No dip in propane prices this December?
November 10, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal explores the possibility that the annual December propane price dip might not occur this year.
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Lower propane prices drive winter outlook
November 4, 2025 By Brian Richesson
Households heating primarily with propane will pay less than they did last winter on average across the United States, according to the EIA.
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Propane inventory draw not concerning
October 14, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal examines the most recent Energy Information Administration status report.
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Getting ahead of rising propane prices
September 8, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal discusses strategies for price protection in the face of rising propane prices.
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Patience is paying off in propane price protection
July 22, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal stresses the importance of not locking in price protection above the 10-year average price.
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Bad propane pricing environment could have been worse
June 24, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal explains the current propane pricing environment.
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The highs and lows of price protection
May 27, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal examines price parameters to better understand the risks and advantages of price protection.
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Contangoed vs. backwardated crude price curves and propane prices
May 13, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal looks at the impact of crude forward price curves on propane prices.
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Update: Solving for the unknown in crazy April propane prices
April 28, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, gives an update on last week’s conundrum of April’s propane forward price curve.
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Solving for the unknown in crazy April propane prices
April 22, 2025 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal, director of research and publications for Cost Management Solutions, examines propane’s current forward price curve.
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