Range Resources to ship ethane from Marcus Hook
Saturday, January 23, 2016
According to Observer-Reporter, Range Resources will have all three of its ethane and propane projects online in February, which will increase the company’s revenue.
Range Resources will ship ethane to the east coast via Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.’s Mariner East 1 pipeline, which will be in operation in February. The pipeline will take the gas to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, where it will then be shipped to Europe.
The newspaper reports that Range Resources will have propane storage available at the Marcus Hook terminal, allowing ships to be loaded more quickly.
Via: Observer-Reporter > Range readies for east coast ethane shipments
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