Propane inventory gets much-needed build
August 2, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, discusses the latest propane inventory builds.
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Gasoline demand is influencing crude prices
July 26, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Trader’s Corner, a weekly partnership with Cost Management Solutions, analyzes propane supply and pricing trends. This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, explains why gasoline demand will influence the price of crude.
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Higher energy prices hurt us all
February 22, 2022 By Tom Jaenicke
Tom Jaenicke suggests propane retailers let their customers know that they share the pain of higher energy prices caused by inflation.
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Crude prices rise despite inventory build
March 9, 2021 By Mark Rachal
Along with tighter propane fundamental trends, crude trends point toward a higher price environment ahead, says Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions.
Read More Understanding the separation between crude and propane
November 16, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Normally, there is a fairly close correlation between the price direction of propane and crude, but sometimes they…
Read More Don’t be overly bearish about propane just yet
August 19, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Developments in crude production and pricing should be watched carefully to see how that translates to propane production and pricing leading up to winter.
Read More Explaining the basis, catalyst of historic crude price drop
April 28, 2020 By Mark Rachal
As citizens sheltered in place, there was a dramatic shift in crude demand, leading to an extreme oversupply that has most available crude storage nearing capacity.
Read More Discussing crude collapse, propane pricing and supply with Mark Rachal
April 27, 2020 By Sarah Peecher
In addition to crude’s collapse, Rachal discusses the propane pricing and supply environment. COVID-19 will have a greater impact on propane supply than it will on propane demand, he says.
Read More How the crude war could impact propane prices
April 9, 2020 By Mark Rachal
While Saudi Arabia has called an emergency meeting of OPEC+, there is little doubt that U.S. production growth is very likely to slow in the future.
Read More US may become swing producer due to shifting crude prices
March 24, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The price of crude has rebounded a little since, but the potential for it to go lower is still present due to demand destruction from COVID-19 and producers not cooperating to limit production.
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