Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to Pennsylvania for exceeding emissions limits at its Beaver County cracker plant. The post Shell agrees to pay Pennsylvania $10M for exceeding emissions limits at cracker plant appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter. This post appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter.
Read More...Pennsylvania regulators cited Shell Chemicals Appalachia LLC for exceeding its emissions limits after operations began at its ethane cracker plant. The post Pa. DEP cites Shall cracker plant for emissions violations appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter. This post appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter.
Read More...After nearly a decade of construction, Shell’s ethane cracker plant near Pittsburgh is now in operation. The post Shell’s ethane cracker begins operations in western Pa. appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter. This post appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter.
Read More...Shell Chemical Appalachia’s cracker plant in Beaver County is expected to contribute $3.7 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy annually, according to a study prepared by Robert Morris University. When the plant becomes operational, which is expected in 2022, the study estimates $132 million in direct labor income from the 600 jobs directly created by the plant
Read More...Shell’s massive ethane crack plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, will be fully operational in 2022, the company announced last week, according to the Observer-Reporter. The recent announcement was the first time the company targeted a launch date more specific than “the early 2020s.” The $6-$10 billion project has been in the works for almost a
Read More...Workers have finished erecting major parts of the plant, but some 6,000 electricians, pipefitters and welders are still working to connect the pieces and finish the project, according to Michael Marr, business integration lead for Shell Appalachia. Marr recently addressed attendees at Utica Summit VII on Thursday, providing an update on Shell’s petrochemical plant being
Read More...The petrochemical companies who have proposed building a billion-dollar ethane cracker plant on a 500-acre tract of land in Belmont County, Ohio, have finally reached a settlement agreement with environmental groups in regards to air pollution controls, according to Ohio Valley Resources. It wasn’t long after the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued an air permit
Read More...Congressman Bill Johnson recently visited Shell’s $6 billion cracker plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, according to 33 WYTV. Following his tour last week, the congressman said he said the plant will have a huge impact on local energy needs. Additionally, he believes about 6,000 people could be working on the Monaca construction site by the
Read More...President Donald Trump visited the soon-to-be-completed Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Monaca Tuesday, hailing the plant as an example of US energy dominance, according to FOX 40. The petrochemicals plant is located in Monaca, just outside of Pittsburgh. It is scheduled to be finished early next year, and will focus on producing plastic made from
Read More...In a series of statements and news reports last week, state officials announced Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem dropped its plans to build a $4 billion ethane cracker in northern West Virginia, according to Kallanish Energy. Reports of a possible ethane cracker being constructed in northern West Virginia have circulated since 2013 when the company first
Read More...Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals was selected by Thai petrochemical giant PTT Global Chemical to build the Belmont County ethane cracker plant on a former coal-fired power plant in Mead Township, according to Shale Ohio. The company is also building a Shell cracker in Monaca, Pennsylvania. With two large ethane cracker plants being constructed in
Read More...Daniel B. Markind, Esq.Flaster Greenberg PC West Virginia’s Governor vetoed a strong bipartisan supported bill to plug up nearly 4000 abandoned oil and natural gas wells. Why? To support coal? West Virginia Governor Jim Justice made one of the most curious gubernatorial moves in recent years recently, when he vetoed a bill that would have directed
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