Fractionators

Gulf Coast Fractionators said it will expand the capacity of its natural gas liquids fractionation facility in Mont Belvieu, TX, by 43,000 b/d (42%) to 145,000 b/d. Gulf Coast is a partnership of ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy Corp. and Targa Resources Partners LP. ConocoPhillips, as the operator, will manage the expansion. Existing operations are not expected to be disrupted during the construction. The expansion is expected to be operational during the second quarter of 2012, subject to regulatory approvals.

Gulf Coast Fractionators said it will expand the capacity of its natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facility in Mont Belvieu, TX, by 43,000 b/d (42%) to 145,000 b/d.

Targa Resources Partners LP plans to expand the capacity of its Cedar Bayou Fractionators LP (CBF) natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facility located in Mont Belvieu, TX, the company said Tuesday.

Four days after the rampaging Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Louisiana Coast the natural gas industry was just beginning to get some idea of the extent of the damage to onshore facilities, some of which were still under water, and offshore rigs, platforms and pipelines, some damaged and some missing in action. The only sure thing was that Katrina would go down in the record books as “catastrophic,” and just about the most devastating storm in 100 years or more. The word heard over and over was “unbelievable,” which was an understatement.