Chinese company mulls huge methanol plant in Texas

摘要

CHINA-BASED Fund Connell USA Energy and Chemical Investment Corporation is considering Shoal Point, Texas as the site for a $4.5-bn methanol facility. If constructed, the facility could produce up to 7.2-mtpa of methanol and would be one of the largest methanol facilities in the world. The company has leased the site at Shoal Point for assessment and has commenced engineering pre-design and feasibility studies with plans to make a final decision during the second quarter of 2015. If the company decides to invest in the Shoal Point site, it would also construct a deep-sea marine export terminal. In addition, the project would include a fleet of tankers to run a continual route from the Gulf of Mexico to China.