HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has begun operations at its new 100,000
barrels-per-day (BPD) natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator located at
the company's Sweeny Complex in Old Ocean, Texas. Sweeny Fractionator
One supplies purity ethane and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) to the
petrochemical industry and heating markets. It is supported by 250 miles
of new pipelines and a multimillion barrel storage cavern complex.
“The startup of Sweeny Fractionator One is a significant milestone in
the growth of our Midstream business,” said Bob Herman, executive vice
president, Midstream for Phillips 66. “We plan to add more capacity in
the future to supply our customers LPGs based on affordable North
American natural gas liquids.”
The LPGs produced at Sweeny Fractionator One are being delivered via
pipeline to local petrochemical customers as well as to the market hub
at Mont Belvieu, Texas. Phillips 66 will have the capability to place
the LPG into global markets upon completion of its 150,000 BPD Freeport
LPG Export Terminal in the second half of 2016.
Phillips 66 has a long history in the midstream business segment,
including NGL transportation, storage and fractionation. The company
owns fractionation capacity at multiple fractionators in Mont Belvieu
and Conway, Kansas.
Sweeny Fractionator One and the Freeport LPG Export Terminal represent a
combined capital investment of more than $3 billion. The new assets are
creating more than 70 full-time jobs in addition to 5,500 construction
jobs.
About Phillips 66
Phillips 66 is a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company.
With a portfolio of Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and
Specialties businesses, the company processes, transports, stores and
markets fuels and products globally. Phillips 66 Partners, the company's
master limited partnership, is an integral asset in the portfolio.
Headquartered in Houston, the company has 14,000 employees committed to
safety and operating excellence. Phillips 66 had $49 billion of assets
as of Sept. 30, 2015. For more information, visit http://www.phillips66.com
or follow us on Twitter @Phillips66Co.
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transporting our products; lack of, or disruptions in, adequate and
reliable transportation for our NGL products; and other economic,
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