Vietnam currently consumes over 4 mm t of LPG per year with this figure anticipated to reach over 5 mm t by the end of the decade. The majority of the supply is met through imports. Looking ahead, changes to the country’s LPG landscape are expected with moves to incorporate more ethane as a feedstock and implementation of new infrastructure particularly in the north of the country. [...]
February 23, 2026
Tags: Demand, Petrochemicals, Retail, Vietnam
In recent years, newbuilding activity in the gas shipping sector has accelerated sharply, with substantial additions to the orderbooks across all major segments, including VLGCs, VLACs, and VLECs. As the VLGC and VLAC markets are widely expected to face oversupply in the coming years—particularly amid the slowdown and postponement of ammonia-related demand—attention is increasingly turning to the outlook for the VLEC segment [...]
February 16, 2026
Tags: Ethane, Shipping, US
The changing NGL landscape potential in Vietnam – Week 08 2026
Modeling the VLEC market: Timing gaps between fleet growth and ethane demand – Week 07 2026
Vietnam currently consumes over 4 mm t of LPG per year with this figure anticipated to reach over 5 mm t by the end of the decade. The majority of the supply is met through imports. Looking ahead, changes to the country’s LPG landscape are expected with moves to incorporate more ethane as a feedstock and implementation of new infrastructure particularly in the north of the country. [...]
February 23, 2026
Tags: Demand, Petrochemicals, Retail, Vietnam
In recent years, newbuilding activity in the gas shipping sector has accelerated sharply, with substantial additions to the orderbooks across all major segments, including VLGCs, VLACs, and VLECs. As the VLGC and VLAC markets are widely expected to face oversupply in the coming years—particularly amid the slowdown and postponement of ammonia-related demand—attention is increasingly turning to the outlook for the VLEC segment [...]
February 16, 2026
Tags: Ethane, Shipping, US
The changing NGL landscape potential in Vietnam – Week 08 2026
Modeling the VLEC market: Timing gaps between fleet growth and ethane demand – Week 07 2026