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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National leaders prepare for supply and logistics impacts
May 19, 2020 By Brian Richesson
Propane industry leaders are beginning to take notice and consider what recent market dynamics might mean for propane supply this winter.
Read More Propane fundamentals supportive of prices
May 5, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Propane is trading at a record high relative value to WTI crude, which suggests traders see propane fundamentals as more supportive of its price.
Read More Explaining the basis, catalyst of historic crude price drop
April 28, 2020 By Mark Rachal
As citizens sheltered in place, there was a dramatic shift in crude demand, leading to an extreme oversupply that has most available crude storage nearing capacity.
Read More Trajectory of refinery throughput to impact propane production
April 14, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Under the current situation where crude is oversupplied on a global basis, U.S. propane supply fundamentals are becoming more price-supportive.
Read More US may become swing producer due to shifting crude prices
March 24, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The price of crude has rebounded a little since, but the potential for it to go lower is still present due to demand destruction from COVID-19 and producers not cooperating to limit production.
Read More Slowing production may impact pricing, inventory levels
March 10, 2020 By Mark Rachal
In this week’s Trader’s Corner, we are going to take a closer look at U.S. propane production. Quite simply, too much production has been the reason that propane prices are under 40 cents at the hubs and near modern-day lows in relative value to WTI crude.
Read More Midwest propane supply scenario similar to 2013
December 23, 2019 By Brian Richesson
A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reminded us of just how similar the current supply…
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Dissecting EIA’s latest report
December 16, 2019 By Mark Rachal and Dale Delay
This past Wednesday, the Energy Information Administration released its Weekly Petroleum Status Report, showing data collected for the week ending Dec. 6.
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Winter fuels, LPG exports, market trends and more
October 28, 2019 By Brian Richesson and Ellen Kriz
A wealth of propane-specific information came out of this year’s Winter Fuels Outlook, released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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