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Then came the shale revolution, and with it a flood of natural gas liquids including ethane, which are considered a sometimes annoying byproduct by gas drillers but a vital feedstock to manufacturers like Georgia Gulf.
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Fossett will use a bigger balloon this time, and control its altitude by working a propane ethane burner.
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But today, companies with access to feed stocks that are associated with the production of natural gas, such as propane and ethane, will see a boost in their performance.
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Like Chesapeake, Range Resources is reducing its number of rigs in the northeast gas-rich portion of Marcellus next year, from 4 rigs to 1, with a refocus of capital on liquids-rich (ethane and propane) and oil projects.
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Though no one admits as much even a mild cynic might suspect that it is illegal because ethane-to-ethanol is cheaper than corn-to-ethanol, and much cheaper as ethane prices collapse.
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