Natural Gas Liquids Markets

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Do you need to understand future sources of NGL demand and determine whether NGL infrastructure investments are needed?

This service leverages S&P Global proprietary market and modeling expertise to provide supply, demand and price forecasts, accompanied by in-depth insight, on natural gas liquids or NGLs (ethane, propane, normal/isobutane and natural gasoline). You get natural gas liquids price forecasting and freight data, weekly economics updates and stock reports.

Strategic planners, business development executives, downstream economists, traders, and financial analysts rely on us to:

Understand both the short and long-term outlooks for individual NGLs
Assess market factors such as supply sources, end uses and waterborne freight
Make trading and purchasing decisions
Make long-term capacity and investment decisions

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What's Included

Analysis

Strategic reports: key NGL industry issues
Weekly, monthly and quarterly market updates: global/regional NGL markets

Data/Forecasts/Tools

25-year forecasts for NGL production, processing capacities, economics and feedstock interfaces
NGLs/LPG supply, demand, trade and pricing
Data visualization tools on S&P Global Connect

Additional Member Privileges

Analyst Access
Timely response from on-demand Energy experts

Events
Invitations to select member-only events including regular webcasts

Geographic Modules

Build on the global base module with additional geographic modules to match your needs. Currently available geographies:

Global Fundamentals (Base Module)
North America
Latin America
Europe/CIS/Africa
Asia & Middle
NGL Markets Suite (all 5 modules, also available in other combined suites)

Watch now: NGLs regional market spotlight

Hear from S&P Global Midstream and NGL experts on the latest trends and developments in key regions.

Canada	United States	Latin America	Europe
Propane update: How has the outlook changed for the Canadian propane market for the coming winter? What factors have impacted the decline of inventory levels? What does this mean for western Canadian propane producers? Diluent market – pricing methods have changed: What is happening with the diluent market in Edmonton? How has the demand from oil sands producers influenced pricing? Butane Update: What caused the dramatic drop of western Canadian butane prices late 2018? Do we see butane prices recovering further?	US NGL growth and its impact on infrastructure Has upstream activity in Permian changed S&P Global’s Outlook for NGL in the US? Do we see domestic consumption of NGL growing? There were concerns about infrastructure last year, has that changed? Do we have sufficient infrastructure in place to handle the supply growth?	Growth of Brazil and Argentina LPG production with the decline of Mexico and Venezuela What are the prospects of NGL production growth in Brazil and Argentina? What is the forecast for countries with declining production like Mexico & Venezuela? LPG Demand in Latin America is saturated, which countries or sectors have the largest possibility for growth?	Short term outlook for LPG in the European chemical sector What impact is the ongoing growth in US propane and butane exports having in Europe? Does S&P Global expect any expansions to Europe’s capacity to consume LPG in the petrochemical sector? Will declining LPG production in Europe lead to higher net imports for the region?

Canada

United States

Latin America

Europe

Propane update:

How has the outlook changed for the Canadian propane market for the coming winter?
What factors have impacted the decline of inventory levels?
What does this mean for western Canadian propane producers?

Diluent market – pricing methods have changed:

What is happening with the diluent market in Edmonton?
How has the demand from oil sands producers influenced pricing?

Butane Update:

What caused the dramatic drop of western Canadian butane prices late 2018?
Do we see butane prices recovering further?

US NGL growth and its impact on infrastructure

Has upstream activity in Permian changed S&P Global’s Outlook for NGL in the US?
Do we see domestic consumption of NGL growing?
There were concerns about infrastructure last year, has that changed? Do we have sufficient infrastructure in place to handle the supply growth?

Growth of Brazil and Argentina LPG production with the decline of Mexico and Venezuela

What are the prospects of NGL production growth in Brazil and Argentina?
What is the forecast for countries with declining production like Mexico & Venezuela?
LPG Demand in Latin America is saturated, which countries or sectors have the largest possibility for growth?

Short term outlook for LPG in the European chemical sector

What impact is the ongoing growth in US propane and butane exports having in Europe?
Does S&P Global expect any expansions to Europe’s capacity to consume LPG in the petrochemical sector?
Will declining LPG production in Europe lead to higher net imports for the region?

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