U.S. exports of petroleum products jumped by 11% to a record 6 million barrels per day (bpd) in the first half of 2022, with exports growing at their fastest pace in five years, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday. This year’s first-half exports were the highest in EIA monthly data going back to 1973, with distillate fuel oil and hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGLs), which include propane, representing the largest volumes. U.S. motor gasoline exports also increased, by 11%, to reach a record of 910,000 bpd for the first half of 2022, while jet fuel exports more than doubled compared with the same period last year. Growing global demand for distillate fuel, low inventories in the world, and the disruption of trade flows after the Russian invasion of Ukraine resulted in a 19% jump in American distillate fuel exports between January and June. Exports of those petroleum products […]