Ray Energy completed an expansion of its propane rail and transport facility on the border of New York and Vermont to meet the increased demand of its Northeastern customers. (Photo courtesy of Ray Energy)

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.

This article is tagged with bobtails, Cost Management Solutions, global gas, Hocon Gas, Kansas, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), NPGA, Propane Marketers Association of Kansas, propane pricing, Ray Energy, state association, Texas, Texas Propane Gas Association, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), winter and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

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.

This article is tagged with Conway, Cost Management Solutions, Midwest, Mont Belvieu, propane pricing, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude, Mark Rachal, propane pricing, propane supply and demand, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, COVID-19, crude prices, Mark Rachal, propane prices, propane pricing and posted in Featured Video

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.

This article is tagged with COVID-19, crude prices, crude production, Mark Rachal, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), propane pricing, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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.

This article is tagged with propane pricing, propane production, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Has the change in price trend begun?

February 3, 2020 By Mark Rachal

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.