LP Gas Growth Summit offers venue to talk supply strategies
July 8, 2024 By Brian Richesson
The LP Gas Growth Summit provides a chance to visit with propane retailers to talk about their business and the industry.
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Opening the buying window
July 1, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Join Cost Management Solutions for a free 30-minute Virtual Hedging webinar on Tuesday, July 30 at 10 a.m….
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The buying window has closed
June 24, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal of Cost Management Solutions explains why the buying window for propane retailers has likely closed for the time being.
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Why get price protection at all?
June 17, 2024 By Mark Rachal
A retail propane company has physical assets, but the real value of the company is in the customers that it has worked for years to cultivate.
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Propane storage strategies sought in federal legislation
June 10, 2024 By Brian Richesson
Propane supply security was part of Propane Days discussions, especially as it relates to the agriculture market and the overall impact on the industry.
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The good and bad of refinery throughput for propane
June 3, 2024 By Mark Rachal
In May, crude inventories were already trending lower, and the overall trend is likely to be downward until October.
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Propane finding domestic, foreign buyers
May 28, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Mark Rachal evaluates propane prices and why there has been a separation in price direction between propane and crude.
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Expected La Niña could heighten hurricane season
May 20, 2024 By Brian Richesson
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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Downtrend favors propane buyers
May 13, 2024 By Mark Rachal
No matter the time of year or what is going on in the spot market, take the time to look at the forward price curve.
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Does threat or opportunity win in your propane-buying plan?
May 6, 2024 By Mark Rachal
Cost Management Solutions’ Mark Rachal discusses opportunities and guarding too closely against possible threats when it comes to buying propane supply.
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