Managing supply price risk in the second half of winter
January 2, 2024 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, analyzes the risk of higher prices in the second half of winter.
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Top 10: The best of Trader’s Corner 2023
December 26, 2023 By Brian Richesson
This year’s Trader’s Corner reports featured records, refreshers and other market insights from Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions.
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Calling on winter propane demand
December 18, 2023 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications at Cost Management Solutions, analyzes propane demand and the current weather forecast for this winter.
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LPG Week panelists ponder present, future issues
December 14, 2021 By Brian Richesson
The LPG industry’s supply leaders and market insiders looked at propane supply and demand dynamics in 2021 during LPG Week in Dubai.
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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.
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National leaders prepare for supply and logistics impacts
May 19, 2020 By Brian Richesson
Propane industry leaders are beginning to take notice and consider what recent market dynamics might mean for propane supply this winter.
Read More Comparing imports, exports and propane’s relative value to crude
May 12, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Propane’s more supportive fundamental picture will keep it from falling to the extremely low values witnessed at the beginning of the year.
Read More Explaining the basis, catalyst of historic crude price drop
April 28, 2020 By Mark Rachal
As citizens sheltered in place, there was a dramatic shift in crude demand, leading to an extreme oversupply that has most available crude storage nearing capacity.
Read More Propane prices driven down by inventory build
July 8, 2019 By Mark Rachal
Weekly estimates from the Energy Information Administration show a robust U.S. propane export market. Exports have been above…
Read More Limited takeaway capacity plagues Northeast natural gas liquids market
April 19, 2018 By Joe McCarthy
Additional NGL takeaway capacity delays in the Northeast are creating a ceiling for wet gas production and putting downward pressure on earnings for the operators in the region, East Daley Capital Advisors reports.
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