Enterprise Mont Belvieu Unit Flares Hydrocarbons


   
   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) --Enterprise Products Operating reported an emissions 
event at the Splitter III Unit at its1.2 million bpd Enterprise East facility 
in Mont Belvieu, Texas, following an overpressure incident, according to a 
filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

   The release occurred after elevated ambient temperatures caused the unit's 
overhead tower to overpressure, prompting hydrocarbons to be routed to the West 
Flare.

   The event began at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Saturday (8/22) and lasted 
approximately 10 hours, ending around midnight, according to the initial filing.

    During that period, the facility released an estimated 3,770 pounds of 
propylene, 320 pounds of carbon monoxide, 210 pounds of nitrogen oxides, and 29 
pounds of propane, exceeding permitted hourly limits.

   Enterprise, the largest NGL fractionation hub in the U.S., said it followed 
"good engineering practices" to ensure the vented hydrocarbons were properly 
combusted at the flare.




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