Chart courtesy of the U.S. EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly

US propane consumption reaches 18-year record in January

April 16, 2025 By Sydney Fischer

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, propane consumption in the U.S. reached 1.48 million barrels per day in January.

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This article is tagged with domestic demand, Midwest, propane demand, propane inventories, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), weather, winter and posted in News

Chart 1: Total propane demand

Playing the averages may mean missing an opportunity

April 1, 2025 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, warns against getting price protection for the next winter.

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

$Chart 1: Fractionated vs non-fractionated propane inventories$

Ready-for-sale propane data making an impact

March 25, 2025 By Mark Rachal

This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, revisits the ready-for-sale propane data point.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, propane demand, propane inventories, propane prices, propane traders, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Featured

Top 10: The best of Trader’s Corner 2024

December 23, 2024 By Brian Richesson

As another year comes to a close, we present the top Trader’s Corner articles of 2024, ranked by page views.

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This article is tagged with crude oil, natural gas, propane demand, propane exports, propane inventory, propane prices, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner, weather and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Featured

Figure 1 illustrates propane contribution to the U.S. energy mix across various sectors and its variation by Census region. (Source: ICF)

Sectoral overview of US propane demand trends

November 15, 2024 By Anant Garg, Michael Sloan and Neha Jain

Propane is a versatile energy source across the U.S., with its utilization influenced by regional needs and infrastructure.

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This article is tagged with agriculture, domestic demand, ICF, November 2024, propane demand, propane market metrics, propane supply and demand and posted in Propane Market Metrics

Chart 1: Total U.S. propane exports

Propane inventories back on track

October 14, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal explores the recent moves in propane inventories.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, propane demand, propane inventories, Trader's Corner, U.S. propane inventory 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.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, financial hedging, financial swaps, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane demand, propane exports, propane imports, propane pricing, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Total United States Propane/Propylene Inventory

Propane price protection preserves customers

August 12, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal explains why retailers might consider propane price protection to shield customers from price fluctuations this winter.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, customer retention, domestic demand, heating oil, heating season, Mark Rachal, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), propane demand, propane suppliers, propane supply and demand, propane traders, Trader's Corner, weather, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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

Opening the buying window

July 1, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Join Cost Management Solutions for a free 30-minute Virtual Hedging webinar on Tuesday, July 30 at 10 a.m….

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, customer retention, domestic demand, heating oil, heating season, Mark Rachal, price, propane demand, propane prices, propane suppliers, propane supply and demand, propane traders, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Cost Management Solutions

The buying window has closed

June 24, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explains why the buying window for propane retailers has likely closed for the time being.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, customer retention, domestic demand, heating oil, heating season, Mark Rachal, propane demand, propane suppliers, propane supply and demand, propane traders, Trader's Corner, weather, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog