
Marcellus Shale Gas
Ohio Valley to build $1 billion ammonia-urea plant Ohio Valley Resources LLC (OVR) awarded KBR for the license and the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract of fertilizer project in Indiana. As part of the FEED contract, KBR is also mandated to the call for tender of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract […]
Enterprise to proceed with Appalachia-to-Texas pipeline The Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Enterprise) is opening since September 1st a period to offer the opportunity for long term commitments with additional capacity for its Appalachia-to-Texas (ATEX Express) pipeline. Enterprise is a North American midstream leading company providing transportation services for crude oil, refined products, natural gas, […]
Shell signed with Horsehead for Pennsylvania site In March 2012, Shell signed with Horsehead Corp (Horsehead) a land option agreement on a 300 acre site for its $2.5 billion ethane cracker and petrochemical complex. This Appalachia ethane cracker project is a key milestone in Shell’s strategy to develop an upstream–downstream integrated business model to benefit from […]
Philadelphia Refinery to rely on Marcellus shale gas Last year Sunoco Inc (Sunoco) had announced to close the Philadelphia refinery in Pennsylvania, USA, on summer 2012 if no buyer could be found in the meantime. But the development of the shale gas in USA much faster than expected and in very competitive conditions offers a […]
Shell continues to progress plans to build a proposed world-scale petrochemical complex in the Appalachia region, USA, which could upgrade locally-produced ethane from Marcellus shale gas production. Shell Appalachia is headquartered in Warrendale, PA, USA, and has 185 employees located in Pennsylvania, with approximately 50 employees located in Tioga County. With the acquisition of East Resources, […]
Today the Marcellus Shale gas field in USA is considered with its 500 trillion cuf gas reserves as the second biggest gas field in the World after… the North field in Offshore Qatar. Many companies are operating in this field covering the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, USA. Among the key […]