Westlake Chemical Corp. said Tuesday it would grow its ethane-based ethylene capacity by expanding a plant in Louisiana and possibly converting a second plant in Kentucky to ethane feedstock, part of the company’s plans to capitalize on new sources of cheap ethane and other light feedstocks.
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Gensler: Rising Commodities Prices Show Need for Strong Derivatives Oversight
Rising prices for basic commodities — including both agricultural and energy markets — underscore the need for greater oversight of the $600 trillion derivatives market, said the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Gensler: Rising Commodities Prices Show Need for Strong Derivatives Oversight
Rising prices for basic commodities — including both agricultural and energy markets — underscore the need for greater oversight of the $600 trillion derivatives market, said the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
HPDI: Operators Targeting Liquids Development in Shale Plays
Liquids production — both crude oil and condensate — is rising significantly at several shale plays in the United States as operators increasingly target the liquids-bearing portions of these formations, according to Austin, TX-based HPDI LLC, a supplier of data on the oil and natural gas industry.
Alaska: Lower 48 Will Still Need State’s Gas
A study commissioned by the state of Alaska paints a picture of rising costs in North American shale gas plays and higher gas prices in the years ahead that lend support to the case for a gas pipeline from the state’s North Slope to serve Lower 48 markets.
Alaska: Shale-Rich Market Still Needs North Slope Line
A study commissioned by the state of Alaska paints a picture of rising costs in North American shale gas plays and higher gas prices in the years ahead that lend support to the case for a gas pipeline from the state’s North Slope to serve Lower 48 markets.
Analysis Finds Uncertainties in Shale Outlook
A study commissioned by the state of Alaska paints a picture of rising costs in North American shale gas plays and higher gas prices in the years ahead that lend support to the case for a gas pipeline from the state’s North Slope to serve Lower 48 markets.
Rising Costs, Low Gas Prices Seen Taking Time to Play Out
U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies continue to find themselves “sandwiched in a vise of rising costs and low gas prices” that may take time to play out, an energy analyst said Tuesday.
Rising Costs, Low Gas Prices Seen Taking Time to Play Out
U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies continue to find themselves “sandwiched in a vise of rising costs and low gas prices” that may take time to play out, an energy analyst said Tuesday.
Long Wait for $6 Gas Price, Says Deutsche Economist
Natural gas prices will be rising over the coming four years, but it won’t be by leaps and bounds, Deutsche Bank’s chief energy economist said Thursday.