Mont Belvieu Gas Processing Plants

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Enterprise Products Partners
• Website: http://www.enterpriseproducts.com/
• Location: Mont Belvieu, Texas
• Capacity: 570,000 BPD

Brief Description

• A large complex consisting on 7 fractionators, with an 8th under construction
• The fractionators separate the natural gas liquids into products like Ethane, Propane & Butane
  • Unit 1:
  • Unit 2:
  • Unit 3:
  • Unit 4:
  • Unit 5: 75,000 bpd, 2011
  • Unit 6: 85,000 bpd, 2012
  • Unit 7: 85,000 bpd, 2013
  • Unit 8:

Related Oil and Gas Fields

• Raw materials are supplied from Eagle Ford in South Texas, and other basins in the Rocky Mountain and Mid-continent regions
• Pipelines serving the plants include Skelly Belvieu NGL Pipeline, Chaparral NGL Pipeline and Panola NGL Pipeline
• Products are transported to the Houston Ship Channel Oil Terminal Complex via the Houston Ship Channel NGL Pipeline System
• Ethane produced here is to be exported from a new export terminal under construction

Ongoing Projects

• An 8th fractionator is being constructed

Other Information

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History

• 1999 - Enterprise acquired Kinder Morgan's stake
• 2002 - Enterprise acquired Chevron's stake
• 2005 - Expansion project announced
• 2005 - Enterprise signs ten year contract with Statoil
• 2009 - Southern Union and Enterprise Sign ten year Natural Gas Liquids Fractionation Agreement
• 2009 - Enterprise acquires rail & truck facilities
• 2011 - The fifth fractionator enters service
• 2012 - The sixth fractionator enters service
• 2013 - Enterprise Completes Seventh NGL Fractionator

Relevant Links

1. Enterprise Acquires Additional Interest in Mont Belvieu NGL Fractionator
2. Enterprise to Acquire ChevronTexaco's Ownership in NGL Fractionator
3. Enterprise Announces NGL Expansion Projects
4. Enterprise Signs Natural Gas Liquids Contract With Statoil
5. Southern Union and Enterprise Sign Long-Term Natural Gas Liquids Fractionation Agreement
6. Enterprise Enhances Flexibility, Efficiency of Mont Belvieu Complex With Acquisition of Rail and Truck Terminals
7. Enterprise Announces Expansion of NGL Fractionation Capacity at Mont Belvieu, Texas Complex
8. Enterprise Begins Service at New NGL Fractionator in Mont Belvieu
9. Enterprise Completes Sixth Fractionator at Mont Belvieu, Texas Complex
10. Enterprise Completes Seventh NGL Fractionator at Mont Belvieu, Texas Complex
11. Enterprise Products to Build Ethane Export Facility on Texas Gulf Coast

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