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Enterprise Products to raise PGP production at Mont Belvieu facility

27 Aug '07
3 min read

As part of the plan to enhance the capabilities of these assets, Enterprise is expanding its 48-mile refinery grade propylene (RGP) pipeline between Texas City, Texas and Mont Belvieu in order to provide the partnership with access to growing volumes of RGP originating in the Texas City area. This pipeline project is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Enterprise has also completed the process of connecting a Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas area refinery to the partnership's propylene fractionation and storage facilities at Mont Belvieu via its 66-mile, 8-inch diameter pipeline.

In the first quarter of 2008, Enterprise expects to connect the pipeline to a second Beaumont/Port Arthur refinery. These expansion initiatives are expected to add 50,000 barrels per day of gathering capacity into Mont Belvieu.

The partnership is also in the process of evaluating economic alternatives for its least efficient propylene fractionator at Mont Belvieu, which was constructed in 1978.

Alternatives include taking the unit out of service until pipeline connections are completed in the first quarter of 2008, or using it as part of the partnership's natural gas liquids fractionation business. A final decision is expected by the fourth quarter of 2007.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P

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