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Canada’s propane exports to Asia are growing, making up more than 40 per cent of exports in 2024

April 1, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 1, 2025. By Josh Eiermann Canada’s propane exports have steadily increased over the last decade, reaching record highs in 2024 as new marine [Read more]

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U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports set new records in 2024

March 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 20, 2025. By Jordan Young U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports reached record highs in 2024, according to recent data from our Petroleum Supply [Read more]

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China’s petrochemical surge is driving global oil demand growth

January 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 19, 2023. By Ciarán Healy, Oil Market Analyst Seismic shifts are taking place in the global petrochemical sector The global petrochemical industry – essential [Read more]

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Northern Petrochemical Corp to build carbon-neutral ammonia, methanol plant

November 10, 2021 Energi Staff

Northern Petrochemical Corporation announced it will build a $2.5 billion carbon-neutral ammonia and methanol production facility near Valleyview, Alberta. According to a press release from the Government of Alberta, the facility will be the first [Read more]

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AB gov’t pens deal to help develop Greenview eco-industrial area

February 10, 2020 Energi Staff

The Alberta government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tri-Municipal Industrial Partnership, or TMIP, to coordinate the development of a new eco-industrial area in Greenview, south of Grande Prairie. According to a press [Read more]

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Petrochemical products in everyday life

October 17, 2018 Energi Staff

Petrochemical products are manufactured from raw materials (oil and natural gas) to feedstocks, basic chemicals, chemical intermediates (derivatives), and ultimately final products, including plastics, rubbers, resins, synthetic fibers, adhesives, dyes, detergents, pesticides, and petroleum-derived paints and [Read more]

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Teapot refineries consider shift to petrochemical complexes

September 17, 2018 Energi Staff

Some teapot refineries located in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong are hoping to shift into petrochemicals, but analysts are concerned they will face massive challenges in logistics and funding.   Teapot refineries squeezed by increased [Read more]

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Hengli petroleum complex to feed China’s demand for ethylene

September 11, 2018 Energi Staff

Hengli has a quota to import about 400,000 barrels per day (b/d), the most of any independent refiner in China.  It has signed contracts with Sinochem to import crude and export fuels and will work [Read more]

Alberta

Alberta ready to embark on significant downstream diversification into petrochemicals, partial upgrading of bitumen

February 26, 2018 Markham Hislop

Notley Government hopes for 2 to 5 partial upgraders representing up to $5 billion in private investment Alberta plans to spend $1 billion over eight years to boost commercialization of bitumen partial upgrading technology, just one [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Time for an adult conversation about Canadian hydrocarbon, clean energy economies

January 28, 2018 Markham Hislop

Big Oil is shifting investment into expanding downstream (e.g. petrochemicals), clean energy technologies. What is Alberta waiting for? Follow the money. Always good advice, and if you want to know the direction the global energy [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Done right, Alberta energy diversification strategy could actually work

January 9, 2017 JZadmin

Alberta energy diversification should include partial bitumen upgrading, petrochemicals, expansion of oilfield services/manufacturing Economic diversification rarely works. Canadian governments have wasted many billions over the decades, chasing this or that economic flavour of the week [Read more]

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The Canadian energy conversation is stuck in the wrong century

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Find Energi Media journalism in video, audio, and essays YouTube Channel: Video energy news Substack Essays: Thoughtful Energy Journalism Energi Talks Audio Podcast Real story of this energy crisis is not supply disruption, but demand [Read more]

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