Junk or Jewels? Plains Plans NGL Asset Sale on Path to Crude Pure Play
Plains All American aims to become a crude oil midstream pure play, but a motley assortment of NGL assets stand…
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China’s Coal-to-Chemicals Quest Could Threaten Ethane Exports
China in February and June commissioned more petrochemical plants able to use coal to produce polymers. These massive complexes sprawl…
Petchem Industry Grapples with Global Overcapacity
Low margins and excess capacity have led to a reckoning in the global petrochemical industry. Companies in Europe and Asia…
Ethane Data Revisions Highlight Growing Petchem vs Export Competition
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revised upward its 2024 ethane data, confirming that supply growth was stronger than previously…
How the NGL Overbuild Benefits Ethane Exports
The industry is on track to overbuild Permian NGL pipelines and LPG export docks, but the excess capacity may prove…
Petchem Industry Grapples With Global Overcapacity
Low margins and excess capacity have led to a reckoning in the global petrochemical industry. Companies in Europe and Asia…
MPLX Sells Rockies Assets for $1.0B, Keeps NGLs Ahead of Export Push
MPLX reached a deal to sell its Rockies G&P assets in the Green River and Uinta basins to Harvest Midstream…
How the NGL Overbuild Benefits Ethane Exports
The industry is on track to overbuild Permian NGL pipelines and LPG export docks, but the excess capacity may prove…
Ethane Projects Face Challenges in Fragmented Global Market
US ethane has quietly powered the next generation of plants feeding the global plastics boom — cheap, abundant and unchallenged.…
Canada’s Propane Moment in the Sun
Escalating US-China trade tensions have disrupted one of the fastest-growing lanes for the propane trade, and Canada is taking advantage.