MTBE MOVEMENTS BETWEEN TEXAS GULF COAST PLANTS TO BE ENHANCED

Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. (Teppco), Houston, has begun construction of its "shuttle" pipeline, a 10-mile, 6 and 8-in. line to move methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) between producers and refiners along the Houston Ship Channel (Fig. 1a). Funding for the project has been approved, rights-of-way are secured, and procurement of materials is under way, according to Teppco. The line will flow from the western edge of Shell's refinery eastward to storage facilities at Teppco's