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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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Correcting a common misconception about propane supply

February 25, 2025 By

Mark Rachal explains and corrects a common misconception about propane supply and how propane is produced.

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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: Mt. Belvieu - ETR

Opportunities in propane prices

December 30, 2024 By

Mark Rachal looks ahead at propane prices in the new year and beyond, and explains the relationship between propane and crude oil.

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Chart 1: Crude Weekly Commercial Inventories 2019 Forward (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Tighter refined fuels inventories could be ahead

February 26, 2024 By

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications at Cost Management Solutions, discusses the impacts of a tighter inventory for refined fuels this summer.

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Chart 1: Total Propane Demand (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Propane demand continues at record high

February 20, 2024 By

Mark Rachal says it may take a while to relieve some of the recent pressure on prices but thinks inventory tightness is more temporary than systemic.

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Chart 1: Crude and Propane Closing Prices (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Back to backwardation for crude

February 12, 2024 By

This week, Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explains why fundamentals are not the only factors impacting commodities trading.

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Chart 1: Total United States Propane/Propylene Inventory 2019 Forward (Cost Management Solutions)

Propane market reaches normalization

February 5, 2024 By

Despite the recent decline in inventories and the rise in prices, the propane market simply has gone from abnormally bearish to more normalized.

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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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