SUGAR LAND--July 2, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The prolific Eagle Ford Shale has been a hotbed of drilling and development for the past several years as access to its oil has improved. While its primary products have been on the lighter side, including natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and light crude oil/condensate, its proximity to the Gulf Coast has given refiners in the region access to a nearby, and thereby inexpensive, source of crude. As such, midstream companies have rushed to develop more pipeline infrastructure that takes those hydrocarbons into the refiners' and gas processers' backyards.

Within this article: Details on the Eagle Ford Shale's takeaway capacity, including projects from Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) and Plains All American Pipeline L.P (NYSE:PAA).

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