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Monday, November 10, 2014

Sunoco Logistics moves forward with $2.5B Marcellus Pipeline

Sunoco Logistics Partners has green-lighted plans to build a pipeline that will carry natural gas liquid from the Marcellus and Utica shale areas in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Eastern Ohio to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, according to a company statement.

The company, a master limited partnership formed by Sunoco parent Energy Transfer Partners, announced it will invest $2.5 billion in Mariner East 2. The Philadelphia company announced they have sufficient commitment from shippers for the new pipeline.

Mariner East 2 is expected to carry up to 275,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids such as propane, butane and ethane, quadrupling the amount moving through the Philly area, the statement said.

For Mariner East 2, the logistics firm said it plans to construct a pipeline from processing and fractionation complexes in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Eastern Ohio for transport to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex.

Sunoco said it plans to build new facilities at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex to store, chill, process and distribute propane, butane and ethane for distribution to local, domestic and international markets. It also plans to plans to offer intrastate and interstate movements to meet the demands of various markets.

Mariner East 2 is expected to be compete by the end of 2016, subject to regulatory and permit approvals, according to the statement.

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