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OPEC’s role in US propane exports

February 18, 2025 By Mark Rachal

This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, explains how OPEC helped the United States become the world’s largest propane exporter.

This article is tagged with Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), propane exports, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Featured

Canadian Propane Association joins Canada-Japan energy mission

February 12, 2025 By Brian Richesson

Canadian Propane Association President and CEO Shannon Watt joined Alberta government officials, industry representatives and Indigenous leaders on the trip.

This article is tagged with Canada, Canadian Propane Association (CPA), natural gas liquids, propane exports, Shannon Watt and posted in News, Current Issue, From the Magazine

ONEOK, MPLX plan new LPG export terminal, pipeline on Gulf Coast

February 11, 2025 By Brian Richesson

ONEOK Inc. and MPLX LP agreed to form joint ventures to construct an LPG export terminal and a 24-in. pipeline in Texas.

This article is tagged with butane, LPG, midstream, pipelines, propane, propane exports, Texas and posted in News, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Top 10: The best of Trader’s Corner 2024

December 23, 2024 By Brian Richesson

As another year comes to a close, we present the top Trader’s Corner articles of 2024, ranked by page views.

This article is tagged with crude oil, natural gas, propane demand, propane exports, propane inventory, propane prices, propane production, propane supply, Trader's Corner, weather and posted in Blue Flame Blog, Featured

Enterprise recognizes employees for PDH plant turnarounds

November 29, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Enterprise Products Partners has sought to address and increase the reliability and utilization rates for its two propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants.

This article is tagged with Enterprise Products Partners, fractionation, LPG, midstream, natural gas liquids, natural gas processing, pipelines, propane dehydrogenation (PDH), propane exports, propane infrastructure and posted in News, Current Issue, From the Magazine

Surge in propane supply doesn’t eliminate risks in logistics

November 18, 2024 By Brian Richesson

The surge in domestic propane supply ranks among the top trends shaping the propane industry over the past 15 years.

This article is tagged with Pat Hyland, Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), propane exports, propane imports, propane inventory, propane prices, propane supply, shale gas, Trader's Corner, Tucker Perkins, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Chart 1: Mont Belvieu - ETR - Sept 2024 through August 2027 (Chart: Cost Management Solutions)

How to minimize the unknowns when pricing propane

September 30, 2024 By Mark Rachal

In this Trader’s Corner, we will try and capture some things we know as propane buyers, some things we may not know now but could, thus reducing the number of unknowns to one.