U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, that in 2022 saw strong interest from buyers abroad willing to lock themselves into long-term contracts, this year face a more reluctant buy side...
The United States will have added around 64 million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas export capacity once the first wave of construction is completed in about two years, according to Industrial Info Resources.
Total project cost estimates for a typical 1.5 million ton-per-annum ethane cracker on the U.S. Gulf Coast rose 2.5% in the first nine months of 2016, according to Petrochemical Update’s third-quarter U.S. Ethylene Plant Construction Costs Quarterly Update.
As plants and crackers in the U.S. become ever larger and more expensive, project leaders can take early steps to reduce the risk of overruns, as Petrochemical Update has heard from three people with experience handling mega-projects.
Total project cost estimates for a typical 1.5 million tonne per annum (mtpa) ethane cracker on the U.S. Gulf Coast are up 1.75% in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter, according to Petrochemical Update’s U.S. Ethylene Plant...
The market will have absorbed the additional supply of polyethylene from the first wave of U.S. Gulf Coast petrochemical projects by the time Shell Chemicals' ethane and derivatives complex in Beaver County, Pennsylvania comes on stream in the early...
Prioritizing small-capex downstream projects can be as complex as for large projects, and small-project owners should focus on seeking the highest-value opportunities, Shawn Hansen, manager of capital project consulting for Asset Performance Networks (AP-...
