Christine Groenewold is the senior product analyst at RBN Energy, committed to scalable solutions for the last 10 years. She specializes in vessel tracking of oil and gas products across the globe and is responsible for daily data mining of core data. Outside of work, Christine is passionate about travel, dogs, and classic rock music from the 70s.
U.S. propane inventories have fallen 3.8 MMbbl in three weeks, the steepest decline for this period in at least a decade, as strong exports pull Gulf Coast stocks lower. The surplus to last year has shrunk to 2.7 MMbbl and could disappear as soon as next week.
NGL prices pulled further ahead of natural gas over the past month, pushing the frac spread to $7.80/MMBtu on October 19, up 36% from a month earlier.
U.S. propane inventories posted a second straight draw, led by a 1.9-MMbbl decline on the Gulf Coast. Total stocks remain 14% above the five-year average, but the surplus sits entirely in PADD 3, while Midwest stocks have slipped below the five-year average heading into winter.
U.S. propane inventories posted a larger-than-expected draw as exports rebounded and Gulf Coast stocks pulled back from last week’s record high. Total inventories remain 17% above the five-year average heading into the seasonal draw period.
USGC refining margins turned down the volume in early October after September’s rally, but the 3-2-1 crack spread remains more than two-and-a-half times its October 2025 average.
