U.S. Ethane Production, Consumption, Exports Set New Records 2023

The production of ethane in the U.S. --- one of several natural gas liquids (NGLs) that come out of the ground when drilling both oil and gas wells --- rose 9% in 2023 to a new record high of 2.6 million barrels per day (b/d), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Record ethane production was a result of the boom in natural gas production and the addition of two new ethane cracker plants coming online, one in Texas and the other in Pennsylvania.

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