Mariner East 2X pipeline to be completed by end of year
Monday, November 9, 2020
Energy Transfer LP plans to finish work on its Mariner East 2X natural gas liquids pipeline in Pennsylvania by the end of the year, according to Reuters.
The 16-inch Mariner East 2X will add another 250,000 bpd to the Mariner East pipeline system, which transports liquids from the Marcellus and Utica shale fields in western Pennsylvania to customers in within the state and elsewhere.
The company also announced it plans to complete the final phase of the Mariner East projects in the second quarter of 2021.
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Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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