[ConservativeDude]

right. thanks.

I hear that ethane is now used in electric power generation? do you know anything about that?

[thackney]

I hear that ethane is now used in electric power generation? do you know anything about that?

I do not believe that is true. If you find any article discussing it, I would appreciate the link.

[thackney]

And I should have searched before I replied.

http://www.ogfj.com/articles/print/volume-11/issue-10/features/stranded-ethane-can-power-gas-turbines.html

This is a case where there is not enough pipeline capacity to get the ethane to “market”. When the volume is sufficient, the pipelines will be built. If you can get the ethane to the petrochem market, it is more valuable as a feedstock, than its BTU content for fuel.

[thackney]

And more point on the same subject, when there is a large, new source of ethane in a region that did not have it before, sometimes the market will come to the supply.

Thailand & Japan Partner to Build 3rd Big Marcellus Ethane Cracker
http://marcellusdrilling.com/2014/09/thailand-japan-partner-to-build-3rd-big-marcellus-ethane-cracker/

Shell Chooses Beaver County, PA For Ethane Cracker Plant
http://www.marcellusconnection.com/archives/909

Infrastructure Projects Connect Marcellus Shale To Ethane, NGL Markets
http://www.aogr.com/magazine/cover-story/infrastructure-projects-connect-marcellus-shale-to-ethane-ngl-markets