U.S. gas fields are pumping out more natural gas liquids (NGLs) than ever before, and some states are struggling to handle the haul. West Virginia has become a net exporter of propane — though the state is a modest consumer. In addition, ethane has become so abundant that production may need to be curtailed, according […]

To end the week, here are a pair of reports from two propane-producing shale formations in the country. First, from the Bakken shale, a subsidiary of Tulsa’s Oneok Partners, Bear Paw Energy, has announced plans to build a pair of natural gas processing plants along with a 64-mile natural gas liquids pipeline, according to the […]

To accommodate the natural gas liquids (NGLs) flowing out of the Marcellus shale, three separate energy companies have proposed building pipelines running to refineries in Louisiana or Ontario. Though it appears not all three ventures will lay pipe, and a $550 million project from Houston’s Kinder Morgan appears to have the most momentum, according to […]

Here’s a statistic that is getting tossed around in some energy stories today, illustrating the industry’s interest in the Marcellus shale: The Norwegian oil company, Statoil, with its Chesapeake Energy partners, says it could drill 17,000 natural gas wells along the gas-rich Appalachian formation over the next 20 years. That amounts to 2.33 new wells […]

Here are two things that energy companies like about propane: Prices for the fuel are high. And these higher prices help offset the cost of digging for natural gas, which is selling on the low side. That has prompted energy companies to focus on “wet” natural gas fields — sites that are also rich in […]

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