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ONEOK completes NGL fractionation, pipeline expansion projects

December 30, 2024 By

The projects include the MB-6 natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator and full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline.

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Propane price movement driven by export terminal maintenance

October 7, 2024 By

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

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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Expected La Niña could heighten hurricane season

May 20, 2024 By

With a La Niña, cold waters in the Pacific Ocean push the jet stream northward, affecting the weather in and around the United States.

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EIA: US propane exports hit record in December 2023

March 28, 2024 By

U.S. propane exports averaged a record 1.9 million barrels per day in December 2023 – the highest since the EIA began collecting the data in 1973.

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What in the world? The influence of US propane exports

March 25, 2024 By

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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Breaking down the new propane inventory number

March 18, 2024 By

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

Back to backwardation for crude

February 12, 2024 By

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

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Chart 1: Total United States Propane/Propylene Inventory 2019 Forward (Cost Management Solutions)

Propane market reaches normalization

February 5, 2024 By

Despite the recent decline in inventories and the rise in prices, the propane market simply has gone from abnormally bearish to more normalized.

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Chart 1: Week to Week Propane Inventory Changes

Propane inventory posts largest draw on record

January 29, 2024 By

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications at Cost Management Solutions, evaluates the largest propane inventory draw on record.

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