New Processing and Fractionation Infrastructure Planned for Butler County

The Wall Street Journal reported that MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. recently announced that a new cryogenic processing facility called Bluestone II will be commenced in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The new facility will increase the processing capacity for Marcellus producers in northwest Pennsylvania to 210 million cubic feet per day. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. is involved in gathering, processing and transporting natural gas and the fractionation, storage and marketing of natural gas liquids.