Last December the Trump Dept. of Energy published a 45-page report called, “Natural Gas Liquids Primer: With a Focus on the Appalachian Region” (see DOE Publishes NGL Primer for Marcellus/Utica, Pushes NGL Storage). The DOE used its own data along with data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (our favorite government agency) to create an up-to-date picture of Appalachian NGL supply, demand, and infrastructure. It’s only been six months, but the DOE is back with an updated edition of the same report. Hey, things are changing fast in this space, and Team Trump is on top of those changes. What’s different between the last report and this one? The new report includes “even larger projections for ethane production from the Marcellus and Utica shale plays than previously estimated.” There’s a new section identifying R&D opportunities related to natural gas and NGLs production, conversion, and storage. Perhaps most eye-opening is this: NGLs production in the M-U region is projected to increase over 700% from 2013 to 2023. Yikes! Here’s the latest and greatest from one of the few functional government agencies in Washington…
