Propane fundamental support may raise prices

May 13, 2019 By Mark Rachal

Propane supply was outpacing propane export and domestic demand this spring, which caused inventory to rise, putting downward pressure on prices.

This article is tagged with Conway, Cost Management Solutions, domestic demand, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane exports, propane prices, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Fuel-use propane production off to strong start

May 6, 2019 By Mark Rachal

Total fuel-use propane production from January 2018 to this January increased. Compared with 2017, supply growth is very strong this year.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, Mark Rachal, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

A look at US crude and the crude products balance

April 29, 2019 By Mark Rachal

To evaluate the U.S.’s energy independence, we evaluate U.S. crude and the crude products balance, and which countries import our light crude.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude oil, Mark Rachal, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Inventory grows as supply outpaces demand

April 15, 2019 By Mark Rachal

April is when we make the transition from monitoring heating-degree days and the impact of winter weather to…

This article is tagged with crude production, Houston Ship Channel, inventory, propane dehydrogenation (PDH), propane inventory, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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Making our point about propane ‘Supply Points’

April 8, 2019 By Brian Richesson

In our monthly print and digital editions of LP Gas magazine, we feature a section that highlights the…

This article is tagged with butane, Chesapeake Utilities, propane distributors, propane pricing, propane supply, Sharp Energy, Supply Points, Trader's Corner, Tri Gas & Oil, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Propane’s value declining due to supply imbalance

April 2, 2019 By Mark Rachal

In Trader’s Corner, we have written extensively about the high growth rate in propane supply compared to the…

This article is tagged with Conway, Enterprise Products Partners, Mont Belvieu, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

U.S. propane supply, export imbalance weighs on prices

March 26, 2019 By Mark Rachal

In this week’s Trader’s Corner, we revisit a topic that we have discussed numerous times this year: the…

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, natural gas processing, propane exports, propane prices, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Crude drilling slowdown could support propane prices

July 30, 2018 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay

Last week, U.S. crude production hit 11 million barrels per day for the first time ever.

This article is tagged with Conway, Cost Management Solutions, crude, Mont Belvieu, propane, Trader's Corner, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Propane production up at natural gas processing plants

July 16, 2018 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay

An increase in natural gas production has caused a significant increase in propane supply from natural gas processing operations.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, natural gas, propane supply, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

High refinery throughput should result in more propane

July 9, 2018 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay

Last week, refiners were operating at 97.1 percent of their total available capacity.

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