KEY LEARNING GOALS:
• RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Justifying the business case for investing in Marcellus shale gas & NGL infrastructure by weighing the costs against the current market demand

• NGL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT:
Examining strategies for developing NGL infrastructure in the Marcellus, focusing on:
o Solutions for upgrading local fractionation capacity
o Opportunities for building cracker plants in the Marcellus
o Converting existing methane pipelines to ethane pipelines

• ETHANE MARKETS: Evaluating local and national markets for Marcellus ethane and understanding the plans of different potential customers for creating the demand to meet the supply boom

• UPGRADING TAKEAWAY CAPACITY: Benchmarking strategies for upgrading takeaway capacity as well as gathering systems and storage in the Marcellus

• E&P PERSPECTIVE: Understanding producers’ intentions for building out their own infrastructure and their strategies for processing high BTU content gas

• PERMITTING: Defining the information needed by and the relationship between regulatory bodies to work towards expediting permits