US ethane cracker updates in petrochemical Q3 earnings calls
The first in a wave of US Gulf Coast ethane cracker projects is slated to start up in the Q1 of 2017. Here is a roundup of other major cracker updates.
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(Thu, 03 Nov 2016) On the afternoon of October 31, an explosion occurred on the Colonial Pipeline Line 1, which carries gasoline from the Gulf Coast to as far east and north as North Carolina and is a key supply source for several states in between and beyond. This is the second major disruption of Colonial Line 1 in less than two months.
California’s Traffic Mess
A reader calls for more funds to “help make transportation more accessible and efficient.”
U.S. summer gasoline consumption sets new high
(Wed, 02 Nov 2016) The consumption of U.S. finished motor gasoline reached a new high of 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in June 2016, surpassing the previous one-month high of 9.6 million b/d set in July 2007. U.S. gasoline consumption during summer 2016 (June through August) increased by 169,000 b/d, or 1.8%, relative to the same period in 2015. The increase in gasoline consumption was slightly lower than the increase in driving, suggesting that fuel economy improvements slightly mitigated the increase.
Kuwait Country Analysis Brief
(Wed, 02 Nov 2016) As a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Kuwait was the world's 10th-largest producer of petroleum and other liquids in 2015, and it was the fifth-largest producer of crude oil among the 14 OPEC members. Despite its relatively small geographic size (about 6,900 square miles), in terms of production, it only trailed Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates in production of petroleum and other liquids in 2015.
Drivers Descend on New Jersey Pumps for Final Hours of Cheap Gas
“I said to myself, ‘Fill the car up while you can,’” one New Yorker said before the tax rose 23 cents per gallon.
U.S. energy production, consumption has changed significantly since 1908
(Tue, 01 Nov 2016) On Tuesday, the Cleveland Indians are set to host the Chicago Cubs in game six of the 2016 Major League Baseball World Series. In the 68 years since the last title for the Cleveland Indians, and the 108 years since the last World Series title for the Chicago Cubs, energy production and consumption patterns in the United States have changed a great deal.
Fuel for Thought: Chinese refiners look outward as domestic market saturated
The dramatic transformation that China's vast refining landscape has undergone in the last year is rewriting the market dynamics for oil trade flows in Asia.
Fort Calhoun becomes fifth U.S. nuclear plant to retire in past five years
(Mon, 31 Oct 2016) The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station, located near Omaha, Nebraska, shut down on Monday, October 24, after the Omaha Public Power District voted in June to retire the plant, citing economic reasons as the main cause. With a capacity of 478 megawatts (MW), Fort Calhoun was the smallest active nuclear power plant in the United States at the time of its retirement.
Waking Up to Shorter Commutes
Transportation projects on ballots across the country are good investments for the future.