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Posted March 6, 2025

### [U.S. butane exports reached a new record in 2024 ›](/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=64684)

**Data source:** U.S. Energy Information Administration, [_Petroleum Supply Monthly_](https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/monthly/)

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The United States is exporting record volumes of normal butane as global demand for [liquefied petroleum gases](https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=Liquefied%20petroleum%20gases%20%28LPG%29#:~:text=Liquefied%20petroleum%20gases%20\(LPG\)%3A,be%20marketed%20individually%20or%20mixed.) (LPG) surges. U.S. [normal butane](https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=N#:~:text=Normal%20butane%20\(C4H10\)%3A) exports averaged nearly 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2024, a 12% increase from the previous year, and have increased every year since 2006.

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