US propane inventories highest ever
October 21, 2024 By Mark Rachal
U.S. propane inventories are the highest they have ever been and may go even higher before the sustained drawdown begins.
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Propane price movement driven by export terminal maintenance
October 7, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal describes the events behind the recent change in propane prices.
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Imbalances between propane production, export capacity
September 23, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Export economics are wide open for U.S. propane.
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Reconsider: Is it a good time to buy propane?
September 9, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Every propane retailer has asked someone or something at one point or another if it is a good time to buy propane.
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Expanding your price protection window
September 3, 2024 By Mark Rachal
It would be wise for propane buyers to expand the time frame in which they obtain price protection beyond one year.
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Propane price protection preserves customers
August 12, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal explains why retailers might consider propane price protection to shield customers from price fluctuations this winter.
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Opening the buying window
July 1, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Join Cost Management Solutions for a free 30-minute Virtual Hedging webinar on Tuesday, July 30 at 10 a.m….
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The buying window has closed
June 24, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explains why the buying window for propane retailers has likely closed for the time being.
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Why get price protection at all?
June 17, 2024 By Mark Rachal
A retail propane company has physical assets, but the real value of the company is in the customers that it has worked for years to cultivate.
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The good and bad of refinery throughput for propane
June 3, 2024 By Mark Rachal
In May, crude inventories were already trending lower, and the overall trend is likely to be downward until October.
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