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WPZ Geismar Plant Still Not Up To Full Capacity Due To Transformer FailureWilliams Partners’ Geismar Base Plant Consistently Producing Ethylene; Full Expanded Production Expected in June
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ) today announced its Geismar, La. olefins plant resumed consistent operations in late March and is expected to produce ethylene at the base plants production rate through May. The process to achieve its full expanded production rate will be ongoing through June.
The expanded plant was ramping up when a new transformer that supplied power to a plant expansion compressor unexpectedly failed. The transformer is being repaired at the original manufacturers facility. The plant continues to improve production rates due to the ability to use equipment installed as part of the plants expansion. The plants expanded production rate is expected to be reached shortly after the repaired transformer is re-installed.
Base ethylene production capacity at the plant is 1.35 billion pounds per year and the expanded capacity is 1.95 billion pounds per year. Williams Partners share of the total capacity of the expanded plant is approximately 1.7 billion pounds per year.
The partnership will provide an update on the status of the plants operations during a scheduled April 30 investor conference call. |
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