Westlark’s International Market Highlight for April 30, 2026, focuses on news of the rising demand for LPG across the globe. The Panama Canal is operating at full capacity amid surging demand from LPG carriers; Brazil’s Congress rejected a proposal to allow fractional filling of LPG cylinders citing safety and other concerns; Colombia’s natural gas shortfall has LPG emerging as a key alternative; and Canada sees rising demand for LPG exports.
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Westlark’s Highlight this week centers news about the impact of escalating tensions in the Middle East on oil prices, and how China’s huge crude oil stockpile has helped support global oil prices. We also focus on an upcoming International LPG event in Colombia, as well as Canada’s increasing supply of butane and propane.
The International Market Highlight for April 16, 2026 focuses on the ongoing disruption of LPG supply due to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. The continuing disruption has Asia possibly pivoting toward U.S. supply; Colombia starting work on a multipurpose terminal; Argentina seeing an export opening; and Mexico considering fracking to reduce its dependence on U.S. natural gas.
We close our journey through India’s Fuel Revolution with a look at the country’s automotive vehicle sector. From their beginning as rare luxury items in 1897, to their expansion and widespread use in the 1990s, to their recent growing transformation into electric vehicles – India’s automotive vehicles demonstrate that the country’s energy revolution is ongoing and ambitious.
This week’s International Market Highlight features news of ongoing volatility in the oil, gas and LPG markets due to the continuing conflict in the Middle East. LPG supplies to Asia and India are still affected by issues with the Strait of Hormuz; Latin America shows uneven LPG price impacts, with Brazil trying to ease political tension with an LPG subsidy.
Our Current Events post for April 2026 discusses the impact of recent presidential rhetoric and news of a possible cease fire on crude oil prices, as well as the latest decrease in Brent oil prices to below U.S. WTI.
The first International Market Highlight for April 2026 focuses on the continued effects of the disruption of oil and LPG flows from the Middle East; India’s recent successful transit of the Strait of Hormuz by two LPG carriers; Canada’s recent record high crude exports; and Brazil’s increasing distributor costs due to LPG auctions.
The International Market Highlight for March 26, 2026 focuses on the disruption of the global fertilizer trade due to armed conflict in the Middle East; India’s shifting LPG imports from the Middle East to the US; Peru’s continued emergency measures to rebuild LPG inventory; and Colombia’s first LPG shipment from Venezuela.
Westlark’s International Market Highlight for this week features news of the coming 39th AIGLP Congress in Argentina; the new natural gas discovery in Colombia; India’s diplomatic arrangement with Iran; and the ongoing impacts of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on the Middle East.
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