Total US oceangoing exports of ethane reached 389 Mb/d in mid-September, reaching a 2024 high.

Outflows from the U.S. East Coast of 85 Mb/d pushed total U.S. ethane exports to their highest level so far this year (see chart below), surpassing the previous high of 379 Mb/d in April.

The total U.S. propane stock level reached above 99 MMbbl amid steady production and exports, which means inventories are poised to surpass the 100 MMbbl threshold in the final two weeks of the storage-build period.

Global investment in clean hydrogen projects has spiked since 2020 but remains well below levels needed to achieve critical climate goals, the Hydrogen Council said in its annual report, Hydrogen Insights 2024, which was published Tuesday, opening day of the Gastech conference in Houston

The much-anticipated DeLa Express Gas Pipeline project is taking a step forward. U.K.- based Wood, a consulting and engineering firm, has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the proposed wet gas system (see map below), the company said this week. 

Crescent Midstream resumed service at its Bonefish crude pipeline after shutting for Hurricane Francine which made landfall in Louisiana on September 11. The 144-mile onshore pipeline runs from Empire to St. James in Louisiana and traverses the length of Lafourche Parish.