International Market Highlight – January 22, 2026

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International Market Highlight – January 22, 2026

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Westlark Advisors’ International Market Highlight

As global energy markets become more complex and interconnected, Westlark Advisors is committed to partnering with you to help your business reach its unique goals. By focusing greater attention on global markets, we can provide organizations with the expertise needed to navigate the complexities of energy markets throughout the world.

Expert Analysis of Global Energy Markets

Each week we will provide an International Market Highlight from our analysis of international markets and trends.

Pulled from our weekly report – The International Buzz! this Highlight focuses on a few key issues from our analysis of the global energy markets.

Each week, our team carefully examines issues that:

  • impact shipping
  • affect energy pricing
  • and influence market activity in specific regions

Wherever your business operates, we can provide a steady hand and a shared commitment so you can confidently build sustainable value and growth.

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Westlark Advisors International Market Highlight

January 22, 2026

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USA

Normal butane prices in Mont Belvieu have plummeted due to oversupply and weak gasoline demand, causing the value of butane, adjusted for its energy content, to approach that of propane and increasing profit margins for companies that blend gasoline in the winter.

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BRAZIL

Petrobras will invest US $547.5 million to expand its fleet with new gas tankers, barges, and tugboats, thus tripling its LPG transport capacity and advancing the Open Sea Program to modernize and expand its maritime and river logistics network.

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MEXICO

Pemex has regained dominance in Mexico’s LPG market, reaching a 60% share by November and supplying 162,000 b/d—serving 17 million households and reaffirming its lead after years in which imports by private distributors captured 40% of the market.

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela signed its first-ever LPG export contract, a symbolic move by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez to signal openness to foreign investment amid major political shifts, even as the country’s weakened gas sector, ongoing U.S. coordination needs, and internal power consolidation pose significant challenges to meaningful energy expansion.

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Westlark Advisors’ International Market Highlight

By Gabriel Amundarain

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