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NGL Supply Company is moving ahead with the construction of a fractionation facility in Bulls Gap.

The announcement – made through the NGL Supply subsidiary, NGL Supply Terminals Company – indicates the project will involve an investment exceeding $10 million and will represent a significant upgrade in East Tennessee’s energy supply.

“I want to thank NGL Supply Co. LTD for choosing Hawkins County. Hawkins County Industrial Development Board is looking forward to working with them and we welcome them to our community,” said Larry Elkins, chairman of the Hawkins County Industrial Board. “We are grateful to NGL Supply Co. Ltd. for its commitment and investment in Hawkins County and wish them much success.”

The fractionation plant will receive y-grade liquids primarily from Eco-Energy’s Rogersville plant.

Y-grade liquids are a by-product of natural gas production and crude oil refining. NGL Supply will then process this material and split out the ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.

These low carbon, cost effective materials are essential for power generation, home heating and as gasoline blend stocks as well as many other uses. This facility will fractionate approximately 2,000 barrels per day of y-grade.

The plant is scheduled to be in operation by the first quarter of next year.

NGL Supply Co. Ltd. has been providing natural gas liquids to customers across North America for over 50 years and is a leader in the transportation and distribution of gas liquids throughout North America.

Every year, the NGL team facilitates the delivery of 100,000 trucks to over 900 different cities, Its fleet of 2,600 rail cars travel over 40 million miles to make 25,000 deliveries.

NGL Supply Co. officials said in a release that they are looking forward to working with many of the local energy suppliers in Hawkins County and the surrounding counties to help them provide the energy needed to residents and businesses in the East Tennessee region.