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LPG早报-20251016
Yong An Qi Huo· 2025-10-16 01:00
Report Summary 1) Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided 2) Core Viewpoints - DH profit improvement may lead to increased demand for CP cargo purchases. Consider narrowing PDH profit, but be aware of the risk of a low CP official price at the end of the month [1] - The PG market has declined significantly. The cheapest deliverable is East China civil gas. The basis and 11 - 12 month spread have changed. Warehouse receipts were cancelled to zero in September. The October CP official price was the lowest in two years [1] - The inventory pressure is small, supply is abundant, chemical demand provides strong support, and combustion demand is gradually recovering. PDH operating rate has decreased, and some plants have shut down with one expected to resume next week [1] 3) Summary by Related Content Price Changes - **Daily Changes**: On October 15, compared with the previous day, civil gas prices in East China decreased by 9 to 4374, in Shandong by 90 to 4350, and remained unchanged in South China at 4530. Ether - post - carbon four decreased by 20 to 4460 [1] - **Weekly Changes**: PG prices in different regions changed. The basis and 11 - 12 month spread changed. FEI and CP had small fluctuations. PDH profit, inventory, and supply - demand situations also had corresponding changes [1] Market Indicators - **Price and Spread**: The 10 - month CP official price was 495/475, the lowest in two years, 40 - 60 dollars lower than expected. FEI and CP month spreads, and various internal and external spreads (PG - CP, PG - FEI, FEI - CP) changed [1] - **Arbitrage Window**: The US - Asia arbitrage window is closed. AFEI and CP South China arrival discounts are given. Freight rates have dropped significantly [1] - **Profit**: PDH propylene production spot profit changed little, and PP production profit rebounded from a low level [1] - **Inventory and Supply - Demand**: Inventory pressure is small, supply is abundant, chemical demand provides strong support, and combustion demand is gradually recovering. PDH operating rate is 70.88% (-1.64pct) [1]
LPG早报-20251009
Yong An Qi Huo· 2025-10-09 01:05
Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided Core View of the Report - Future three months, supply to fluctuate slightly, combustion demand to rise steadily, PDH plants likely to maintain high operation. With OPEC+增产预期, international propane under pressure, domestic refinery gas facing high pressure, LPG prices expected to be more likely to fall than rise. Attention should be paid to PDH plant maintenance, OPEC+ policies, and geopolitical changes [1] Summary by Relevant Catalog Market Data - From September 24 to September 30, 2025, prices of华南液化气,华东液化气,山东液化气,丙烷CFR华南,丙烷CIF日本,MB丙烷现货,CP预测合同价,山东醚后碳四,山东烷基化油,纸面进口利润, and主力基差 all changed. For example,华南液化气 remained at 4600 on September 24 - 25, then rose to 4650 on September 26, and dropped to 4640 on September 29 - 30 [1] - On October 6 compared to pre - holiday,华东低位 was 4363 (+0),山东 was 4540 (-10),华南 was 4600 (-40), and醚后碳四 was 4550 (+0). Lowest delivery location was华东 with a基差 of 70 (-33), and 10 - 11 month spread was 152 (+4) [1] Price Influencing Factors - On September 30, October CP official price opened lower than expected. Propane and butane were 495 and 475 respectively, down 25 and 15 dollars/ton from last month, possibly due to ongoing long - term contract negotiations and Saudi Arabia's price cut for competitiveness [1] - FEI and CP Nov decreased, 513 (-10) and 478 (-13.4) dollars/ton respectively [1] Market Situation - Externally, Middle East supply in tight balance, US inventory at a record high with high export load. Demand from Japan, South Korea's chemical industry, China's PDH procurement, and India's peak - season stocking, but warm - winter expectation may suppress Japan and South Korea's inventory replenishment. US - to - Far - East shipping freight dropped significantly, and the arbitrage window was closed [1] - Domestically, before the holiday, upstream inventory clearance and downstream restocking occurred simultaneously with small price fluctuations. During the holiday, tourism peak boosted demand, but the weak international market pressured prices. More arrivals and limited holiday transport capacity led to upstream inventory accumulation, with refineries facing high inventory pressure and ports at a neutral inventory level [1] Industry Forecast - Supply to have minor fluctuations in the next three months, combustion demand to rise steadily, PDH plants likely to maintain high operation. On September 26, PDH plant operation rate was 69.5%. Before the holiday, Tianjin Bohua, Li Huayi Weiyuan, and Hebei Haiwei had maintenance plans in early October. Lower raw material arrival prices eased PDH profit (up about 200 yuan month - on - month) [1] - Due to weak terminal gasoline demand and poor plant profit, procurement of醚后碳四 was inactive [1]
LPG早报-20250821
Yong An Qi Huo· 2025-08-21 01:01
Report Summary 1) Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant information provided. 2) Core View of the Report The LPG market is expected to continue its weak and volatile consolidation. The supply has increased while the demand is weak, causing the spot price to decline. However, the PG futures market has rebounded due to the improvement in the international spot market and the relatively low valuation of the futures, which has improved market sentiment. The fundamentals show a decrease in port inventory and a slight increase in chemical demand, but the combustion demand remains weak, although it is gradually coming to an end [1]. 3) Summary According to Relevant Catalogs a) Daily Changes - On Wednesday, the cheapest deliverable was East China civil gas at 4390. FEI increased while CP decreased. PP increased, and the production profit of PP made from FEI and CP slightly strengthened, with CP having a lower production cost than FEI. The PG futures market strengthened, and the 09 - 10 spread was -464 (-15). The US - Far East arbitrage window was closed [1]. - The supply increased and demand was weak, causing the spot price to decline. The cheapest deliverable was East China civil gas at 4410. The PG futures market rebounded due to the improvement in the international spot market and the relatively low valuation of the futures, which improved market sentiment. The basis strengthened to 539 (+67). The 9 - 10 spread was -471 (+9). The number of registered warehouse receipts was 12,888 lots (+2,709) [1]. b) Weekly Outlook - The international market was volatile, and freight rates were generally volatile at a high level. The waiting time for VLGCs at the Panama Canal decreased. The discounts of FEI and CP strengthened significantly, and the spread between PG - CP reached 8.9 (+12); PG - FEI reached 20.7 (+12). The change in FEI - MOPJ was small, at 39.6 (-1.6), and the naphtha crack spread slightly strengthened [1]. - The spot profit of PDH - made PP weakened, and the paper profit fluctuated. The production margins of alkylated oil and MTBE decreased. Fundamentally, the port unloading volume decreased, chemical demand slightly increased, and port inventory decreased by 2.06%. The refinery product volume decreased by 1.68% mainly because some refineries increased self - use and Xintai's gas fractionation unit was under maintenance. However, due to weak combustion demand, refinery inventory increased by 0.07%. The PDH operating rate was 76.33% (+2.49 pct), and the combustion demand was still weak but gradually coming to an end [1].