Praxair Announces Contract with Pasadena Refining

02-Jun-2006

Praxair, Inc. announced a long-term agreement with Pasadena Refining System, Inc. to provide hydrogen to its Pasadena, Texas, refinery starting in April 2007. The hydrogen will be supplied from Praxair's existing 310-mile Gulf Coast hydrogen system. Praxair's hydrogen pipeline system, is connected to a substantial portion of refining capacity on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Praxair's Gulf Coast hydrogen supply capability will be approximately 700 million cubic feet per day (1,000,000 cubic meters per hour) upon start-up of new capacity later this year.

Demand for Praxair's hydrogen on the U.S. Gulf Coast is expected to increase by 15% to 20% per year through 2010 based on refiners' needs to comply with Environmental Protection Agency regulations and the increasing volumes of high-sulfur crude oil being processed by refineries. Hydrogen removes sulfur from gasoline and other fuels during the refining process.

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