Thursday, September 24, 2015
…Northern Tier Energy LP (Tempe, Ariz.) said Sept. 17 that its St. Paul Park, Minn. refinery will be taking the No. 2 crude unit down for unplanned maintenance. As a result of the maintenance, Northern Tier expects crude oil throughput for the third quarter will average between 86,000 and 90,000 bbld…
…U.S. LPG exports to China rose from 5.9 MMbbl in the first quarter of 2015 to 8.7 MMbbl in the second quarter, peaking at 3.3 MMbbl in April before slipping to 2.4 MMbbl in May and then rebounding to 3 MMbbl in June. Those volumes outpaced exports to Canada and Mexico, historically the top two export destinations. China’s LPG import demand has surged as propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants have come online, with U.S. supplies soaring to 14.6 MMbbl in the first half of 2015 from nearly zero at the same time in 2013…
…U.S. LPG exports to China rose from 5.9 MMbbl in the first quarter of 2015 to 8.7 MMbbl in the second quarter, peaking at 3.3 MMbbl in April before slipping to 2.4 MMbbl in May and then rebounding to 3 MMbbl in June. Those volumes outpaced exports to Canada and Mexico, historically the top two export destinations. China’s LPG import demand has surged as propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants have come online, with U.S. supplies soaring to 14.6 MMbbl in the first half of 2015 from nearly zero at the same time in 2013…
