Clean-air legislation will buoy U. S. gas processing

This paper reports on the effects of recent U.S. clean-air legislation on NGL demand and pricing. Demand for all NGL products will be firm throughout the 1990s. Increased requirements for butane as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) feedstock will strengthen butane prices. Higher base-load requireme...

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal 1991-07, Vol.89:29
Main Authors: Haun, R.R., Ellington, E.E., Otto, K.W.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
03 NATURAL GAS
030600 - Natural Gas- Economic, Industrial, & Business Aspects
030800 - Natural Gas- Environmental Aspects
031000 - Natural Gas- Legislation & Regulations
ALKANES
DEMAND
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY DEMAND
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ETHANE
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASOLINE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LAWS
LEGISLATION
LIQUID FUELS
LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PRICES
PROPANE
REGULATIONS
US CLEAN AIR ACT
USA
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Summary:This paper reports on the effects of recent U.S. clean-air legislation on NGL demand and pricing. Demand for all NGL products will be firm throughout the 1990s. Increased requirements for butane as methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) feedstock will strengthen butane prices. Higher base-load requirements for propane in new NGL-based olefin plants will also have a positive impact on propane prices.
ISSN:0030-1388