William Partners' Geismar olefins plant approaching full expanded production rate

23-Jun-15

William Partners L.P. has announced that its Geismar, Louisiana olefins plant is approaching its full expanded production rate. As of June 17, the plant’s ethylene production rate was at 4.63 mln lbs per day, 87% of its full expanded production rate. It should also be noted that the plant is now maximizing propylene production. With the repairs made after a local electrical outage, an expansion plant transformer re-installed and the expansion equipment now online, the plant continues to make progress each day toward its full expanded production rate. The expanded ethylene production capacity at the plant is 1.95 bln lbs per year. Williams Partners’ share of the total capacity of the expanded plant is approximately 1.7 bln lbs per year. “Our primary objective this year is to once again be a reliable supplier of olefins to our customers and we are very pleased to be progressing toward expanded production at the plant,” said John Dearborn, senior vice president, NGL & Petchem Services. “We continue our emphasis on operational discipline and maintaining the excellent safety performance demonstrated by our Geismar team throughout this expansion process.”