Mont Belvieu LDH Propane Price Today OPIS (BO=F)
2023.03.04 04:42
Mont Belvieu is a city in Texas, United States, that is located in Chambers and Liberty counties. It is on State Highway 146, just north of Interstate 10. At the 2020 census, 7,654 people lived there, up nearly 100% from 3,835 in 2010.
The largest underground storage facility for liquified petroleum gas in the United States is located there. The Mont Belvieu market is the primary driver of the US LPG market pricing indicator, which is reported daily by the US Energy Administration.
Henry Griffith and his wife, Amelia Barrow, both from Louisiana, were the area’s first permanent settlers. Henry was a cattle rancher who used all of Mont Belvieu as pasture for their cattle at one point. The subsequent settlers, led by Amos Barber, established the second settlement. Griffith sold the title to the land that is now known as Mont Belvieu after years of owning it all.
Henry Griffith passed away and was buried without a tombstone; Amelia came shortly after. There is a rumor that Amelia was buried just down the hill from their former home, and a memorial has been erected at the site of an old oak tree.
Soon, the expansion of local industries came with mixed results. In 1960, 1964, and 1965, there were serious accidents at pipelines and petrochemical plants. A 1985 explosion at one of the plants posed a threat to the city’s entire salt dome, which had recently been used to store liquid petroleum gas. This prompted a series of attempts by the town’s residents to get the petrochemical companies to buy out the homes near their plants.
A dozen petrochemical companies had bought out about 200 families by 1990. The community was rebuilt two miles east of where it was in 1985 with the assistance of these local businesses. A new city hall, several brand-new churches, and the relocated Barbers Hill ISD schools were among the structures constructed at the new location. Numerous “mom & pop” stores and multiple subdivisions can be found in this area, which serves as the residential area’s central hub.
Along Texas State Highway 146, north of Interstate 10, a second core was built to the south of the original city; This core is primarily based on hotel, gas station, and fast food restaurant commercial services for Interstate 10 travelers. The city’s former location, which is now known as “the hill,” is what connects the two cores. Most of it is made up of offices for petrochemical companies and cement slabs from the old city.
