NGL Roundup: November 3, 2023
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- EIA NGL production for August came in line with our forecast at 6,549 Mb/d, a 104 Mb/d (2%) increase M-o-M and an addition of 488 Mb/d (+8%) Y-o-Y.
- Ethane recovery came inline with our expectations. Recovery in the Bakken continues to surprise with lower frac spreads and might be crowed out by higher recovery in the Permian. The outage that occurred in September at PHP is now resolved, but maintenance is still occurring at El Paso, still leading to lower Waha prices and more C2 recovery.
- Monthly propane exports hit about 1,470 Mb/d in August, a 5% decrease M-o-M. Weekly propane, however, shows exports recovered in October to 1,753 Mb/d, a 13% increase from August. Ethane exports increased 6% M-o-M from July (477 Mb/d) to August (508 Mb/d).
- Weekly Propane/Propylene stocks continue to set new 5-year highs. However, days of supply for propane/propylene have gone below the 5-year average (when including exports).
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