SUGAR LAND--May 9, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) producer and transmission provider MarkWest Energy Partners LP (NYSE:MWE) reported strong gains in revenue and earnings for the first quarter of 2014, based largely on significantly stronger gathering and processing volumes--especially in the Utica and Marcellus shales, where increased activity boosted the company's processed volumes about 58%. Industrial Info is tracking more than $3.1 billion in active projects involving MarkWest.

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