, 2019 By Mark Rachal
With so much production in the Midwest relative to demand potential, producers simply do not want to hold inventory there.
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U.S. propane supply, export imbalance weighs on prices
March 26, 2019 By Mark Rachal
In this week’s Trader’s Corner, we revisit a topic that we have discussed numerous times this year: the […]
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