Energy Transfer LP announced plans to expand its Nederland NGL Export Terminal in response to increasing customer demand for natural gas liquids (NGLs). The project will add 240,000 barrels per day (bpd) of ethane export capacity and an additional 55,000 bpd of LPG export capacity. Notably, all of the new ethane export capacity has already been secured through long-term agreements extending into the 2040s.
Since launching ethane exports from the Nederland facility in 2021, Energy Transfer has exported more than 430 million barrels of ethane. The latest expansion reflects continued growth in global demand for NGLs and further strengthens the company’s integrated wellhead-to-water infrastructure network. The development is expected to enhance Energy Transfer’s position as a leading supplier of North American energy products to international markets.
As part of the expansion, the company will increase capacity on its Mont Belvieu-to-Nederland NGL export pipeline to support the additional refrigeration facilities. Energy Transfer also plans to construct two new NGL ship docks to accommodate increased export volumes. In addition, previously announced expansions of refrigerated propane and butane storage tanks at Nederland—to 1.2 million barrels and 0.8 million barrels, respectively—are expected to be operational during the first half of 2027. Together with the facility’s existing 1.3 million-barrel refrigerated ethane storage tank, these assets will provide the largest refrigerated storage capacity for each product category among US Gulf Coast export terminals.
The expansion project is scheduled to be commissioned in phases beginning in 2028. Following the anticipated completion of the new ship docks in mid-2029, refrigerated NGL export capacity at Nederland is expected to exceed 1.25 million bpd. When combined with the 420,000 bpd export capacity of the Marcus Hook NGL Export Facility following its own expansion in 2027, Energy Transfer’s total refrigerated NGL export capacity is projected to reach approximately 1.7 million bpd.
Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified energy infrastructure companies in the United States, operating approximately 140,000 miles of pipelines and related assets across 44 states. The company’s portfolio includes natural gas gathering, transportation and storage systems, crude oil and refined product transportation networks, NGL transportation and terminalling assets, and NGL fractionation facilities. Energy Transfer also maintains significant ownership interests in Sunoco LP, SunocoCorp LLC, and USA Compression Partners, further strengthening its presence across the North American energy value chain.
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