What are the specific capacity expansion figures for ethane and LPG exports at Energy Transfer’s Nederland terminal, and when will operations begin?

Energy Transfer’s Nederland, Texas terminal will expand ethane export capacity by 240,000 barrels/day and LPG export capacity by 55,000 barrels/day; all additional ethane capacity is fully committed under long-term agreements extending into the 2040s, and staged operations will commence at the beginning of 2028.

Why are US midstream companies like Energy Transfer expanding NGL export capacity despite flat domestic demand?

Midstream companies are expanding NGL export capacity due to rising US domestic supplies—driven by oil wells (especially in the Permian basin) increasingly yielding more natural gas and NGLs than oil—and strong foreign demand, particularly from Asian steam crackers that benefit from lower-cost US ethane and LPG feedstocks compared to naphtha, especially after Middle East supply disruptions widened the margin advantage.

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