LP Gas, June 2013

NEWS BRIEFS carriers with an approximate capacity of 550000 barrels The Mariner South project is expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2015 The project will utilize Lone Stars increasing fractionation capacity at Mont Belvieu as well as construction of a new 100000 bpd de ethanizer to convert propane to international specifications It also will involve the construction of new refrigerated storage tanks located at the Nederland Terminal to take deliveries into the LP gas vessels The Nederland Terminal will provide 24 hour ship access in the Gulf Coast with a load rate of up to 30000 barrels per hour New Dow Chemical facility to process propane from shale formations Fluor Corp says it will build a propane dehydrogenation unit for the Dow Chemical Co on the Gulf Coast Fluors scope includes the engineering procurement and construction of the propane dehydrogenation unit an ethane cracker and associated power utilities and infrastructure facility upgrades to support each unit The project which will help Dow process hydrocarbons from domestic shale formations into petrochemical feedstocks is planned for Dows Oyster Creek facility in Freeport Texas Fluors Sugar Land Texas office will lead the project with support from the companys Asia Pacific operations Propane to propylene technology grows on Gulf Coast Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC plans to install Honeywells UOP C3 Oleflex process technology to convert propane to propylene used in the production of materials such as nylon films and packaging Petrochemical makers are installing additional propylene capacity to meet growing demand and to make up for the shortage of propylene production from traditional refining and petrochemical sources Ascend will install the technology at a facility on the U S Gulf Coast with production to begin in 2015 National Truck Body Solutions now an Iowa Mold Tooling distributor National Truck Body Solutions based in Greencastle Pa became a distributor of Iowa Mold Tooling Co Inc IMT products IMT announced The company will serve IMT customers in the western halves of Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia as well as eastern West Virginia Correction In a January listing of PERC approved funding requests referenced again in the May issue the Sales NetWork was incorrectly labeled as the principal contractor for the Propane Farm Incentive Program The company is not involved with the program Western Propane Trade Show A group gathers around the Lynx Propane Software booth at the Western Propane Trade Show and Convention in Reno Nev The annual show drew about 1100 total attendees and more than 200 exhibiting companies Continued from page 12 14 LPGas June 2013 www LPGasmagazine com