Tuesday, January 14, 2020
(January 14, 2020) — Argus Media reports that the U.S. propane arbitrage at Mont Belvieu, relative to delivered prices in Asia on the Far East Index (FEI), widened to $200 a metric ton (MT) on paper by the end of 2019. Strong U.S. production kept prices in the U.S. low. The steep decline for U.S. propane decoupled it from delivered prices in Asia in early December. Using spot freight, that initially left the calculated cost of U.S. product delivered into the region $35/MT below delivered prices on the FEI.