Leftist Groups Present List of Demands to Shell re PA Cracker Plant

Wacko leftists, who are driven nearly to insanity because the mighty Shell ethane cracker actually began full operations last week,… Continue reading The post Leftist Groups Present List of Demands to Shell re PA Cracker Plant first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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How New Shell Cracker Affects Ethane/NGL Markets in Northeast

Here in the real world (not the pretend world of leftist radicals who seek to shut down all fossil energy),… Continue reading The post How New Shell Cracker Affects Ethane/NGL Markets in Northeast first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Shell Officials Optimistic Cracker Plant Will Attract New Business

Earlier this week, Shell announced its mighty ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA (near Pittsburgh) is finally, ten years… Continue reading The post Shell Officials Optimistic Cracker Plant Will Attract New Business first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Shell Officially Launches Pa. Cracker Plant Using M-U Ethane

It’s been a looooong time coming. We’ve waited for this day for more than ten years. In March 2012, MDN… Continue reading The post Shell Officially Launches Pa. Cracker Plant Using M-U Ethane first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA DEP Slaps Shell with $700K Fine re Building Falcon Ethane Pipe

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) has assessed a $670,000 fine plus extra “cost recovery” charges of nearly $30,000… Continue reading The post PA DEP Slaps Shell with $700K Fine re Building Falcon Ethane Pipe first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Enviro Hypocrites Gather Online to Prepare for Shell Cracker Launch

Some 225 hypocritical nutters were whipped into a frenzy by Big Green and its so-called Beyond Plastics campaign during a… Continue reading The post Enviro Hypocrites Gather Online to Prepare for Shell Cracker Launch first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Delaware Riverkeeper Destructors Frustrated by DRBC Action!

Delaware Riverkeeper Destructors Frustrated by DRBC Action Jim Willis on NGL Pipelines Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN)   [Editor’s Note: The Delaware Riverkeeper and WHYY are angry with their DRBC sister entity (all funded by the same sugar daddy) for extending a permit to build a LNG dock in NJ.] Quick…grab the paddles! The patient

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EIA: US ethane production climbing

Recent data from the Energy Information shows U.S. ethane production is forecast to grow by about 9% during the second half of the year. The post EIA: US ethane production climbing appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter. This post appeared first on Shale Gas Reporter.

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Shell Cracker has Not Led to New Petchem Cos. Nearby – So Far

One of the big promises of building a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker plant project is its ability to act like… Continue reading The post Shell Cracker has Not Led to New Petchem Cos. Nearby – So Far first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Pennsylvania Can and Should Be Northeast Energy Hub

Nonfossil Jim Willis on NGL PipelinesEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Pennsylvania has the Northeast in its hands if it will develop its resources to become the energy hub needed. Pipelines are the key to realizing it all.] Charlie Melançon is a former U.S. Congressman (Democrat) from Louisiana who played an integral role in

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NGL Pipelines Now on the Way As Shale Revolution Continues!

Jim Willis on NGL PipelinesEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Three NGL pipelines now in the works will make a big difference in the ability of the industry to move Marcellus-Utica shale gas products to the outside world.] We’re always jazzed when we unearth information related to the Marcellus/Utica nobody else has yet discovered

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Shell Cracker Construction “in the Home Stretch” – Ready in 2022

It’s been a long road, but we’re nearing the end. Shell’s $6 billion ethane cracker plant, officially called the Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex (PPC), is close to being done. It’s likely the PPC, located in Beaver County, PA, will be up and running sometime next year. When it is, the market for Marcellus/Utica NGLs will profoundly

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Marcellus/Utica Ethane Exports Head to Europe, Asia, S. America

ethane carrier The Marcellus/Utica region has far more ethane production than we can use–even if the mighty Shell and PTT cracker plants were both in-service and operating. In fact, ethane is still (for many M-U drillers) a waste product that must be blended with natural gas or otherwise disposed of. Drillers are paying to get

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Range Signs Deal to be Main Ethane Supplier for PTT Ohio Cracker

Earlier this week we brought you a post exploring whether or not PTT Global Chemical will, in the end, actually build a $10 billion ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, Ohio (see Is PTT Going to Build a Cracker in Belmont County, OH…or Not?). Yesterday gave us one more strong signal for the “yes they

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