Chart 1: Mont Belvieu 10-year price average

No dip in propane prices this December?

November 10, 2025 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal explores the possibility that the annual December propane price dip might not occur this year.

This article is tagged with Conway, Cost Management Solutions, crude inventory, crude prices, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane inventory, propane prices, Trader's Corner, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Targa Resources outlines new Permian growth projects

October 28, 2025 By Brian Richesson

The projects will support continuing natural gas liquids and natural gas production growth in the Permian Basin.

This article is tagged with fractionation, Mont Belvieu, natural gas liquids, natural gas processing, Permian Basin, pipelines, storage, Targa Resources, Texas and posted in News, Current Issue, From the Magazine

ONEOK reports fire at Mont Belvieu fractionation facility

October 7, 2025 By Brian Richesson

Fractionation operations at the complex were promptly shut down, and the fire, which was limited to MB-4, was quickly extinguished, according to the company.

This article is tagged with fractionation, fractionator, midstream, Mont Belvieu, natural gas, natural gas liquids, safety, Texas and posted in News, Current Issue, From the Magazine

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How to use swaps as price protection

August 4, 2025 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal details the process of using swaps as price protection when buying propane.

This article is tagged with Conway, Cost Management Solutions, financial hedging, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane traders, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Solving for the unknown in crazy April propane prices

April 22, 2025 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, examines propane’s current forward price curve.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane demand, propane prices, propane supply, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Featured

ONEOK completes NGL fractionation, pipeline expansion projects

December 30, 2024 By Brian Richesson

The projects include the MB-6 natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator and full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline.

This article is tagged with fractionation, midstream, Mont Belvieu, natural gas liquids, pipelines, Texas and posted in News, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Chart 1: Crude and propane closing prices

Propane price movement driven by export terminal maintenance

October 7, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal describes the events behind the recent change in propane prices.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude prices, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane prices, propane pricing, propane traders, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Mont Belvieu - ETR - Sept 2024 through August 2027 (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

How to minimize the unknowns when pricing propane

September 30, 2024 By Mark Rachal

In this Trader’s Corner, we will try and capture some things we know as propane buyers, some things we may not know now but could, thus reducing the number of unknowns to one.