Enterprise Products Partners to Build Propane Dehydrogenation Unit
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Enterprise Products Partners L.P. plans to build one of the world’s largest propane dehydrogenation (PDH) units on the Texas Gulf Coast, with the capacity to consume up to 35,000 barrels per day (BPD) of propane to produce up to 1.65 billion pounds per year (approximately 750,000 metric tons per year or approximately 25,000 BPD) of polymer grade propylene (PGP).
The facility would integrate with Enterprise’s existing natural gas liquids (NGL) and propylene facilities. Supported by long-term, fee-based contracts executed with companies that have investment grade debt ratings, the PDH facility is expected to begin commercial operations in the third quarter of 2015.
From a propane feedstock supply perspective, the PDH unit would be supported by Enterprise’s NGL fractionation and storage…
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