EIA to provide new propane data point
November 20, 2023 By Mark Rachal
The Energy Information Administration will provide a new data point in its Weekly Petroleum Status Report that will benefit those in the propane industry.
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Weaker crude puts propane into counter-seasonal pricing trend
November 13, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions encourages caution about the second half of this winter given the high inventory positions and concerns for propane demand.
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Propane exports key to winter pricing
November 6, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, examines various scenarios for propane exports that could happen this winter.
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Propane is a cheap Btu
October 30, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, discusses propane’s relative value to crude and inventory options this winter.
Read More Potential end-of-winter inventory positions
October 23, 2023 By Mark Rachal
This Trader’s Corner reviews end-of-winter inventory positions since 2015 and evaluates possibilities for inventory at the end of winter 2023-24.
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Weak propane prices expected despite strong export activity
October 16, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions’ bias toward a weaker propane prices is based primarily on its outlook for domestic propane demand.
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Propane inventory starts winter at record high
October 9, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal revisits the latest propane inventory position and how it might impact the 2023-24 heating season.
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Propane inventories are setting five-year highs
May 30, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, analyzes why propane inventories are still setting five-year highs.
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Propane inventory drawdown nears an end
March 14, 2023 By Mark Rachal
In this week’s Trader’s Corner, Mark Rachal with Cost Management Solutions reviews propane inventory changes and weather pattern shifts.
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EIA: Propane prices steady amid higher inventories
February 10, 2023 By Brian Richesson
The residential price of propane was slightly above the previous five-year average to start the winter heating season, but its price has remained flat since.
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