The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is reporting ethane production reached a new monthly record high of 2.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in April 2023. EIA said increased natural gas and ethane production in the Permian Basin is the main reason. But don’t overlook the Marcellus/Utica! Our region has routinely hit new highs for…
Read More...On February 14, 2022, Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals, L.P. (ETMT) applied to expand the company’s ethane chilling capacity at the Marcus Hook Terminal (MHT) from approximately 75,000 barrels per day (bpd) to approximately 85,000 bpd. Because the facility is located in a so-called Environmental Justice (EJ) area, the DEP is conducting an even more…
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...We’ll say aloud what no one else appears ready or willing to say: The long-ballyhooed PTT ethane cracker plant project in Belmont County, Ohio, announced eight years ago, is dead. That’s our humble opinion. We periodically look for signs of life in the project, and it has been a flat line for YEARS. Nothing. A…
Read More...Although Shell maintains flaring and accidental emissions from its new multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA, have not violated state and federal air standards, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) says they have–on numerous occasions. Shell didn’t argue the point, and in May, the company agreed to pay nearly $10 million in fines…
Read More...Yesterday around 30-40 environmental activists (anti-fossil fuelers), along with a handful of local residents, rallied in Beaver, PA, before showing up for the Beaver County Commission regular meeting. The protesters, who want the Shell ethane cracker plant shut down, vented their concerns about the plant to county commissioners. The three county commissioners listened while antis
Read More...In March, Shell said its Pennsylvania ethane cracker facility had not–using new, more accurate methods of measuring emissions–violated emissions limits… Continue reading The post Shell Cracker Agrees to $10M Shakedown from PA, Restarting Now first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Shell ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA (near Pittsburgh) has experienced a number of problems over the past… Continue reading The post Shell PA Cracker Plant Remains Shut Down for “Few Weeks” at Least first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Yesterday two radicalized Big Green groups–the Environmental Integrity Project (based in D.C.) and the Clean Air Council (based in Philadelphia)–filed… Continue reading The post Radical Antis File Lawsuit Aiming to Shut Down Shell PA Cracker first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Shell ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA (near Pittsburgh) has experienced a number of problems over the past… Continue reading The post Shell CEO Calls PA Cracker Plant Problems “Technical Niggles” first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Last night, Shell hosted a virtual community meeting to address air monitoring and recent problems experienced at the company’s ethane… Continue reading The post Shell Hosts Virtual Meeting with Community re Cracker Problems first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The mighty Shell ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA (called Shell Polymers Monaca) has had “issues” getting and staying fully… Continue reading The post PA DEP Investigates Bad Odor Coming from Shell Cracker Plant first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The mighty Shell ethane cracker has had “issues” getting and staying fully up to speed. Since it officially went online… Continue reading The post Shell Claims PA Cracker Plant Did Not Exceed Air Emissions Limits first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) early last week to the Shell ethane… Continue reading The post PA DEP Hits Shell Cracker with Emissions NOV, Antis Seek Shutdown first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Natural gas is a booming industry in West Virginia and the United States, accounting for more than 38% of the… Continue reading The post WVU Researcher Looks for Way to Convert Shale Ethane to Olefins first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
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