Top 10: The best of Trader’s Corner 2024

December 23, 2024 By Brian Richesson

As another year comes to a close, we present the top Trader’s Corner articles of 2024, ranked by page views.

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This article is tagged with crude oil, natural gas, propane demand, propane exports, propane inventory, propane prices, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner, weather and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Featured

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Use swaps, pre-buys and physicals to manage risk

November 25, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Cost Management Solutions discusses three tools that propane retailers can use to manage supply side risk.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, financial hedging, Mark Rachal, propane prices, propane supply, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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Surge in propane supply doesn’t eliminate risks in logistics

November 18, 2024 By Brian Richesson

The surge in domestic propane supply ranks among the top trends shaping the propane industry over the past 15 years.

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This article is tagged with Pat Hyland, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane exports, propane imports, propane inventory, propane prices, propane supply, shale gas, Trader's Corner, Tucker Perkins, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Photo of 4J Energy's McAlester, Oklahoma, propane terminal courtesy of the company

Superior Energy Systems completes propane terminals in Arkansas, Oklahoma

November 12, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Superior Energy Systems completed rail terminals for 4J Energy in DeQueen, Arkansas, and McAlester, Oklahoma.

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This article is tagged with 4J Energy, Arkansas, Oklahoma, propane infrastructure, propane storage, propane suppliers, propane supply, propane terminals, rail terminal, Superior Energy Systems and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine, News

Chart 1: Mont Belvieu - ETR - Sept 2024 through August 2027 (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

How to minimize the unknowns when pricing propane

September 30, 2024 By Mark Rachal

In this Trader’s Corner, we will try and capture some things we know as propane buyers, some things we may not know now but could, thus reducing the number of unknowns to one.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, financial hedging, financial swaps, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane demand, propane exports, propane imports, propane pricing, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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Major impacts averted in Canadian railway labor dispute

August 28, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Compared to the same time period last summer, rail-car volumes from Canada were about 50 percent lower immediately after the lockout ended, NPGA says.

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This article is tagged with Canada, Canadian Propane Association (CPA), Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), propane supply, rail and posted in Current Issue, From the Magazine, News

Jeffrey Tufts. Photo by LP Gas staff

LP Gas Growth Summit offers venue to talk supply strategies

July 8, 2024 By Brian Richesson

The LP Gas Growth Summit provides a chance to visit with propane retailers to talk about their business and the industry.

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This article is tagged with LP Gas Growth Summit, propane supplier, propane supply, propane supply and demand, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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Propane retailers share supply strategies of past 10 years

April 17, 2024 By Brian Richesson

The anniversary winter marking 10 years since the propane supply and distribution challenges of 2013-14 is now complete.

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This article is tagged with April 2024, distribution, drivers, Opening Delivery, pipelines, propane customers, propane operations, propane retailers, propane shortage, propane storage, propane suppliers, propane supply, propane tanks, propane technology, propane terminals, propane trucks, rail terminal, tank monitoring, Top Propane Retailers, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Chart 3: Mont Belvieu Close vs 10 & 40 Day Moving Averages (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Is there an opportunity in the propane market?

March 11, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Propane prices have been declining since the middle of February. The market feels bearish – and with good reason.

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This article is tagged with financial hedging, home heating, petrochemicals, propane dehydrogenation (PDH), propane demand, propane exports, propane market, propane prices, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 2: Total U.S. Propane/Propylene Inventory

US is oversupplied with propane

March 4, 2024 By Mark Rachal

This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, examines the balance of U.S. propane supply and demand.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, propane demand, propane exports, propane imports, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog