Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) in North America, an Update
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Published: 2014
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ISBN-13: 9781927037225
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An Update 5 Part IV - Global Markets and Opportunities Global NGL Markets and the Importance of the Asia-Pacific Region4 This is the fourth part of the update to CERI's 2012 NGL study.5 While Parts I-III focused on North American upstream, infrastructure, and market fundamentals, the purpose of this report is to provide background information in regards to global NGL markets. [...] While this is technically an export flow and therefore a supply component in another region of the world, it is categorized in the context of this analysis as OPEC demand because it is transferred from the NGLs and naphtha market to the crude oil market (as exports). [...] Demand for condensate as a refinery feedstock is the highest in North America (primarily in the US), the Europe/Eurasia region (Russia in particular), and the Asia-Pacific region (primarily in Japan). [...] Yet, as can be observed, the OPEC region is the region with the largest surplus on a global basis and it acts as the main export supplier to other regions, indicating dominance of global trade for NGLs and naphtha, as is also the case with crude oil (and LNG to a certain extent). [...] While ethane demand is expected to increase in the region (both in the US and Canada), demand for LPG and naphtha is expected to remain flat to declining.
