Chart 2: Total US Propane/Propylene Inventory (Cost Management Solutions)

Propane is a cheap Btu

October 30, 2023 By Mark Rachal

Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, discusses propane’s relative value to crude and inventory options this winter.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crude, crude inventory, financial hedging, inventory, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane fundamentals, propane inventories, propane inventory, propane prices, Trader's Corner, weather, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

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Potential end-of-winter inventory positions

October 23, 2023 By Mark Rachal

This Trader’s Corner reviews end-of-winter inventory positions since 2015 and evaluates possibilities for inventory at the end of winter 2023-24.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crop drying, Department of Labor (DOL), El Niño, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, propane fundamentals, propane inventories, propane inventory, propane prices, Trader's Corner, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), winter and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Total US Propane Exports 2018 Forward

Weak propane prices expected despite strong export activity

October 16, 2023 By Mark Rachal

Cost Management Solutions’ bias toward a weaker propane prices is based primarily on its outlook for domestic propane demand.

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This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, crop drying, Department of Labor (DOL), El Niño, Mark Rachal, Mont Belvieu, 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 3: Current - Total U.S. Propane/Propylene Inventory

Propane inventory starts winter at record high

October 9, 2023 By Mark Rachal

Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal revisits the latest propane inventory position and how it might impact the 2023-24 heating season.

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

Chart 1: Total U.S. Propane/Propylene Inventory 2018 Forward (Cost Management Solutions)

Propane inventories are setting five-year highs

May 30, 2023 By Mark Rachal

Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, analyzes why propane inventories are still setting five-year highs.

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

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Propane inventory drawdown nears an end

March 14, 2023 By Mark Rachal

In this week’s Trader’s Corner, Mark Rachal with Cost Management Solutions reviews propane inventory changes and weather pattern shifts.

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EIA: Propane prices steady amid higher inventories

February 10, 2023 By Brian Richesson

The residential price of propane was slightly above the previous five-year average to start the winter heating season, but its price has remained flat since.

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Retailers await weather, rail labor strife outcomes

November 1, 2022 By Brian Richesson

It’s time to prepare for the winter heating season as it relates to propane supply and logistics. Editor-in-chief Brian Richesson shares some key points.

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July 2022: US corn crop progress

July 14, 2022 By LP Gas

Each month, LP Gas provides updates on the U.S. propane market, as well as the latest trends. The data for July 2022 highlights the U.S. corn crop progress.

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May 2022: US petroleum product exports and imports

May 11, 2022 By LP Gas

Data for May 2022 focuses on U.S. petroleum product exports and imports from 2016 to 2021.

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