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July 20, 2014 -- Air Liquide has entered into a new long-term agreement to supply Natgasoline with 2,400 tonnes of oxygen per day. To meet the growing needs of OCI for the production of natural gas-based chemicals, Air Liquide will build a new, state-of-the-art, energy efficient Air Separation Unit (ASU) producing oxygen, nitrogen and argon. Connected to Air Liquide’s extensive pipeline network along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, allowing for high reliability of supply, the ASU is expected to be commissioned by the second half of 2016. The new Natgasoline LLC methanol plant will produce approximately 5,000 tonnes of methanol per day, making it the largest methanol production facility in the U.S. based on capacity. Large quantities of pure oxygen are required for this method of large-scale methanol production. (Source: Air Liquide)

Aug 2014 -- The single methanol plant includes:

• Primary Steam Reformer (SMR) and Auto-thermal Reformer (ATR) for syngas production
• Three methanol synthesis reactors (two parallel water-cooled reactors and one gas-cooled reactor)
• Three-column distillation train for methanol purification
• Integrated heat recovery systems for energy efficiency

(Source: US EPA)