An EPA plan for tighter limits on toxic chemicals in plastic waste may be a preview of how it could regulate feedstocks for chemical recycling. This post appeared first on Plastics News.
Read More...Two weeks ago, MDN editor Jim Willis offered the opinion that PTT Global Chemical is not going to build an ethane cracker plant in Belmont County (see Facing Reality – PTT Ohio Cracker Plant Project is Dead). He backed up his opinion with observations and facts to support it. On Tuesday, the Belmont County Township…
Read More...Funny how a couple of miles can make all the difference. In West Deer, a township in Allegheny County, PA (near Pittsburgh), Olympus Energy faces organized opposition to every project it proposes. Some Olympus well pads get approved, and some don’t. Every Olympus pad is vigorously opposed by anti-fossil fuelers. Yet in the township immediately…
Read More...The old Energy Harbor coal-fired power plant in Pleasants County, WV, which had been offline since June 1 and was scheduled to be demolished, has roared back to life under new ownership. Omnis Fuel Technologies invested $800 million to restart operations at the plant, which is now back online and producing electricity. Omnis’ plan is…
Read More...UGI, a diversified energy company with midstream (pipeline) operations in the Marcellus and one of PA’s largest utility companies, is looking to sell or spin off its propane subsidiary into a new company. UGI’s propane subsidiary is AmeriGas, the nation’s largest retail propane marketer, serving nearly 1.3 million customers in all 50 states from approximately…
Read More...Last week, MDN told you about the third and final public hearing held by the Pennsylvania House Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Task Force (see Chester Residents Oppose Philly LNG Export Project at Final Hearing). The Task Force was established by law in early 2022 to study how to establish Philadelphia LNG exports to international…
Read More...Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the “big bend” region of Florida on the morning of Aug. 30 as a Category 3 storm, then lost speed as it crossed the state, downgrading to a Category 1 as it pushed into Georgia, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and reducing power and natural gas…
Read More...A couple of major changes to alert you to at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). The PUC is the public utility commission in Pennsylvania. The PUC has five commissioners appointed by the Governor with the consent of the state Senate. The PUC oversees public utility and services operations in the Commonwealth, in sectors including…
Read More...Pathocracy Has Arrived with Climate Politics Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … We are living in a pathocracy when it comes to climate politics, all of which is about enriching already rich corporatists who would destroy everything. Pathocracy was described by Polish psychiatrist Andrew Lobaczewski as ‘a system of government wherein a small
Read More...Natural gas trade associations recently called out the Biden administration for their overreaching and unrealistic proposed rule on gas pipeline leak detection and repair that would place an undue burden on operators who are already committed to reducing emissions. Reminder: Following the rules announcement in May, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) hosted
Read More...The Inflation Reduction Act kicked off a flurry of carbon capture and storage projects around the U.S. But the nascent CCS sector faces tough regulatory and profitability challenges on its road to growth. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...DT Midstream’s Haynesville Shale LEAP Phase 1 expansion increased the throughput capacity from 1 Bcf/d to 1.3 Bcf/d. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...ChampionX Corp. announced today its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.085 per share on the company’s common stock. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Kinder Morgan on Aug. 30 said its Port Manatee, Port Sutton and Tampaplex terminals in Florida sustained minimal damage due to Hurricane Idalia, and that it was also planning to shut its Charleston area terminals later in the day. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...In this Hart Energy LIVE exclusive interview, Chevron’s Vanessa Ryan, the manager of methane reduction, tells Hart Energy’s Nissa Darbonne the different ways Chevron is collaborating on methane reduction. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
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