Propane’s relative value and the buying environment
June 13, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Propane retailers and their customers may have been feeling the heat of higher propane prices recently.
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The effects of the Gulf Coast propane inventory decline
June 6, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Propane prices in the United States have fallen into a downtrend since the middle of May, reports Cost Management Solutions in the June 6 issue of Trader’s Corner.
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Selling swaps provides protection against falling prices
May 31, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
As propane retailers, we consider our hard-won customers the only ones interested in buying our propane. We believe…
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Edmonton propane price’s overall effect on supply, demand
May 23, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
The price discount of Edmonton propane to Conway propane is lessening as Canadian supply gets tighter. The chart…
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Rising Cushing crude inventory could end crude, propane rally
May 16, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Crude and propane prices are in the midst of a very strong run. Anytime a market has been…
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Analyzing the sharp rise in propane production
May 2, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
A huge jump in propane/propylene production was a key factor in the well-above-normal 2.259-million-barrel inventory build reported by…
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Inventory position differences only partly explain price-spread trend
April 25, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
For several weeks, the Energy information Administration has reported above-average inventory builds. However, the builds have not been…
Read More Managing supply price risk ahead of next winter
April 18, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Many propane retailers may find themselves in a bit of a quandary concerning managing the risk of higher…
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Underestimating January propane exports
April 11, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
Last week in Trader’s Corner, we discussed the perplexingly high amount of propane demand being reported. This week,…
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Understanding perplexing propane demand
April 4, 2016 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
For the week ending March 25, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported U.S. propane/propylene demand at 1.069 million…
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