Potential impacts of Biden presidency on propane
November 9, 2020 By Mark Rachal
President-elect Joe Biden’s outlook on energy is considerably different than outgoing President Donald Trump’s. Mark Rachal explains how.
Read More Analyzing U.S. propane production, supply trends
November 2, 2020 By Mark Rachal
This past week, we got an email from one of our clients expressing confusion about U.S. propane production….
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Propane inventory draws go against expectations
October 22, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The last two Weekly Petroleum Status Reports from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) have shown a decline in total U.S. propane inventory.
Read More Conway gains in value relative to Mont Belvieu
October 15, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Despite high inventory levels at the propane trading hubs currently, we remain concerned about the potential for local market supply shortages during high winter demand periods.
Read More Advice on demand for domestic propane retailers
October 7, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The more the industry can bill and operate like a utility company and move away from the buy-and-mark-up model of a service station, the better.
Read More Mark Rachal offers insight on propane supply for winter 2020-21
October 1, 2020 By Sarah Peecher
In an interview with LP Gas, Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions advises that retailers stay ahead of the game on propane cost and supply when considering the upcoming winter.
Read More Has U.S. crude production peaked?
September 29, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released the results of a survey of oil industry executives last week. The survey found that 66 percent of the 154 executives surveyed believe that U.S. crude production has peaked.
Read More Propane inventory builds to record high for this time of year
September 18, 2020 By Mark Rachal
For the week ending Sept. 4, U.S. propane inventory was at 97.380 million barrels – a record high for this time of year and 5.424 million barrels below its all-time high.
Read More Crude prices trend downward as demand growth stalls
September 9, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions’ benchmark prices are at 50 cents per gallon for Mont Belvieu LST and $42 per barrel for WTI crude, but there is potential for a drop.
Read More Propane price pushes past previous benchmarks
July 28, 2020 By Mark Rachal
As fate would have it, propane pushed above 50.2 percent of WTI crude and 48 cents over the past week.
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