EIA: Butane exports follow propane into record territory

April 24, 2025 By LP Gas

U.S. propane exports have hit new highs in recent years. Now, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, butane is following suit.

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Customers rely on retailers to deliver their propane consistently in cold temperatures. (Image: knowlesgallery/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Retailers had to be ready for anything this winter

April 18, 2025 By Chris Markham

Propane retailers were forced to adapt to inconsistent weather and natural disasters during this past winter season.

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Chart courtesy of the U.S. EIA, Petroleum Supply Monthly

US propane consumption reaches 18-year record in January

April 16, 2025 By Sydney Fischer

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, propane consumption in the U.S. reached 1.48 million barrels per day in January.

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$Chart 1: Fractionated vs non-fractionated propane inventories$

Ready-for-sale propane data making an impact

March 25, 2025 By Mark Rachal

This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, revisits the ready-for-sale propane data point.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Petroleum Status Report

Propane market metrics: Breaking down propane inventories

February 8, 2025 By LP Gas

The U.S. was well stocked with propane heading into the 2024-25 winter heating season, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

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Breaking down propane inventories

February 4, 2025 By LP Gas

U.S. propane inventories were at the top of the five-year range spanning the winter of 2019-20 to the winter of 2023-24.

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Sorting out Midwest propane inventory confusion

December 9, 2024 By Mark Rachal

This week, Mark Rachal, director of research and publications, parses out a discrepancy in Midwest propane inventory.

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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.

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The propane industry made it through the winter heating season relatively unscathed. (Photo by LP Gas staff)

Propane household expenditures to hold steady this winter

October 29, 2024 By Brian Richesson

U.S. average expenditures for households heating primarily with propane will total about $1,190, according to the EIA’s Winter Fuels Outlook.

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EIA: Energy trade value between US, Mexico falls

August 14, 2024 By Brian Richesson

Lower fuel prices more than offset the increase in the volume of energy trade between the two countries.

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