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...The KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis project in Clinton County, PA, is developing the first carbon capture project in Pennsylvania, which will locally produce hydrogen, ammonia, and urea (see Innovative Clinton County, PA Petchem Plant Gets More Investors). The project includes a closed natural gas extraction and manufacturing system that produces zero emissions and emission-reduced products….
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...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...In late 2015, MPLX (i.e. Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy,… Continue reading The post MPLX 1Q – Harmon II Processing Plant Coming Online in 2024 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...One of the world’s largest chemical companies, the Chemours Company (which you used to know as DuPont), along with TC… Continue reading The post Chemours & TC Energy Collaborate on 2 Hydrogen Hub Plants in WV first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...U.S. Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) joined Congressman Troy Nehls (TX-22) for a roundtable discussion and tour of Energy Transfer’s Marcus… Continue reading The post PA & TX Congressmen Tour Philly’s Marcus Hook NGL Facility 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...Plastics come from oil and natural gas. You knew that, right? Without plastics, modern life would be impossible. We’d revert… Continue reading The post Antis Oppose $1.1B Plastics Recycling Plant in Northumberland, PA first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
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