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$1.3B methanol plant slated for South Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol (SLM) CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 The South Louisiana Methanol site will be the largest of its kind in North America. James Parish. ZEEP) and New Zealand-based Todd Corp.

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Juniper GTL to invest $100M to retrofit plant to new small-scale GTL facility in Louisiana

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Juniper GTL LLC President Vianney Valès announced the company will invest $100 million to renovate a dormant steam methane reformer in the Westlake, Louisiana area and convert it to a natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility, producing waxes, drilling fluids, diesel and naphtha. Earlier post.).

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NuStar, EOG Resources to build rail offloading facility in Louisiana for expanded transportation and storage of shale play crudes

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NuStar Logistics, EOG Resources Rail Yard (Louisiana) LLC and EOG Resources Marketing, Inc. The rail project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2012, and the tanks are expected to be completed and in service in May 2012. both subsidiaries of EOG Resources, Inc.) NuStar Energy L.P.

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Air Products to Build World-Scale Hydrogen Plant at Monsanto Facility in Louisiana

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Air Products has signed a long-term supply contract with Monsanto Company to build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto’s Luling, Louisiana Roundup facility. The new hydrogen plant is scheduled to be on-stream in January 2012. Tom Wendahl, manager-Tonnage Gases, East Gulf Coast Area for Air Products.

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Nissan launching upgraded 2012 LEAF in new US markets

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is expanding availability of the all-electric Nissan LEAF to US consumers, upgraded for the 2012 model year. Equipped with additional standard equipment including quick charging and cold-weather features, the 2012 LEAF now will also be available for order in the Southeastern United States and Illinois. Nissan North America Inc.

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EIA: US Gulf Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by merchant suppliers

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Between 2012 and 2017, consumption of hydrogen sourced from merchant suppliers increased from about 1,750 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to 2,200 MMcf/d, a 25% increase. Between 2012 and 2017, Us Gulf Coast petroleum refineries increased hydrocracking capacity by 50%, with a similar increase in distillate production.

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Praxair expands Gulf Coast hydrogen supply capabilities; new agreements with Valero

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is expanding its hydrogen capacity in Texas and Louisiana and extending its Mississippi River corridor hydrogen pipeline system under long-term supply agreements for 270 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) with Valero Energy Corporation. In Louisiana, Praxair is installing a new, 135 million scfd hydrogen plant at Valero’s St.

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