据6月6日烃加工网站报道，2023年3月，美国丙烷出口达到历史新高的170万桶/天，这是自1973年EIA开始收集这一数据以来的最高水平。丙烷在全球范围内被用于建筑供暖，并被用作石化原料。

去年冬天，美国对丙烷的需求较低，丙烷产量较高，导致美国丙烷价格相对于西北欧和亚洲下跌，从而支撑了历史新高的出口水平。过去10年，随着美国天然气产量的扩大，天然气加工的副产品丙烷的产量迅速增加。近年来，美国丙烷出口终端的扩建项目增加了美国的出口。2022年丙烷出口量也达到年度最高水平，平均为140万桶/天。

近年来，美国对亚洲的丙烷出口迅速增长，部分原因是该地区对丙烯的需求不断增加，丙烯是一种可以由丙烷生产的化学品。丙烯用于制造聚丙烯，这是一种用途广泛的塑料，包括汽车内饰、包装和个人防护设备。

日本是美国丙烷的最大进口国。2022年夏天，美国对欧洲的丙烷出口创下了23.6万桶/天的历史新高。2023年前三个月，美国对欧洲的丙烷出口平均为24.7万桶/天。

亚洲丙烷需求的增加导致了全球丙烷价格上涨，并激励了美国丙烷出口增加。今年冬天，亚洲和西北欧贸易中心的丙烷价格都大幅上涨。美国Mont belview出口中心的现货价格也有所上涨，但上涨速度较慢。

洪伟立 摘译自 烃加工 网站

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EIA: monthly US propane exports in March 2023 reach a record high

US propane exports reached a record 1.7 million bpd in March 2023, the highest level since the EIA began collecting this data in 1973. Propane is consumed globally for space heating and is used as a petrochemical feedstock.

Low US demand for propane this past winter and higher propane production led to lower US propane prices relative to Northwest Europe and Asia, underpinning the record export levels. Propane production, a byproduct of natural gas processing, has increased rapidly over the past 10 years as US natural gas output has expanded. Expansion projects at US propane export terminals in recent years have allowed for more US exports. Propane exports also reached a record annual high in 2022, averaging 1.4 million bpd.

US propane exports to Asia have increased rapidly in recent years, driven in part by the region’s increasing demand for propylene, a chemical that can be produced from propane. Propylene is used to manufacture polypropylene, a versatile plastic with many uses, including in car interiors, packaging, and personal protective equipment.

Japan is the largest importer of US propane.US propane exports to Europe set record highs of 236 000 bpd in the summer of 2022. US propane exports to Europe averaged 247 000 bpd in the first three months of 2023.

The increase in propane demand as a petrochemical feedstock in Asia has contributed to higher global propane prices, and incentivised increased propane exports from the US. Propane prices rose significantly in both Asian and Northwest European trading hubs this winter. Spot prices at the Mont Belvieu export hub in the US also rose, but at a slower rate.