Sunoco has announced a pipeline project to deliver propane and ethane from the liquid-rich Marcellus Shale areas in Western Pennsylvania to Sunoco’s facility in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P, a subsidiary of Sunoco, will process, store, and distribute the product from its facility to various domestic and waterborne markets.
Mariner East, along with the previously announced Mariner West project which will deliver ethane to the Ontario, Canada market in 2013, will provide Marcellus Shale basin producers with a comprehensive natural gas liquids takeaway solution.
The project is anticipated to have an initial capacity to transport approximately 70,000 barrels of natural gas liquids per day and can be expanded to support higher volumes.
The project is anticipated to have an initial capacity to transport approximately 70,000 barrels of natural gas liquids per day and can be expanded to support higher volumes.
Mariner East is expected to transport propane by late 2014 and to be fully operational to deliver both propane and ethane by early 2015.
This new capacity will enhance the current propane export capabilities at Marcus Hook.
Sunoco will construct a pipeline from MarkWest Energy Partners L.P.’s Houston, Pennsylvania processing and fractionation complex to an interconnection with an existing Sunoco Logistics pipeline at Delmont, Pennsylvania.
This new capacity will enhance the current propane export capabilities at Marcus Hook.
Sunoco will construct a pipeline from MarkWest Energy Partners L.P.’s Houston, Pennsylvania processing and fractionation complex to an interconnection with an existing Sunoco Logistics pipeline at Delmont, Pennsylvania.
The natural gas liquids will then be transported to Pennsylvania where Sunoco will construct new facilities to process, store, chill, and distribute propane and ethane to local, regional and international markets.