Watch propane price curves to chart a course
January 3, 2023 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, looks at the forward price curve for propane.
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Expectations versus reality: How low propane prices dropped
December 27, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Our predictions were a little right and wrong. We saw the potential for lower prices, but we significantly underestimated the potential size of the drop.
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Propane price drop contributes to rejection conditions
December 20, 2022 By Mark Rachal
We are at the point of rejection occurring, but it has not been based on our premise that natural gas prices would rise faster than crude and propane’s price.
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Residential propane prices similar to 2021 heating season start
December 16, 2022 By Brian Richesson
Propane prices during the first month of the current winter heating season were essentially unchanged compared with prices at the same time last winter.
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Propane remains on the move, its inventory position robust
December 13, 2022 By Brian Richesson
The propane industry avoided what one leader called a “catastrophic” situation when Congress intervened to prevent a national rail union strike.
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A rising tide lifts all boats
December 6, 2022 By Mark Rachal
With propane at such a low value, any change in propane’s fundamentals will allow prices to rise with crude, and prices could rise with crude regardless.
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Propane inventory just keeps building
November 29, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Inventory is 9.7 percent above its five-year average. We have only seen inventory higher than this four times in the past 19 years, says Mark Rachal of CMS.
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Below-normal temperatures a test for propane supply
November 15, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, evaluates how the recent weather changes could impact propane supply.
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High prices, low inventories shake up distillate market
November 8, 2022 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, examines the current state of the distillate market.
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Propane inventories are well positioned for winter
October 25, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, evaluates propane inventory levels as we approach winter.
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