Chart 1: Crude and propane closing prices

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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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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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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Chart 1: Crude and propane closing prices (Cost Management Solutions)

Propane prices head to the slopes

September 16, 2024 By Mark Rachal

For Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions, a recent slope in propane prices has been a joy to run for propane buyers.

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Chart 1: Belvieu propane percent of crude. (Cost Management Solutions)

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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Chart 1: Mt Belvieu - ETR, current. Cost Management Solutions

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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Chart 1: Total U.S. propane imports 2019 forward

Rail strike, big propane export numbers explained

August 26, 2024 By Mark Rachal

In this week’s Trader’s Corner, Mark Rachal covers propane export and import data to contextualize the impact of the Canadian rail strikes.

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

Chart 1: Total United States propane/propylene inventory (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Propane inventories surpass 90 million barrels

August 19, 2024 By Mark Rachal

For the week ending Aug. 9, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported U.S. propane inventories exceeded the 90-million-barrel mark.

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Chart 1: Total United States Propane/Propylene Inventory

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.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, customer retention, domestic demand, heating oil, heating season, Mark Rachal, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), propane demand, propane suppliers, propane supply and demand, propane traders, Trader's Corner, weather, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Crude and propane closing prices, recent price history. Cost Management Solutions

Buy window for propane finally open again

August 5, 2024 By Mark Rachal

The buy window for propane has opened again for the first time since the end of May.

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