The OPIS Carbon Offset LPG Report provides spot prices for NGLs (propane, butane, ethane) combined with the carbon credits necessary to offset the fuels’ emissions. It addresses the challenge of limited liquidity in the renewable propane market, where undisclosed formulas make it difficult to understand the true costs of offsetting propane’s carbon footprint. This report helps you assess and hedge the cost of offsetting the carbon impact of propane, butane, and ethane. With assessments for propane, butane, and ethane pricing at Mont Belvieu and FOB Arab Gulf, the indices provide a means to establish the cost to offset carbon footprints, enabling companies to calculate and evaluate investments in purchasing offsets or investing in projects that generate offsets. It brings transparency on costs for the entire value chain.

Benefits

• These indices are the first to combine widely traded NGL and carbon offset benchmarks, providing an avenue for carbon offset pricing risk mitigation to the NGL market.
• With daily pricing and historical data, we provide a clear understanding of the baseline costs to offset carbon footprints associated with propane, butane, and ethane through offset purchases.
• Unlocking benefits for key decision-makers:
  • For analysts, purchasing, compliance, sustainability functions, our solution provides a new vehicle for price risk mitigation.
  • Wholesale and retail businesses can enjoy the advantage of having well-documented line items on their invoices, enhancing transparency and accountability.
  • Market participants ranging from producers to consumers will be able to clearly communicate the cost of offsetting fossil NGLs to customers, financial entities, and their shareholders.