The equipment will be located adjacent to the partnership’s Cedar Bayou Fractionator (CBF) which is currently being expanded in Mont Belvieu, Texas.
The new equipment will operate in conjunction with the partnership’s existing natural gasoline hydrotreater. The new integrated sulfur and benzene removal facility supports compliance with the EPA mandated reduction of sulfur and benzene levels in motor gasoline.
Rene Joyce, CEO of Targa Resources Partners’ general partner and of Targa Resources, said: “This project is another example of the attractive, fee-based investment opportunities that exist within the partnership’s downstream business. We are pleased to expand our existing business relationship with Marathon with this new treating service.”
The partnership expects the benzene treating facility to be operational during the fourth quarter of 2011, subject to regulatory approvals.
