Meuser Visits Energy Transfer Facility for Discussion and Tour

POTTSVILLE – U.S. Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) joined Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) for a roundtable discussion and tour of Energy Transfer’s Marcus Hook facility near Philadelphia this week.

Situated along the Delaware River in the Borough of Marcus Hook, the site is essential to natural gas liquids (NGLs) production, processing, and transferring products to the U.S. energy sector and the global marketplace.

“Pennsylvania plays a prominent role in powering our country,” Meuser stated. “This facility is part of a network that allows for the safe, clean distribution of several products that are utilized by businesses and families. The partnerships on display during our visit show the potential for these necessary sources in creating energy independence here, which will in turn improve our economy while creating good-paying, family-sustaining jobs. As a representative in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region, I have seen the dramatic impact that homegrown energy can have on our communities.”

The Marcus Hook facility, at the former Sunoco oil refinery on the Delaware River, is one of the premiere hubs for natural gas liquids on the East Coast, utilizing the Mariner East pipeline system for safe delivery of energy to consumers. The facility has built new processing units, including an ethane/propane splitter, along with ethane and propane chilling and refrigerated storage. Since 2013, the company has built six tanks storing approximately three million barrels of propane, ethane, and butane to support the Mariner East pipeline system, in addition to the existing storage capacity of two million barrels in underground caverns.

In addition, Energy Transfer has also constructed a fractionator at the facility, used to process natural gas liquids (NGLs) that are transported along the Mariner East pipeline system from Western Pennsylvania.     

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