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The Little Engine That Could…

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Good morning!

Happy Friday! The data released this week is causing much confusion and forcing traders to take pause. For months now, the fear of recession has loomed over the markets.  Analysists have been waiting patiently for earnings and Q2 GDP data to be released that would either confirm their fears or maybe kick the can down the road.  Well, this week was a head scratcher.  Earnings from big retailers showed slow growth and guidance was weak.  Walmart showed slowing sales.  GM was down.  Facebook and other advertising-based tech companies all showed slowing growth and weak guidance. And then the GDP report for Q2 showed almost another 1% contraction, confirming two straight quarters of negative growth to start the year.  By mid-week, most folk were confident in calling the “down-cycle” to continue.  But then on Wednesday, the EIA reported draws on crude oil, gasoline, and diesel.  The draws were a surprise that possibly demand was still intact at current price levels.  Then Ford and Amazon hit their numbers out of the park reversing the negative earnings trend for the week.  Biden and Xi met and are trying to “mend the fence” for China and America to work better together.  Ukraine and Russia struck some food supply export deals.  Europe is starting to get control of their nat-gas situation.  And no one believes that OPEC+ can increase crude production into the end of year.  Basically, market started to shrug off the fears.  Oh, and did I mention that the FED officially raised rates another .75%, confirming the two largest back-to-back rate hikes in over 20 years?  Even the FED announcement on Thursday did nothing to stop the markets grip on positive sentiment.  WTI Crude prices are climbing back to $100/barrel.  Supplies are tight, but we are winding down from high demand seasons across the globe.  Is the rally real, or are we setting up another head-fake going into the end of the year?  I believe the reality of where we are heading will start to flush out by end of September.  Until then, emotions on news stories will run the market.

In local news, gasoline and diesel prices continue to slowly drop.  Unless we have a major refinery issue in the Midwest, I do not expect to see gasoline retail prices above $4/gallon, and retail diesel should remain below $5/gallon.  The foundation is shaky, but it’s much better than last month.  Now we need to hope for a staggered harvest.  A rush-harvest could really cause some supply issues in the Midwest.  But that’s a couple of months down the road.

Propane is continue it’s skip along the bottom.  I can not continue to stress enough the value of propane at current prices.  Propane inventories are not in great shape right now.  We did not build national inventories to levels that I am comfortable with for this time of the year.  If we have a strong corn drying season and a cold winter, propane prices will go up dramatically.  In the past, Canada rail propane has been our savior.  But this year, new petrochemical factories have opened in Canada which will take most of the excess propane that could be shipped to the US.  I am not sounding any alarm bells or asking for panic.  I’m just saying that don’t relax on propane based on current market conditions and past experiences.  If you have not filled your tank this summer, please do so.  And I highly recommend contracting some propane for the upcoming heating season.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

WTI Holding Below $100/Barrel

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Good afternoon,

After Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, oil prices have failed to maintain any rally this week.  Demand erosion continues to threaten markets as fears of recession loom in the US and Europe.  The European Central Bank finally raised interest rates this week. In addition, mortgage demand in the US plunged to a 22 year low.  And to top off the week, Russia reopened their main natural gas line to Europe showing signs that maybe Russia will be unable to economically self-support a complete shut down.  WTI oil prices took a ride this week above $100/barrel but have settled out around $95/barrel for the week.  The Ukrainian “War Premium” is getting close to being wiped out of the futures market.  If oil supplies start to build around the globe, a race back to $70/barrel will be very possible.

As discussed last week, in local retail news, gasoline prices fell below $4 and diesel prices fell below $5/barrel.  I expect gasoline and diesel prices to hold near current posting into next week.  The drop in price is a nice little relief going into the end of summer.  I don’t want to jinx it, but we might have peaked on retail prices for the year.

Propane prices continue to skip along the bottom.  I really don’t believe there is much more downside risk in propane.  However, I do believe there is much more upside risk to propane this heating season.  We highly recommend that you order a summer fill and contract some propane for the upcoming heating season.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz….

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Happy Friday!  “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz…. Oh what a relief it is”  Well, after some nice drops in crude oil prices this week, and some “fizzling out” in spot market differentials, consumers are starting to see some relief at the pump.  Unfortunately, the cause of the drops in prices is based on negative economic data.  Banks are starting to prepare for a recession by building up cash reserve positions to cover bad loans.  Inflation data ran even hotter in June at over 9%.  The labor market continues to lag at a ratio of 2 jobs open / 1 person looking for work.  China is locking down more of the country to combat Covid which puts further pressure on supply chains.  And the Euro value officially tanked below the dollar in parity for the first time in over twenty years.  Biden is on his way to Saudi Arabia to try and repair the strained relationship since the Khashoogi murder.  Biden hopes to convince Saudi Arabia to “open the oil spigot” and keep oil prices under $100/barrel.  But there are rumblings that Saudi Arabia’s proposed maximum capacity is less than what they are saying.  Even if Saudi announces a large increase in production, the markets will be watching to see if they can deliver.

In local news, differentials between the Group and Chicago have moved towards balance.  Although diesel supply is very tight and price spreads are wide, the retail price of diesel has moved below $5/gallon in many markets.  Gasoline continues the downward trend and some markets have dropped below $4/gallon.  I expect to see retail diesel below $5/gallon and gasoline below $4/gallon in more markets next week.

Propane prices are holding fairly steady even with the selloff in crude.  Propane continues to flash signs that the bottom is here.  Propane inventories are tight in the US and Canada.  Any sort of early cold spell or heavy corn drying demand could cause a massive blowout in price this winter.  I recommend everyone fill their tanks this summer and lock in some propane for the heating season.  The war in Ukraine is still going and there is not a lot of room for error in the propane supply chain.  Feel free to contact our office for summer fill and contract options for the upcoming heating season.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

Wild, Wild, Week…

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Good morning,

Happy Friday!  This week was a shorter trading week with the markets being closed on Monday for holiday.  On Tuesday, the markets decided that recession was closer to reality and WTI crude oil prices collapsed over 10% falling well below $100/barrel for the first time in many months.  As the contagion took hold, many banks started calling “the sky is falling” bottom at $60/barrel, while others said “buckle up” for $200 oil on a head-fake.  On Wednesday, rumors of China looking at lockdowns and poor economic data in Europe sent prices lower once again.  But then on Thursday, the roller-coaster ride left the gate and took WTI crude right back over $100/barrel.  And now, by the end of the week, we might end where we started.  The volatility with the crude oil trade continues to amaze me.  Crude entered into the current “boom-and-bust” period back in 2008 when the US decided to go all-in on crude production.  And over the past 15 years, the cycles of “boom-and-bust” continue to expand in size and frequency.  After the fallout from the war in Ukraine , I am not sure if the crude markets will ever be the same.  By the time we settle out the mess of reorganizing distribution of energy around the globe, new forms of energy production will be online, mostly in China with nuclear energy.  India continues to expand production of alternative energy and all major oil companies are committed to major investments in solar, wind, and hydrogen.  I could see WTI crude prices collapsing back to $60/barrel on a recession, but the potential of a stable and predictable crude oil trade in the coming years seems nearly impossible.  OPEC+ continues to stay strong with a new leader being announced soon.  Barkindo passed away unexpectedly before his term ended this month.  He was considered to be one of the best leaders in OPEC’s history.  So there is a potential that OPEC+ could go through some reorganizing pains.  But Barkindo laid out such a fantastic blueprint for success that OPEC will probably just look to “rinse and repeat” on their current success.

In local markets, gasoline and diesel prices are absolutely a nightmare based on scary supply constraints and refinery maintenance.  One of the major refineries for the Group market is down for at least a month causing over a 40 cent/gallon spike in price compared to Chicago.  In addition, a major refinery in the Chicago market is going to be down most of the month of July into August, and then another one in August/September.  With crude prices swinging wildly higher and lower, finding a true spot market cost on refined products has been near impossible.  The spread on cost within each terminal around the Midwest is the largest I’ve ever seen.  I think July and August could be very tough for price and supply.  Couple the supply issues with increased consumer demand and trucker shortages, and the rest of this summer is looking to be a very difficult situation to manage.

Propane prices eased one last time this week.  I truly believe that propane prices are skipping along the bottom and could bounce higher in a blink of an eye.  Although the corn crop in the Midwest is catching up, supplies of propane are still a bit tight.  If you have not ordered a summer fill, please do so.  We are still at the lowest prices we have seen since last September.  Next heating season contracts are available.  Letters are being mailed out starting this week.  Feel free to call the office to explore your options for locking in the price of propane for next winter.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

Happy 4th Of July Weekend!

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Good morning!

I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a happy 4th of July weekend!  Regardless of all the chaos going on in our country, when looking at the big picture of the world, we have so much to be grateful for.  I hope everyone is able to have some fun and enjoy time with friends/family.

Just a quick update before the holiday weekend.  🙂  Prices eased a bit this week with recession fears driving the market.  But this could be the “calm before the storm.”  OPEC continues to strong-arm with no increased production on the horizon.  We just don’t have enough natural gas and diesel to get through winter around the globe without Russia.  The next two months will be interesting.  The framework for a deal with Russia was on the table back in March and I hope the world starts to look at diplomacy or this winter could be scary for Europe which would send shockwaves through the world.  Gas and diesel prices have come down a bit with the slight drop in crude prices.  But a whipsaw back higher could happen at any moment.  Propane prices are skipping along the bottom and next season’s heating contracts will be released on Tuesday next week.  Current customers can look for letters to hit mailboxes starting next week or feel free to give us a call for more info.

I will update further next week after the holiday weekend.   As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

Political Gimmicks In The World Of Gasoline Prices

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Happy Friday!  I was off last week on vacation so I will try and get you caught up from the past two weeks.  Over the past two weeks crude oil prices have fallen but the price of gasoline and diesel continue to remain high due to VERY tight refining capacity and record exports.  China continues to look at possible lockdowns for controlling Covid.  Interest rates from the FED are going up another 75 basis points.  Economic data is not looking good in the US.  And China/India recorded record imports of Russian crude oil over the past month.  As the FED tries to tame inflation with rate hikes, the economic situation in America is starting to look different.  Home prices have reached their highest average price ever and mortgage applications are dropping.  With the increase in interest rates, people are getting priced out of the market.  But more scary, some people who are building are getting priced out of finishing their homes.  Builders are starting to lower prices on pre-built homes and refinancing is drying up.  I’m not sure we will see 2008 housing crisis levels, but there is definitely something brewing in the housing market.  Couple the housing market data with massive amounts of layoffs at large companies that were scaling up during the stock market boom, and the American economy is starting to change.  Companies remember 2008 so they are starting to prepare “as if” a major recession will happen.  People are now wanting to go back to work and surprisingly the job market is getting tighter in spots.  In other words, the balancing act of rewinding from the past two years is starting to happen.  Where we will land, no one knows.  We’ve never been in a situation where trillions of dollars was pumped into the economy for two years.  The war in Ukraine is not showing any signs of receding and the FED is very hawkish on taming inflation with the threat of recession on the table.  President Biden is focused on brining down gasoline prices, which I have stated for months means nothing to stop inflation.  He has explored giving a “federal gas tax” holiday which leaves holes in the transportation budget to fill.  He’s demanded that gas station owners lower their prices with no understanding of the cost structure.  And he has considered sending “gas cards” to all Americans which is nothing more than “buying votes” and a waste of tax payer money doing that does nothing to solve the problem in my opinion.  Without lowering the price of diesel, nothing changes.  If we can bring down diesel prices, inflation comes down, which increases the strength of the dollar, which in turn will bring down the price of gasoline.  All focus should be on the SUPPLY of diesel, not the price of gasoline.  Unfortunately, we are exporting diesel to markets in Europe and just can’t produce anymore at home.  The President wants oil companies to do more, but he has also told oil companies that their days are numbered.  Oil companies have been reinvesting record profits into solar, wind, and hydrogen projects knowing that remaining in fossil fuels will be difficult long term.  The market is showing opportunities for transition to green energy and the large oil companies will invest.  I am not a “fan” per se of “Big Oil”, but their five year averages on profits does not look crazy and they are diversifying their investments away from crude oil.  But we can’t run before we walk.  We have a long ways to go and the situation won’t change overnight.  But without bringing down the price of diesel in this country, our high inflation, including high gasoline prices, will be here to stay.

In local news, Gov Evers passed an executive order stating that gas stations will be held accountable for gouging the public with high retail prices.  Based on his order, a gas station can not sell gasoline for more than 15% profit margin over their highest price in the 60 days prior to the order.  However, the gas station can adjust based on replacement cost.  The order is ridiculous in massive magnitude.  At no point in the past two years has any gas station in the state sold gasoline for more than 15% profit margin.  In addition, our cost changes every day so enforcement is simple to see.  Gas stations do not make that much money selling gas. But their credit card costs have skyrocketed.  Gov Evers also stated that the order applies to upstream supply.  We have spoken to the companies that supply the state with gasoline and no one is willing to open their books to the government.  Therefore, if at any point, selling a gallon of gasoline to a distributor in Wisconsin would be a violation, they will just move the sale over to the Group Market and bypass Wisconsin.  The main suppliers of Wisconsin have made it clear, that they can meet their contract obligations, but any spare capacity will be moved elsewhere if violations were to be possible.  Therefore, the executive order could cause a gasoline shortage in Wisconsin.  The governor never spoke to our State Association which I am apart of, or even DATCP (the enforcement agency) before making the order.  The order is a political move, once again, trying to place blame on someone for high costs.  Gas station owners have been through hell and back the past two years, and are now dealing with a critical driver shortage and running out of gas during the high demand season of summer.  Wisconsin gas station owners did not need the extra headache at this time.

Propane prices continue to be “steady as she goes.”  The propane market is saying loud and clear that we are skipping along the bottom for prices no matter how low crude goes right now.  In order for propane prices to really drop, crude oil will need to go down almost $20/barrel and crop drying demand will need to be low in demand.  If you have not ordered a summer fill, I highly recommend topping off your tank at this time.  Next season’s contracts will be released right after 4th of July.  Look for mailings to start after the 4th, or call us after the 4th of July to lock in your pricing.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

Another Record Price

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Good morning everyone!

Happy Friday!  Unfortunately I do not have much more to report after the long update last week.  Gasoline retail prices have officially blown out higher and surpassed the national average of $5/gallon.  Diesel prices are once again flying higher as well due to the tightest market I’ve ever seen.  This week, our refinery utilization surpassed 95%, leaving us less than 5% spare capacity in the US.  I’ve only witnessed this tight of a market a few times and they were short lived.  Crude prices also caught fire and WTI blew through $120/barrel this week.  World demand for crude is continuing to hold steady and we just cant’ shift supply needs around fast enough.  It’s like Wack-A-Mole!  Until demand drops significantly, we are going to be stuck, and unfortunately I see higher prices on the horizon.  Major banks thought consumers had about 6-9 months of spending runway left, but now they are revising the call down to 3-6 months.  And if crude prices blow out to $150/barrel, the consumers in America will be defeated by end of summer.

Gasoline retail prices are inching ever so closer to $5/gallon in Central Wisconsin.  And my call on diesel was way off.  I really thought we had diesel under control and gasoline was going to be the rocker ship.  But diesel retail prices are inching close to $5.50/gallon in Central Wisconsin.  If there is ANY refinery issue in the Chicago Spot market, we could see $6/gallon retail diesel and over $5.50/gallon gasoline.  Wowza…

Propane continues to be a dim light of hope.  Propane is now 60% cheaper than diesel when comparing BTU’s or available energy.  Propane has incredible value compared to natural gas and diesel right now.  I highly recommend cost-averaging during these volatile times and filling your propane tank now.  We hope to have our contract pricing for next season out in the next few weeks.  The numbers are starting to settle out and I’m cautiously optimistic for propane this year.  As long as crude production stays at record levels, propane should be able to remain less volatile than it’s neighboring products.  And for now, I see NO headwinds for slowing down on crude production.  If crude demand slows in the US, there are plenty of other countries that will take our crude and refined products!  The more crude production, the more propane!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

I Hope You Are Sitting Down

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Good morning!

I would like to say “Happy Friday”, but there is not a lot of happy news in this week’s update!  I’ve been writing for weeks that gasoline prices were primed to breakout higher in due to high demand and lower supply, but now diesel is hitching a ride to the moon along with gasoline!  The EU announced this week that they will be banning basically 90% of all petroleum imports from Russia.  The announcement sent shockwaves through the already very tight crude market.  WTI crude prices soared past $115/barrel, pushing gasoline and diesel prices over 30 cents/gallon higher.  OPEC is starting to see some cracks in their strategy.  The defacto leader of OPEC, Saudi Arabia, floated ideas of kicking out Russia from OPEC+ due to supply chain disruptions and unpredictability with quota production.  In addition to kicking out Russia, Saudi Arabia sent a calming message to the West that they will not let prices run away.  Many banks have been calling for $135-150/barrel WTI crude.  Saudi Arabia said those prices are unsustainable and they do not want to cause an economic collapse.  OPEC+ agreed to increase production quotas from 400k barrels/month to over 600k barrels/month for the next two months.  However, the world markets are skeptical that OPEC+ can deliver.  The US is continuing to pour out crude oil exports, along with diesel fuel to Europe.  There were major draws on our national petroleum inventories last week.  Quite frankly, I’m getting a bit concerned that we are not leaving ourselves enough wiggle room on diesel supply in America.  We only have 5% spare refining capacity left in the entire US!  The East Coast is in major trouble, and the Midwest / Gulf Coast are extremely tight.  The incentive for refineries to run is very strong.  But with all the exports going to Europe, we are just not able to get ahead on national inventories.  NOAA Weather is calling for a higher than normal hurricane season.  This could actually be a blessing in disguise for the Midwest.  Right now, Chicago refineries are shipping product to Nashville for East Coast deliveries, and down to the Gulf for exports.  In the past, the Gulf was the main refining source for the East of Rockies markets.  But over the last ten years, the Midwest has taken the refining crown from the Gulf Coast and is supplying more products to the  south.  Although hurricanes will shudder production, they will also shudder exports.  When the Gulf shuts down for hurricanes, demand also dies.  Therefore, hurricanes could actually give the Midwest a breather to catch up on diesel supplies going into the harvest.  There is no appetite for refiners to store barrels right now, so a lack of exports might give an opportunity for storage.  Although prices would increase, at least we would have spare capacity for the fall harvest.  As always, I do not see us getting out of the woods until the war in Russia is over.  I believe we are in for a very difficult summer and fall.  But the good news, is that I still see the energy markets starting to balance out in the first half of 2023.  The only scenario that allows the cooling of crude prices to come quicker is a world economic collapse.  Major banks are stating that the average consumer in the US has about 6 months of spending power left in the tank.  But if the prices of commodities stay hot, our consumer economy could start to contract faster than expected.  Any major economic contraction will start to pull down commodity prices.   Regardless, not much will change until after summer.

In local news, gasoline retail prices are moving closer and closer to $5/gallon.  In the RFG markets around Milwaukee, gasoline retail has already broken $5/gallon.  And I thought diesel was finally balanced out and going to move lower than gasoline retail, but just like that I was wrong.  Diesel retail prices have climbed back through $5/gallon and are now moving closer to $5.49/gallon!  The volatility of the energy markets is absolutely stunning and head-spinning right now.

The one bright spot in all this chaos is propane.  Propane prices continue to stay steady through the chaos.  Propane is now much cheaper to use for heat than natural gas and fuel oil.  Unlike natural gas and other refined products, we already know the maximum export capacity of propane in the US.  Therefore, we can do simple predictable math on the supply of propane in our country.  As crude harvesting and refining capacity continue to run red-hot, the byproduct of each process is the production of propane.  Propane inventories are now higher than they were at this point last year.  Now, we don’t want to be complacent.  We had very little corn drying demand last year.  But with the late planting season this year, corn drying demand could be very high.  We are still too early to predict, so we must be cautious.  For now, propane prices are at their lowest in six months.  If you have not ordered a summer fill, we highly recommend that you do so.  Contracts for next winter season will be released probably near the end of June.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

 

Memorial Day Weekend and Start of Summer

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Happy Friday!

I would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend.  Even though we have so much on our plates right now, we should all take a moment and pause to remember that so many Americans have sacrificed their lives for defending our democracy and the United States of America.

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of the summer driving season.  Crude prices jumped much higher this week and my predictions for gasoline prices to rise is starting to happen.  OPEC+ has remained very firm to their quotas and show no signs of increasing production.  The US crude production is continuing to increase at a predicted clip.  But US refining capacity is maxed out.  Therefore, with diesel inventories finally getting under control, the spike in gasoline demand might put refiners at a breaking point.  I still believe the potential for retail gasoline prices to breach $5/gallon on a national average is possible.  The US petroleum industry is in a very scary position.  If there are ANY hiccups in refining, prices of gasoline and diesel will skyrocket.  There is no spare capacity in any spot market to plug any disruptions to supply.  In addition, the EU and Hungary are looking to deal on banning more Russian petroleum products.  And China is reopening their economy with discounted crude purchases from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Iraq.  All of these discounted shipments will hurt the ability for the US to import the much needed Middle Eastern crude for the East Coast refiners.  Although the FED continues to push for more and more rate increases to tame inflation, the only way I see prices at the pump dropping are a slowdown in the US economy.  Although there are over 11M jobs available in the US, over 1M people filed for unemployment last week.  Our economy is in a very strange and unknown territory.  And now the median price of a home in the US is now 8x the median US household income.  The next six months will be very volatile and interesting to watch.

In local news, gasoline cost continues to rise so I expect prices at the pump to go up over the coming week.  Diesel prices have remained more stable since coming off from the highs a couple of weeks ago.

Propane prices are actually starting to rise.  We are currently delivering propane for the lowest price of the last five months.  If you can hold 200 gallons, I would recommend placing an order for a summer fill.  You are always better to “cost average” on your propane purchases than take larger one-time gallon purchases during these volatile periods.  Our contracts for next heating season should be coming out at some point by the end of June.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford

Gasoline To The Moon?

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Good morning!

Although crude oil prices continue to trade in a narrow range, refined products are just a mess across the United States.  The United States continues to export refined products and crude oil to help alleviate the supply disruption from Russian sanctions.  But we cannot put enough products into the market fast enough.  We did experience a slight reduction in crude prices this week when the United States announced that they would allow a variance in sanctions on Venezuela to allow Chevron to negotiate crude purchases for American refineries.  But the relief was short lived due to China announcing plans to reopen the economy.  As I have been writing for a while now, we don’t necessarily have a crude oil problem.  We have a refining and logistics problem.  We don’t have the world capacity to refine product fast enough or move those products to places of need efficiently.  And because refiners maxed out refining capacity to make diesel, gasoline is in shorter supply going into a driving season that does not seem to be slowing down.  Many believed consumers would change spending habits at these prices.  THey are not.  Gasoline prices jumped much higher this week on anticipated supply issues.  Couple our refined product shortages with the driver shortages, and you will see gas stations running out of fuel this summer.  In fact, I would expect all gas stations to run out of fuel at least once this summer if demand stays strong.  So if you get to a station while traveling this summer and they are out of gas, go easy on the staff.  🙂  It’s a mess out there folks!

In local news, diesel supplies seem to be finally balancing out from planting season demand push.  But gasoline prices out of the Chicago market have rocketed higher.  Gasoline retail prices could easily approach $5/gallon in the coming months.  So as diesel retail prices come down to earth, gasoline retail prices could shoot to the moon.

Propane prices are now at the lowest price in months.  I am starting to suggest customers taking delivery in the coming month or so, or at least 200 gallons if possible.  A strategy of “cost average” is the best for the coming year.  Do not try and time the market.  The volatility is still too extreme to place big bets.  Contracts for next heating season will start to come out in June.  Stay tuned for more info!

As always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to give us a call.

Best regards,

Jon Crawford