Sonatrach raises LPG prices for November 2026 shipments

Sonatrach has raised its official prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cargoes shipped in November 2026, a reference for trade around the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

The report gives the propane price as 825 dollars a tonne, up from 670 dollars in October. Butane rose to 1,050 dollars a tonne from 750 dollars.

Sonatrach had also raised its October prices, according to traders quoted by Reuters. Propane rose by 110 dollars a tonne and butane by 140 dollars.

Over two months, propane rose by 265 dollars a tonne from 560 dollars in September, and butane by 440 dollars from 610 dollars.

Algeria ranked first among members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) for LPG output in 2024, at about 293.8 thousand barrels a day, according to Al-Taqa. That is lower than the 305.4 thousand barrels a day recorded in 2023, but Algeria kept first place.

Saudi Arabia's LPG output rose from 24.8 thousand barrels a day in 2023 to about 31.8 thousand in 2024, a growth of 28.2%.

Saudi Aramco raised its November prices by smaller amounts. It raised propane by 40 dollars a tonne to 720 dollars, and butane by 50 dollars to 780 dollars.

Aramco's increases were 5.9% for propane and 6.8% for butane, compared with 23% and 40% for Sonatrach.

Sonatrach's official prices are used as a reference in LPG trade in markets around the Mediterranean and Black Sea, including Turkey. Aramco's prices are a reference for supply contracts from the Middle East to Asia and the Pacific.

According to Awras, the increases come against a background of higher crude oil prices and growing global demand for LPG. Supply and demand, shipping costs and seasonal changes also play a part.

According to Awras, LPG, also called cooking gas, is made mainly of propane and butane, which are used for cooking, heating, transport and petrochemicals. The two gases differ in boiling point, which affects how each is used and demanded, depending on markets and climate.