EC 200-814-8
Also known as 乙烷.
chemXplore tracks 16 projects involving ethane, of which 13 are active.
10 use it as feedstock and 6 produce it.
9 new construction, 3 expansion, and 1 revamp / retrofit.
1 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.
Owners and developers: QatarEnergy (3), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Group (2), Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LLC (2), KazMunayGas (2), Baltic Chemical Plant LLC (1), Borouge Group International (1)
Investors: QatarEnergy (2), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Group (1), China National Petroleum Corporation (1), ConocoPhillips Company (1), Eni S.p.A. (1), Eurasian Development Bank (1)
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 12 of these 13 projects For subscribers
Ten-year run of transatlantic ethane imports secured Grangemouth's feedstock for ethylene production; over 400 shipments, major infrastructure and fleet growth underpin resilience.
LR1-class naphtha carrier (89,500 m³) with ~30% CO₂ reduction; four-vessel series to cover 40–50% of naphtha imports; Bold Future due Jan 2027.
Units move to stabilise refining volumes, raise new‑materials output and upgrade product mix while pushing structural adjustment under the 'one base, two wings, three chains, four new' pattern.
Revenue +23.7% to 5,568 bln tenge; EBITDA +45% to 1,655 bln; net profit +69.1% to 904 bln; net debt rose to 983 bln tenge as cash/deposits declined.
Greenfield straddle facility to process up to 750 million cubic feet/day of gas, extracting NGLs from the Yellowhead Pipeline; start-up targeted for late 2029.
Q2 adjusted EBITDA THB 26.932bn; ethane imports from the US due 2029; portfolio shift to 70:30 specialty by 2030; USD 300m EBITDA uplift target by 2030.
Reinforces integrated petrochemical core, starts ethane imports in 2029, shifts toward higher‑value Specialty and Green & Bio, and expands Map Ta Phut as a regional hub.
EPC for fifth NGL fractionation unit, sweetening and storage at Ruwais; 23,000 t/d (~8 Mtpa) output; completion scheduled for 2030.
Strong H1 profits and cash flow; Q2 free cash flow hit by $13.6bn working-capital build. Dividend declared and key upstream/gas projects on track for 2026–27 completion.
2D (900 km) and 3D (300 km2) seismic work ahead of a 7,000 m ultra‑deep well; 1.25 MMtpa PE plant >34% complete; Aktobe output target 800 Kt by 2028; CCUS working group proposed.
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