不久的将来,北美生产商就可以不再为页岩油气开发带来的乙烷供过于求问题而烦恼了。日前,美国富国银行的预测报告指出,两三年内将有7个世界级的乙烷裂解装置投入运行,从而消化掉北美过剩的乙烷。2016年,北美乙烷供应将趋紧,2017年,将出现乙烷缺口。将乙烷从天然气凝析液中分离出来销售并不具备经济性,因此, In the near future North American producers will no longer have to worry about the oversupply of ethane from shale oil and gas development. A few days ago, the prediction made by Wells Fargo Bank pointed out that in the next two to three years, there will be seven world-class ethane cracker put into operation to digest the excess of ethane in North America. In 2016, the supply of ethane in North America will become tight, and in 2017, there will be an ethane gap. It is not economical to sell ethane from natural gas condensate. Therefore,