Natural Gas Liquids Methane and ethane may account for up to 75 percent of raw natural gas composition. Methane • Electrical generation • Domestic heating and cooking • Vehicle fuel (compressed natural gas or CNG) CHS supplies these three products to customers. Transported via shared pipelines, railcars and trucks, they head to a variety of industries and retailers. CHS secures exclusive “keep dry” agreements with gas plants and refineries to handle NGL output and input needs. Ethane • Plastics, plastic films, cleaning products and fertilizer • Fruit ripening • Cryogenic refrigeration systems Butane • Gasoline blending • Fuel gas • Aerosol spray propellant • Cigarette lighters and cordless hair irons Condensates • Motor fuels • Denaturant for ethanol production • Chemical processes Nonenergy products nitrogen • carbon dioxide • hydrogen sulfide • helium Propane • Heating for rural homes, businesses and livestock buildings • Engine fuel for generators, lawn mowers, forklifts, irrigation motors and autogas vehicles • Appliances, grain dryers, flame weeding equipment, portable stoves/grills and hot air balloons Source: Canadian Centre for Energy Information PR O P The United States recently shifted from being a propane importer to a propane exporter. Hydraulic fracturing technology and horizontal drilling advances have unlocked natural gas supplies in the nation’s shale formations. The shale gas revolution has more than doubled North Dakota’s propane output. A NE PRODUCTIO N B HE R CHS is one of the top five U.S. propane wholesalers. Company-owned propane rail terminals, railcars and pressurized transports, plus leased storage facilities and industry partnerships, mean CHS Propane can buy 365 days a year, store product until seasonal demand kicks in and ship from nearly every pipeline in North America. E, E TH RE, EVERY W H E ER OM O SEE MORE Watch a video at bit.ly/1zWjIiE. Your CHS Connection 17