Sunday, April 13, 2025

U.S. Shale Spurs Ethane Infrastructure Growth in UK, USA

Ethane, one of the natural gas liquids (NGLs), is a byproduct of natural gas production. Ethane is used as petrochemical feedstock and is key in making polyethylene—plastic. Ethane is also used in the production of products like antifreeze and detergents. Ethane prices in the U.S. have dropped with the abundance of gas coming out of the U.S. shale basins. The

Colorado Ballot Initiatives 88, 89 Pulled Today

Initiatives 88 and 89 have been officially withdrawn, Governor John Hickenlooper announced at the Colorado state capitol on August 4, 2014. Representative Jared Polis, the leader of the initiatives, reached a compromise with the governor earlier on the Aug. 4 deadline to submit signatures associated with the ballot measures. The initiatives had reportedly collected more than 200,000 signatures and Polis