The International Market Highlight for this week centers news of increased LPG exports from Argentina; a tightening LPG market in the Middle East; rising cost pressures in the US market; and new requirements from Colombia’s government relating to imported gas or LPG from Venezuela.
The International Market Highlight for February 19, 2026, features news that the 39th AIGLP Congress will be in Argentina in March; a new shallow-water drilling unit has arrived in Venezuela; slowing US propane production growth; and the widening spread between CFR Japan vs. Mont Belvieu Delivered.
The International Market Highlight for this week focuses on increasing annual LPG demand in Brazil; Germany’s attempts to diversify oil and gas supplies away from the US; Venezuela’s operational fragility; and current warmer weather forecasts for the South and Central US.
This week’s International Market Highlight spotlights the fragility of Cuba’s energy system; while also shining a light on Brazil’s increased logistical efficiency; Ecuador’s investment in LPG infrastructure; and Colombia’s increased LPG imports.
The International Market Highlight for January 29, 2026, features news from the US about the Federal Reserve and increasing crude; while Canada and India strengthened their energy partnership; Mexico made brief changes to LPG price caps; and Venezuela has its first seaborne LPG cargo since 2023.
The International Market Highlight for January 22, 2026, focuses on dropping butane prices in the US; Brazil’s investment in its LPG transport fleet; Mexico’s Pemex regaining LPG dominance; and Venezuela’s historic signing of its first LPG export contract.
This week’s International Market Highlight focuses on flexible steam cracking in Asia, continuing challenges in the Venezuelan LPG market, and OPEC’s expectation that global oil demand will continue to rise.
In 2025, we expanded our focus to include international market news for propane and LPG. This year, we are going a step further. Each week, Westlark will provide an International Market Highlight pulled from our weekly report – the International Buzz!
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