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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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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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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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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Storage opportunities sought through farm bill, CFATS program
June 12, 2023 By Brian Richesson
During the Propane Days lobbying event last week in Washington, D.C., issues discussed were related to the supply and pricing of propane.
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Inventory position has changed price curve
June 5, 2023 By Mark Rachal
In this week’s Trader’s Corner, Mark Rachal analyzes the latest propane inventory build and how it will impact the forward price of propane.
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2022-23 winter propane consumption lowest since at least 2010
June 5, 2023 By Brian Richesson
Many propane industry members described the 2022-23 winter as mild. Now the U.S. Energy Information Administration has the data to prove it.
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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.
Read More How hedging differs in the propane industry
May 22, 2023 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications with Cost Management Solutions, explains hedging in the propane industry.
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Reactions to record low US propane demand
May 15, 2023 By Mark Rachal
This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications at Cost Management Solutions, discusses U.S. propane demand reaching a record low.
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