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The Wall Street Journal - Trump’s Trade War Threatens One of America’s Top Energy Exports
Monday, 04/21/2025

Trump’s Trade War Threatens One of America’s Top Energy Exports

April 18, 2025

By Ryan Dezember

President Trump’s tariffs are disrupting a major U.S. export: propane sales to China. In response to U.S. tariffs totaling 145%, China imposed a 125% tax on American imports, including propane, making it too expensive for Chinese factories that turn it into plastic.

Propane, once a minor export, has become a top U.S. product sold to China—used mostly in propylene production for items like car parts, food wrap, and textiles. China previously accounted...

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Fortune - The U.S. doesn’t export much crude oil or gas to China, but propane and ethane exports may be strangled by tariffs
Friday, 04/18/2025

The U.S. doesn’t export much crude oil or gas to China, but propane and ethane exports may be strangled by tariffs

April 17, 2025

By Jordan Blum

The ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions are beginning to take a toll on a less-talked-about sector of the energy market: natural gas liquids (NGLs), specifically ethane and propane. While the U.S. doesn’t export much crude oil or natural gas to China, these byproducts are a different story—and they're now at the center of a brewing economic storm.

There are no simple alternatives for rerouting the vast...

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Energy Intelligence - US LPG, Ethane Exporters Brace for Tariff Turmoil
Wednesday, 04/16/2025

US LPG, Ethane Exporters Brace for Tariff Turmoil

April 15, 2025

By Frans Koster

The intensifying trade conflict between the U.S. and China is disrupting the U.S. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ethane sectors, with far-reaching implications for global energy dynamics. The U.S. has slapped a 145% tariff on most Chinese imports, prompting China to counter with a 125% duty on U.S. products. China, a major market for U.S. energy exports, accounts for roughly 20% of U.S. LPG shipments and nearly half of its ethane exports, making it a pivotal player in...

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CNBC - RBN Energy CEO says you can’t have lower oil prices and boost production: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’
Tuesday, 04/15/2025

RBN Energy CEO says you can’t have lower oil prices and boost production: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’

April 14, 2025

By Julie Coleman

In a Monday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Rusty Braziel, Founder and Executive Chairman, at RBN Energy, pointed out the contradiction in Donald Trump’s campaign promises of both boosting oil production and lowering oil prices.

“You can’t have massive increases in drilling and production while also expecting lower oil prices — it just doesn’t add up,” Braziel explained.

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Barron's - Trump Is Pushing for This Pipeline. He’s in for a Fight.
Monday, 04/14/2025

Trump Is Pushing for This Pipeline. He’s in for a Fight.

April 10, 2025

By Avi Salzman and Laura Sanicola

The Constitution Pipeline, a proposed 124-mile natural-gas line from Pennsylvania to New York, has re-emerged as a central flashpoint in the Trump administration’s efforts to override state environmental regulations and promote fossil fuel infrastructure. Though the project was abandoned in 2020 due to permit denials and legal challenges, Trump now vows to move it forward—potentially by bypassing state authority.

Supporters argue the...

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