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In the Know: 2023-24 winter recap

April 11, 2024 By Adam Zoellner

Adam Zoellner reviews the 2023-24 winter and how it has impacted the heating season for propane marketers.

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This article is tagged with In the Know, March 2024, propane resources, Propane Resources LLC, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Chart 1: Natural Gas Inventories (2018 Forward)

Natural gas production slowing

April 8, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, examines why natural gas production is slowing and how it will impact propane.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, exports, inventory, Mark Rachal, propane demand, propane exports, propane fundamentals, propane inventories, propane inventory, propane prices, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Gray, Gray & Gray begins data collection for 2024 propane survey

April 6, 2024 By Danielle Pesta

Gray, Gray & Gray opened its annual energy and propane survey for 2024. This firm surveys the nation’s energy marketers and includes a focus on national propane retailers.

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This article is tagged with Angus Energy, Employee hiring, employee retention, energy industry, Gray Gray & Gray, heating season, hiring, Marty Kirshner, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane industry, propane marketers, survey, winter and posted in News

Chart 2: Total United States Propane/Propylene Inventory

Propane production recovers to near-record levels

April 1, 2024 By Mark Rachal

As production has increased over the past few weeks, so have propane inventories.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, exports, inventory, Mark Rachal, propane demand, propane exports, propane fundamentals, propane inventories, propane inventory, propane prices, Trader's Corner, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Closing Propane Prices Chart: Cost Management Solutions

What in the world? The influence of US propane exports

March 25, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, delves into the impact of propane exports on the recent price increases.

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This article is tagged with Conway, Cost Management Solutions, exports, inventory, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane demand, propane exports, propane prices, Trader's Corner, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Table: Propane Ready for Sale

Breaking down the new propane inventory number

March 18, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, explains how the Energy Information Administration’s new data point will benefit propane industry members.

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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 1: Crude Weekly Commercial Inventories 2019 Forward (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Tighter refined fuels inventories could be ahead

February 26, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications at Cost Management Solutions, discusses the impacts of a tighter inventory for refined fuels this summer.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude, domestic demand, exports, Mark Rachal, natural gas liquids, NGLs, propane demand, propane exports, propane inventories, propane supply and demand, Trader's Corner, weather, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Total Propane Demand (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Propane demand continues at record high

February 20, 2024 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal says it may take a while to relieve some of the recent pressure on prices but thinks inventory tightness is more temporary than systemic.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude, domestic demand, exports, Mark Rachal, natural gas liquids, NGLs, propane demand, propane exports, propane inventories, propane supply and demand, Trader's Corner, weather, winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Crude and Propane Closing Prices (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

Back to backwardation for crude

February 12, 2024 By Mark Rachal

This week, Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explains why fundamentals are not the only factors impacting commodities trading.

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