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.
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EIA: COVID-19 response to boost propane consumption this winter
October 16, 2020 By Brian Richesson
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is anticipating more space heating demand this winter as more people work or attend school from home.
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 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 Adjusting benchmarks for crude, propane prices
August 11, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions saw prices move outside of the benchmarks for both crude and propane in the weeks after it shared its current short-term benchmarks with readers.
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August 2020: Crude oil, propane price trends
August 6, 2020 By LP Gas
Each month, LP Gas provides updates on the U.S. propane market; the data for August 2020 focuses on crude oil and propane price trends.
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.
Read More Year-over-year increase in inventory, but prices on uptrend
June 4, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Over the past five weeks, propane production has been down. Mark Rachal takes a look at the scoreboard for U.S. propane inventory levels compared to prices.
Read More Inventory builds begin lighter than previous year
May 27, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Inventory builds were late in starting this year, and now that they have, last week’s data showed they can be lighter than normal.
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