Petrochemical

U.S. ethane shipments to Europe are on track to begin later this year, with petrochemical giant INEOS Europe AG last month accepting delivery of the first ship in an eight-vessel fleet that would specialize in the intercontinental deliveries, according to the Energy Information Administration.

U.S. ethane shipments to Europe are on track to begin later this year, with petrochemical giant INEOS Europe AG last month accepting delivery of the first ship in an eight-vessel fleet that would specialize in the intercontinental deliveries, according to the Energy Information Administration.

The lack of technically skilled workers able to operate and maintain U.S. petrochemical projects in the queue along the Gulf Coast may pose a big constraint as construction begins over the next year, the CEO of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (CPChem) said.

Antero Resources Corp. said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Odebrecht Organization to be the anchor ethane supplier for the Brazilian company's planned ethane cracker and associated petrochemical facilities in Wood County, WV.

U.S. dry gas output continues to expand, but a lot of demand will begin tugging at supplies within a couple of years, according to analysts.

The benefits of shale gas are undeniable, but those “other Tcfs” — natural gas liquids (NGL) — are transforming the global marketplace and provide tremendous opportunities for the U.S. marketplace, an executive with MarkWest Energy Partners LP said in Philadelphia this week.

The only thing holding back the country’s tremendous opportunity in shale gas is permitting — for petrochemical facilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects and drilling in some states — according to ExxonMobil Chemical’s President Stephen D. Pryor.

The only thing holding back the country’s tremendous opportunity in shale gas is permitting — for petrochemical facilities, liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects and drilling in some states — according to ExxonMobil Chemical’s President Stephen D. Pryor.

The Dow Chemical Co. on Tuesday confirmed that it is moving forward to expand two big petrochemical facilities along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana that would be integrated by “advantaged shale gas.”