Don’t let price creep steal your margin
November 22, 2022 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, reviews strategies to watch out for price creep.
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Leaders stress propane supply planning in volatile market
October 4, 2022 By Brian Richesson
In addition to the weather, propane marketers now must consider how energy market movements owing to the war in Ukraine could impact their operations.
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Not all inventory builds are created equal
September 13, 2022 By Mark Rachal
There have been some solid inventory builds for U.S. propane over the past couple of weeks, pushing the total to 7 percent higher than last year.
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Winter preview: Disruptive conditions persist
November 16, 2021 By James Guyette
This winter, propane companies are planning ahead to ease fears of price spikes and supply shortages, among other factors.
Read More Conway gains in value relative to Mont Belvieu
October 15, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Despite high inventory levels at the propane trading hubs currently, we remain concerned about the potential for local market supply shortages during high winter demand periods.
Read More Expectations for propane pricing relative to crude
June 10, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal looks at the relationship between propane and crude, and what to expect going forward based on that relationship.
Read More Discussing crude collapse, propane pricing and supply with Mark Rachal
April 27, 2020 By Sarah Peecher
In addition to crude’s collapse, Rachal discusses the propane pricing and supply environment. COVID-19 will have a greater impact on propane supply than it will on propane demand, he says.
Read More US may become swing producer due to shifting crude prices
March 24, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The price of crude has rebounded a little since, but the potential for it to go lower is still present due to demand destruction from COVID-19 and producers not cooperating to limit production.
Read More Slowing production may impact pricing, inventory levels
March 10, 2020 By Mark Rachal
In this week’s Trader’s Corner, we are going to take a closer look at U.S. propane production. Quite simply, too much production has been the reason that propane prices are under 40 cents at the hubs and near modern-day lows in relative value to WTI crude.
Read More Has the change in price trend begun?
February 3, 2020 By Mark Rachal and Adam Greenwell
In this issue of Trader’s Corner, Cost Management Solutions takes a look at how and why propane prices rebounded from January 2016 through October 2018.
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