据世界能源8月10日消息称，多利安液化石油气公司表示，美国液化石油气出口同比增长22%，至2250万吨，中东出口同比增长3.5%，至2260万吨。

现代超大型天然气运输船(VLGCs)的所有者和运营商表示，美国和中东的天然气出口量首次持平。

他说:“我们的预期是，美国的出口增长速度将比中东更快。美国丙烷库存继续推向5年期的高端，美国丙烷库存继续向5年区间的高端推进，7月26日达到8000万桶，较去年增长21.4%，几乎与出口增幅相当。”

北美出口能力继续扩大，进一步支持全球液化石油气贸易。Altagas位于加拿大西海岸的新雷德利岛码头，目前每月出口两批货物，而Enterprise预计其LPG海运终端扩建计划将于2019年9月底完成，然后在2020年第三季度进行更大规模的扩建。

Targa资源公司宣布，到明年将实现日产量2亿桶的扩张项目，而能源运输公司宣布将于今年今年夏天的计划将有所改变，以便在2020年9月之前为其荷兰码头提高船舶装载量和制冷能力。Sunoco的Marcus Hook终端一直保持着强劲的装货进度，4月份出口9批VLGC货物，5月份出口10批，6月份出口9批。

曹海斌 摘译自 世界能源

U.S. LPG Exports Grow by 22%: Dorian LPG

U.S. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exports have grown year-over-year by 22% to 22.5 million tons year-to-date (YTD) and Middle East exports have grown on the same basis 3.5% to 22.6 million tons, said Dorian LPG.

For the first time, U.S. and Middle East volumes were equal, said the owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers (VLGCs).

"Our expectation is that the U.S. exports will grow faster than those from the Middle East. U.S. propane inventories continue to push towards the higher-end of their 5-year range, having reached 80 million barrels on July 26th, 21.4% higher than last year, which was almost equal to the percentage increase in exports," it said.

North American export capacity continues to expand, further supporting global LPG trade. Altagas' new Ridley Island terminal on the west coast of Canada is now exporting two cargoes per month, while Enterprise expects its LPG Marine Terminal expansion to be ready by the end of September 2019 followed by an even more substantial expansion by the third calendar quarter of 2020.

Targa Resources announced an expansion project of 200 million barrels per day by next year, while Energy Transfer Partners announced scheduling changes for this summer to facilitate vessel loadings and increased refrigeration capacity for their Nederland terminal by September 2020. Sunoco's Marcus Hook terminal has maintained a strong loading schedule, exporting 9 VLGC cargoes in April, 10 in May, and 9 in June.