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US butane exports hit record in April on trade war

  • Mercados: LPG
  • 30/06/25

US butane exports rose to an all-time high in April, according to data released today, after fears of a US-China trade war early that month spurred buying of split US LPG cargoes to replace Mideast volumes diverted from the region to China.

Butane exports in April rose to a record 588,000 b/d, up by 7.5pc from a year earlier, the US Energy Information Administration reported Monday.

US propane exports rose to 1.84mn b/d, up by 9.7pc from April 2024.. Ethane exports in April rose on the year by 8.6pc to 505,000 b/d.

US natural gas liquids (NGL) production from gas processing continued to rise, with propane output averaging 2.2mn b/d, ethane averaging 3.07mn b/d and butane at 695,000 b/d.

US ethane inventories rose to 71.4mn bl, up by 7.3pc from April last year. Propane inventories fell to 48.6mn, down by 15pc on the year, and butane stocks rose to 36.4mn bl, up by 16.6pc on the year.

By Maysie Krause


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