The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday that U.S. crude and petroleum exports reached a record in April as disrupted energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war increased demand for U.S. exports.
Exports in April reached a record high at 13.6 million barrels per day (bpd), 15 per cent higher than the previous record set in March.
The EIA added in the release that crude oil exports made up the largest share of total petroleum exports, averaging 5.6 million bpd in April, up 21 per cent from the previous record set in December 2023.
Propane exports made up the second-largest share of record exports in April, exceeding 2.0 million b/d for the first time in monthly data, the EIA said.
Distillate fuel oil exports made up the third-largest share of U.S. exports for the same period, increasing to 1.6 million b/d, the most since July 2017, per EIA data.
U.S. exports of finished petroleum products - comprising distillate fuel oil, motor gasoline, jet fuel, and petroleum coke - reached their highest levels since December 2024.
(Reporting by Ishaan Arora in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
