U.S. Slaps Restrictions on Energy Transfer Exports to China

US ethane vessels stall amid curbs on exports to China

By Arathy Somasekhar, Georgina McCartney and Trixie Yap HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Over half a dozen U.S.-loaded ethane vessels, originally bound for China, have stalled around the U.S. Gulf Coast after Washington requested U.S. exporters seek licenses to ship the shale gas to the top buyer, according to trade sources and ship tracking data on Friday. Around half of all U.S. ethane exports head to China, and the halt in flows has pushed ethane…

U.S. slaps restrictions on Energy Transfer exports to China

The stability of the nation's ethane exports has been under scrutiny for months, and a North Texas company is at the center of it all. China, the largest importer of U.S. ethane, initially imposed a 125% tariff on U.S. ethane airports in April as retaliation for the Trump administration's tariffs, but waived it soon after. Now, the federal government is ordering Energy Transfer and other oil and gas companies to obtain a special license in order…

Ethane Embargo? Washington Freezes Ethane Flows to China, Citing Military Risk

By Arathy Somasekhar, Georgina McCartney and Trixie Yap HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, June 6 (Reuters) – Over half a dozen U.S.-loaded ethane vessels, originally bound for China, have stalled around the U.S. Gulf Coast after Washington requested U.S. exporters...