Understanding recent crude fundamentals changes
July 14, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal looks at crude fundamentals and their importance to propane buyers.
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More on propane demand
July 8, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal takes a closer look at propane demand.
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Revisiting propane inventories
July 1, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal is happy to say that propane inventories could be considered fixed … almost.
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Bad propane pricing environment could have been worse
June 24, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal explains the current propane pricing environment.
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Propane inventories helped, not fixed
June 9, 2025 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal reports on the state of U.S. propane inventories.
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New propane export capacity coming online amid tariff policy swings
June 3, 2025 By Brian Richesson
Import and export markets have been a key topic of discussion so far this year amid the Trump administration’s wide-ranging tariff policies.
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The highs and lows of price protection
May 27, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal examines price parameters to better understand the risks and advantages of price protection.
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Dealing with propane demand volatility
May 20, 2025 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, examines the volatility in U.S. propane demand.
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Contangoed vs. backwardated crude price curves and propane prices
May 13, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal looks at the impact of crude forward price curves on propane prices.
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Fractionation more of a contributor to inventory tightness than originally thought
May 5, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal explains how fractionator throughput has contributed to propane inventory tightness.
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