What propane’s value history tells us about the market today
September 5, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Propane’s relative value to West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, the U.S. benchmark crude, continues to rise.
Read More Hurricane Harvey’s potential impact on Texas Gulf Coast
August 25, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
All eyes are on Hurricane Harvey, which is bearing down on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Read More Crude inventory drawdown’s relation to crude production
August 21, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Crude prices have been volatile throughout the August downtrend. They moved higher from mid-June through July, but dropped from $50.17 to below $47 in August.
Read More Monitoring inventory levels and domestic, export demand
August 14, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Propane inventory dynamics are definitely in a state of flux. At this point, traders are still trying to figure out what is the new normal.
Read More What we can expect from where the price of crude is headed
August 7, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
The market has determined that production controls by producers cannot, by themselves, balance supply and demand enough to bring down global crude inventory.
Read More Reacting to a surprisingly light US propane inventory build
July 31, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
For the week ending July 21, the U.S. Energy Information Administration surprised markets by reporting just a 200,000-barrel build in U.S. propane inventory.
Read More Tracking tighter propane conditions, increasing values
July 24, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
There has been a significant shift in propane’s fundamental condition over the last few years.
Read More US propane production on the rise in 2017
July 5, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Growth in U.S. propane production has slowed from the breakneck pace of recent years, but it’s still on the rise in 2017.
Read More Defining and analyzing speculative propane positions
June 19, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
A majority of traders are in the propane business in some way, shape or form.
Read More Petrochemical companies backing away from propane
June 12, 2017 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Propane inventory has increased 10.774 million barrels since its first build for this year, which occurred during the week ending April 21.
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