The ethane will be transported to an existing East Coast facility where Sunoco Logistics will construct refrigerated ethane storage facilities. The ethane will then be transported by sea to markets in the Gulf Coast.
MarkWest Energy Partners transports and processes natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil in the southwest, Gulf coast and northeast regions of the United States. Sunoco Logistics Partners owns and operates refined products and crude oil pipelines and terminal facilities in northeast, midwest and southwest of the US.