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Mason Hamilton
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Vice President of Economics & Research at API https://www.api.org/
Coming up with 61.8% good ideas, 38.2% bad. Energy analyst, meme enthusiast, sock wearer. Ex-U.S. EIA, Dept. of Energy, International Energy Forum. Tweets and views my own. Have a nice day.
Western Canada Select crude oil typically sells at a discount to WTI due to quality differences and transportation bottlenecks. In the past 5 years the discount has been as wide as $30/bbl. The discount remains near $10/bbl despite record exports to non-U.S. markets due to crude quality differences.
July 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The U.S. is the only major waterborne exporter of ethane in the world. Ethane is a petrochemical feedstock used primarily for plastics manufacturing. Over the past year, nearly half of U.S. ethane exports went to China and 19% to the EU and UK.
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
he U.S. built several LNG tankers in the 1970’s, but most have been scrapped or are at the end of their lifespan.

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75% of the active LNG tanker fleet was built in South Korea
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Our more than 600 corporate members, from the large...
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July 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Not yet, but now I know what to look for!
March 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM