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NGL’s Markets Beyond Mont Belvieu
NGEAO - Tulsa May 2012
Anne B. Keller
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Aerial View of Mont Belvieu, TX
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NGL’s - Spring 2012 Wandering in the Wilderness
Looks like we have a way to go to reach the Promised Land of Orderly Markets again!
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NGL’s - Spring 2012 Wandering in the Wilderness
Pressure on midcontinent NGL’s as inventory builds
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MB Basis Conway Basis Linear (MB Basis) Linear (Conway Basis)
NGL Barrel as % of WTI FOB Cushing
NGL’s - Spring 2012 Long Term Survival Guide
The NGL Commandments: Surplus NGL should
seek Mont Belvieu Export markets will
handle supply that cannot find a home here
Pipeline Expansions Underway All Heading to Mont Belvieu
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, May 7, 2012 *In development/construction
Newly announced
What Will They Find There?
Mont Belvieu: Storage
Over 170 million barrels capacity; space for 2+ months’ of daily NGL production
Fractionation Capacity Capacity for 43% of US
NGL production Markets?
Mont Belvieu Markets The “Promised Land” for Ethane
Ethane for Ethylene Production:
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Total Feedstock Market
Total demand still 191M BPD less than 2004 Ethane produces more ethylene with fewer pounds of feedstock
Mont Belvieu Ethane for Ethylene - Outlook
Expansions under way will add 60-80M BPD demand to the area by 2013 New units planned for 2017 could add 200M BPD more Most are reachable via Mont Belvieu, but West Texas barrels can access most of these without coming there
Ethylene demand increase: 950M BPD 2010 1.2 million BPD by 2015
Mont Belvieu Propane – Already Long
Seeing price pressure:
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Propane Price as % of WTI
Beyond Mont Belvieu Propane – Heading Offshore Already
Rising Inventories and Exports: Propane Exports Mont Belvieu
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Terminal Capacity Booked through 2013 Prices will settle at levels that encourage buying for winter
Mont Belvieu Propane Outlook for the Next Barrel
Near term petrochemical demand probably flat Low ethane prices make propane a hard sell for
ethylene feedstock Projected surpluses are encouraging development of
on purpose propylene production Demand in other sectors flat to falling: High price relative to gas, warm weather have levelled
demand in other domestic sectors Unless motor fuel demand grows, limited growth seen
here
Mont Belvieu Butane
Also switching from imports to exports:
Source: Waterborne LPG Report, April 26, 2012
Mont Belvieu Gateway to Global Markets
Current options for propane & butane heading to Mont Belvieu are storage or export Unlike in the US, international markets use propane and butane mixes (LPG) as a gas substitute What are these markets like?
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International Markets Overview
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International Markets Overview N. America ex USA - Canada & Mexico
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Propane (LPG) Demand USA – Different from the Rest of the World
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International Markets Factors That Drive Prices
Domestic Market Prices
International Market Prices
Import/Export Volumes to Balance Domestic Markets
Domestic Demand
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International Markets Global Market Factors
This is the marginal barrel in the LPG market The price for the last barrel sold is set here “Premium” (less price-sensitive) demand grows with GDP – supply grows with drilling “Price sensitive” demand (aka chemicals) picks up the surplus Prices fall until: Premium demand growth absorbs supply Chemical capacity expands enough to increase baseload
demand and raise feedstock prices Producers reduce optional output or energy production falls
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International NGL/LPG Markets Primary Trade Routes for Waterborne Shipments
Surplus in Atlantic Basin and Middle East
Clears to Highest Price Market at the Time Based on Arbitrage
About 1.6 to 1.8 Million BPD (4.4 million metric tons/month) of LPG moves in the international cargo markets – nearly 20% of global LPG supply
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International LPG Trade Patterns
Traditional moves are from the MidEast to Asia and West Africa/North Sea to Europe. Moves to/from U.S. only when “arb window” is open.
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International LPG Who’s Buying? April 2012 Destinations
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International LPG – Trade Patterns Pricing Points
Middle East Saudi “CP” (contract price) North Sea BP “CP” Atlantic Basin (includes West Africa, Algeria, Central and South America): Price reference = Mont Belvieu
International LPG Importance of Mont Belvieu to Global Markets
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Global clearing market Highest overall storage capacity 2 terminals Most transparent pricing Usually considered market of last resort for global sellers Is currently a supply source since we are long LPG – prices are low enough to attract chemical buyers replacing naphtha with LPG But, these barrels reduce costs for other ethylene producers who compete with US
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International Markets Correlation Between Major Markets - Propane
Correlation Coefficient 2007 to Apr 2011 = .87 Saudi CP vs. Mont Belvieu
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Section 4 – International Markets – Propane Big Change in Correlations in the Past Year
Correlation Coefficients (R2) = Saudi CP to MB .62 Algerian CP to MB .46
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International Markets “Waterborne” LPG - Shipping
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Oceangoing Vessels Can hold up over 600,000 Bbl.
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International Markets Waterborne LPG – How Trades Work
Pricing depends on destination and contract terms Atlantic Basin – usually OPIS Mont Belvieu based +/- a
differential Asia – usually based on Saudi CP +/- a differential Buyer can hedge by selling in the destination market during the lifting “window” Pricing usually determined when the cargo is lifted; average of the day before, day after, and day of lifting; some cargoes have 5 day pricing windows Hedge sales can move the markets due to the volume involved
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International Markets Waterborne LPG – Trends
Export terminals are being expanded to handle more cargoes (2nd half 2012, 2013) Expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014 will shorten the distance to Asia from the US Gulf Coast – Japan is a premium market But, Asian market prices may be lower if more NGL is produced by LNG facilities in Australia
Race to the bottom for prices if domestic demand does not grow
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Mont Belvieu What About C5+?
In Upper Plains and Rockies a new market “commandment” is emerging Strong demand for diluent in Canadian syncrude blending is pulling these barrels north for producers with access to rail Can blend some butane into these barrels
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C5+ Demand as Diluent Moving South to North
Southern Lights line can bring 180 M BPD into the market via pipeline; rail supply coming from other places goes directly to Canada; US Gulf Coast barrels can come via Capline pipeline from St. James, LA terminal to Chicago for staging on Southern Lights
From Gulf Coast
C5+ Demand for Diluent Longer Term Views
Outlook for crude prices >$70 Bbl. FOB Canada supports continued development in the oilsands High costs of “coking” projects make diluent blending attractive as long as supply can be found Diluent is about 33% of a “dilbit” (diluted bitumen) barrel – can afford to pay WTI+ prices Tariffs on Southern Lights should fall as throughput volumes rise Kinder Morgan export line to Western Canada provides an outlet for diluent other than recycle from US refiners using Canadian crude
“Beyond Mont Belvieu” Challenges Ahead
Costs to access this hub from other regions are $6-$12/barrel – much higher than in the past Will markets connected here grow enough to accommodate the volume heading here at a price that continues to be attractive? It’s the best outlet to global markets for propane and
butane surpluses outside of the Marcellus But, ethane demand is growing in other areas (Texas Gulf
Coast, Louisiana) with direct access to shale production Demand pull for C5+ and some butane is north, not south –
the direct sales route may be better than circulating in and out of the hub
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