HOUSTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Enterprise Products Partners ( EPD )

on Wednesday said it received notice that the U.S.

Commerce Department intends to deny emergency requests for three

proposed cargoes of ethane exports to China.

The three cargoes of ethane to China total around 2.2

million barrels.

The pipeline and terminal operator last week said its ethane

and butane exports could be hurt by a U.S. Department of

Commerce requirement that it apply for a license to export to

China.

(Reporting by Arathy Somasekhar in Houston)