Enterprise to proceed with ATEX ethane pipeline expansion

Enterprise Products Partners LP will proceed with an expansion of its Appalachia-to-Texas (ATEX) ethane pipeline based on commitments received during a recent binding open season (OGJ Online, Aug. 26, 2019).

The 1,200-mile ATEX pipeline transports ethane from the Marcellus-Utica basin of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio to EPP’s natural gas liquids storage complex in Mont Belvieu, Tex.

The current capacity of ATEX is 145,000 b/d. EPP is evaluating expansion alternatives that would add 45,000 b/d of incremental capacity through improvements and modifications to existing infrastructure. The expanded capacity is expected to be available by 2022.