{
  "id": 18213746,
  "title": "Butane’s Perfect Storm Sends Prices to Decade Highs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/butanes-perfect-storm-sends-prices-to-decade-highs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Butanes-Perfect-Storm-Sends-Prices-to-Decade-Highs.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Butane prices are surging across the world. Northwest European November butane prices have reached $1,125/t by early November, their highest level in 30 years, having exceeded even the peaks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In Asia, the AFEI butane index stood at $1,180/t on November 3. US butane Belvieu prices have climbed to a 14-year high $920/t. This surge in prices reflects several…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}