Sonatrach raises LPG export prices by up to 40%

Sonatrach has raised its export prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Algeria for the month of November, TSA reported on Tuesday.

These prices are the reference for supply contracts in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, including Turkey.

TSA reported price rises of 23% for propane and 40% for butane.

Sonatrach's official selling price (OSP) for propane rose by 155 dollars a tonne, to 825 dollars. The price for butane rose by 300 dollars a tonne, to 1,050 dollars.

TSA reported that stronger seasonal demand and limited supply on world markets explained the rises.

Reuters, citing traders' data, reported that Sonatrach and Saudi Aramco had both revised their LPG prices upwards.

Saudi Aramco's rises were smaller, at 5.9% for propane and 6.8% for butane, TSA reported. Its official prices are now 720 dollars and 780 dollars a tonne.

Saudi Aramco's official prices are the reference for LPG supply contracts from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific region.

Butane is used at home in areas not connected to the natural gas network, and propane is used as a fuel.

Sonatrach's review of 2025 put LPG production at seven million tonnes, or 5% of total output of 193.7 million tonnes of oil equivalent (TEP). LPG exports reached 6.1 million tonnes, a very slight rise of 0.1% on 2024.