EPIC Purity Ethane Pipeline

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EPIC Purity Ethane Pipeline is an natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline in Texas, United States.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from EPIC's planned Robestown, Texas fractionator and terminates at the Markham, Texas HGL storage hub.[1][2]

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Project details

  • Operator:
  • Owner: EPIC Y-Grade, LP[1][3]
  • Parent company: Ares Management; Chevron; FS Investments
  • Capacity: 120,000 barrels per day[1]
  • Length: 131 miles[1]
  • Diameter: 12 inches[1]
  • Status: Operating[4]
  • Start year: 2020[1]

Background

According to June 2020 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the purity line, which carries pure ethane, originates at EPIC's planned Robestown, Texas fractionator and terminates at the Markham, Texas HGL storage hub.[1]

The project began operations in the third quarter of 2020.[4] The ethane pipeline connects to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, an ExxonMobil and SABIC joint venture.[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Petroleum & Other Liquids, Movements, Energy Information Administration, June 4, 2020
  2. National Energy and Petrochemical Map , FracTracker, February 28, 2020
  3. 3.0 3.1 "EPIC Y-Grade Completes NGL, Ethane Pipeline System from Corpus Christi to Sweeny, Texas". pgjonline.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Petroleum & Other Liquids, Movements, Energy Information Administration, December 10, 2020

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