The dreaded propane price spike
January 21, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal examines the recent price spikes in both crude and propane prices.
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A look back at 2024 propane pricing
January 13, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal looks back at propane prices in 2024 to get a baseline for decisions on 2025-26 price protection.
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Can the propane industry handle this winter storm?
January 6, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, examines how the latest winter storm and falling temperatures could impact propane prices.
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Opportunities in propane prices
December 30, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal looks ahead at propane prices in the new year and beyond, and explains the relationship between propane and crude oil.
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Sorting out Midwest propane inventory confusion
December 9, 2024 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, parses out a discrepancy in Midwest propane inventory.
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Could propane prices fall in December?
December 2, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal explains why propane prices may fall this December.
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Use swaps, pre-buys and physicals to manage risk
November 25, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions discusses three tools that propane retailers can use to manage supply side risk.
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Midwest propane inventories on the rise
November 11, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Propane inventories are high everywhere, but it’s the Midwest inventory chart that stands out.
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Make cleaner propane swaps
October 28, 2024 By Mark Rachal
A current anomaly in Mont Belvieu will force us to fine-tune our propane swaps in the future to make them cleaner.
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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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