Enterprise to begin Ship Channel terminal expansion

Enterprise Products Partners LP said Tuesday it is beginning the $40 million Phase 2 expansion of its natural gas liquid import/export terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. The import terminal will double, from a maximum operating rate of 240,000 barrels per day to 480,000 bpd and the export terminal will grow from 140 MBPD to 160 million MBPD. The expanded terminal will have the capability to simultaneously unload two ships which typically carry up to 550,000 barrels of liquid petroleum gas.