2 Cracker Plants ? Beaver AND Trumbull Counties ?

“Whether built by Shell or anyone else, a Marcellus cracker should be a strong commercial success,” offers IHS Chemical’s Barrasa. “In fact, in terms of security of supply and a lack of significant ethylene storage infrastructure in the region, you almost need two crackers.”  "You can either build a cracker on site and ship the derivatives, or you can build a pipeline to transport the ethane. Both are viable.”
In the case of the Marcellus Shale, and now emerging activity in the wet-gas window of the Utica Shale in Ohio and Pennsylvania, it looks likely that both options may be played out eventually, Eramo adds."

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Permalink Reply by Jim Litwinowicz on November 11, 2013 at 4:02pm

This is the first I heard about a cracker for Trumbull.  There have been numerous reports of a cracker built in WV along the Ohio or the Canahawa south of Charleston. There should be plenty of ethane for both as Shell announced their project before the Utica became a major play.

015334grltd9mPermalink Reply by 015334grltd9m on November 11, 2013 at 5:25pm

US,

I was touring your neck of the woods this morning, amazing the day-to-day progress of the pipelines down there and Kensington.  You are absolutely right, a lot of talk here but on the ground, ethane is being cracked below you, after you devide the wet and dry.  Soon, Carrol and Columbiana will report what those hundreds of wells are doing and the hype today will be forgotten, keep laying those pipes.  

Permalink Reply by Trapper on November 13, 2013 at 10:39am

Here's another "start" for Shell: According to Marcellus Drilling News , Shell has layed out the cash to an engineering firm named Linde and Bechtel to do front end engineering and design work on the PA Cracker plant!

Can't wait to see how much pipe is laid to feed that puppy!

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