Part II: Could the inventory trend change in 2023?

January 18, 2023 By Mark Rachal

As we begin 2023, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, continues to review the change in propane inventory.

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Could the inventory trend change in 2023?

January 10, 2023 By Mark Rachal

As we close out 2022, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, looks at the change in propane inventory.

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.

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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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.

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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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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No price relief despite good inventory report

October 5, 2021 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions offers steps propane buyers can take to protect themselves from rising propane prices this winter.

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