Saudi Aramco slashed its July Prices by the widest margin in years: Propane down $760 to $580/ton (-24%) and Butane down $820 to $600/ton (-27%) while Algeria’s Sonatrach trimmed its Mediterranean benchmark for both grades too.
The cuts are already rippling downstream: Pakistan’s OGRA slashed household cylinder prices by more than 21% for July. Combined with record global supply and easing Middle East shipping risk, buyers are negotiating from unusually strong footing this quarter.
What Is Driving the Current Market Trend?
U.S. exporters are rewriting the map. Energy Transfer and Enterprise Products Partners together move roughly 69% of America’s LPG exports, with Targa Resources and Phillips 66 adding another 29%.
Enterprise alone is deploying $5.3 billion in growth capital, including a 300,000-barrel-per-day expansion at its Houston Ship Channel terminal due by year-end. April exports hit a record 3.3 million barrels a day as Hormuz-linked disruption pushed China and Japan to import 457,000 and 460,000 barrels daily from the U.S. alone.
Which Regions Are Influencing the Global LPG Market the Most?
Asia still absorbs over 60% of global imports. China remains the top buyer for petrochemical feedstock, while India after signing its first-ever deal to import 2.2 million metric tons of LPG in 2026 is fast emerging as a swing buyer alongside Japan and South Korea’s steady residential demand.
Source: Price Watchâ„¢ Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Prices
What Could Shape the Market Going Forward and Who Blinks First?
August’s Aramco CP announcement, the pace of Enterprise’s and Energy Transfer’s next export expansions, and China’s PDH margins will decide whether this pricing relief holds or reverses once winter stocking begins.
LPG Market Outlook
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