LP Gas, April 2013
NEWS BRIEFS Dehydrogenation plant planned in Texas C3 Petrochemicals LLC plans to build a propane dehydrogenation PDH plant near Alvin Texas to produce polymer grade propylene and chemical grade propylene according to an air quality permit application the company filed with the U S Environmental Protection Agency The PDH plant which also will produce ethane ethylene and methane will be built on the grounds of Ascend Performance Materials a private nylon manufacturer in Chocolate Bayou Texas Construction will begin next January Enterprise expands export loading capacity Enterprise Products Partners LP started operating its expanded export facility on the Houston Ship Channel increasing its ability to load propane According to Enterprise the loading capacity for low ethane propane now increases from about 4 million barrels per month to about 75 million barrels per month In addition Enterprise and Oiltanking Partners LP which owns the marine terminal complex expanded the scope of their long term terminal service agreement that runs through 2026 Their amended Continued on page 11 HEATING DEGREE DAYS BY STATE Deviation Deviation From Last 12 From State February Norm Months Norm Alabama 475 28 2663 679 Alaska 1240 258 12332 258 Arizona 466 117 3265 18 Arkansas 617 9 3520 594 California 427 54 2887 120 Colorado 1071 66 7578 835 Connecticut 971 26 6287 779 Delaware 815 21 4810 766 Dist of Columbia 740 2 4061 736 Florida 110 44 482 309 Georgia 522 11 2850 544 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 Idaho 932 9 7492 357 Illinois 1073 28 6555 844 Indiana 988 6 6125 751 Iowa 1151 8 7333 869 Kansas 884 33 5251 719 Kentucky 801 17 4708 692 Louisiana 277 60 2562 463 Maine 1181 53 8552 694 Maryland 851 11 5035 654 Massachusetts 1011 20 6636 802 Michigan 1141 16 7174 900 Minnesota 1386 34 9117 991 Mississippi 429 32 2489 535 Missouri 893 18 5327 766 Montana 979 116 8242 1163 Nebraska 1009 23 6634 922 Nevada 607 53 4022 335 New Hampshire 1138 48 7847 927 New Jersey 927 7 5702 662 FEBRUARY PERCENT RETURN NOT MEANINGFUL LOWER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS HIGHER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS New Mexico 772 60 5032 516 New York 998 19 6177 956 North Carolina 643 24 3749 395 North Dakota 1369 41 9905 953 Ohio 1000 11 6229 732 Oklahoma 668 16 3832 570 Oregon 696 49 6111 314 Pennsylvania 994 20 6311 572 Rhode Island 966 8 6360 487 South Carolina 534 28 2894 407 South Dakota 1144 37 7844 1185 Tennessee 694 11 4189 494 Texas 298 69 1814 550 Utah 1060 109 7078 486 Vermont 1208 69 8531 856 Virginia 794 27 4684 562 Washington 694 2 6267 58 West Virginia 916 48 5643 521 Wisconsin 1272 55 8198 810 Wyoming 1138 18 8333 1091 United States 740 8 4696 560 BY LEO MICHAEL Data courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center National Weather Service www LPGasmagazine com April 2013 LPGas 9
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