I think Shell is getting cold feet on that cracker plant

This doesn't feel right.  Shell has had enough time to run the governors of PA, OH and WV through the wringer to get ever concession possible.  Yet, the announcement of the ethylene cracker hasn't been made.  Keep in mind that the lead time on this facility is six years.  Something doesn't smell right to me.  Is shell waiting to see the results of more wells before committing $2 billion?

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Permalink Reply by Dan on March 10, 2012 at 5:48am

Youv'e been watchin to much Buyou Bizzillioneers there bud.

Permalink Reply by gary smith on March 9, 2012 at 3:34pm

what?

Permalink Reply by Graham on March 9, 2012 at 1:49pm

You may be right. Very few wells producing.

Permalink Reply by paleface on March 9, 2012 at 1:50pm

 Maybe Shell is waiting till after the presidential election ?

0l1a6laz7smpfPermalink Reply by 0l1a6laz7smpf on March 9, 2012 at 2:00pm
Permalink Reply by Chartist on March 11, 2012 at 12:38am

I think these job numbers thrown about are way too high.  And I seriously doubt many of those will go to residents of Aliquippa or Beaver county for that matter.  You need experience to work in a refinery unless you aspire to push a broom for $12 an hour.

Permalink Reply by gary smith on March 11, 2012 at 1:04am

now that must be why the refinerires are shutting down, not because of obama's epa, its because you need experience to work in a refinery and those experienced people are probably dying off. heck, pretty soon they'll be shut down altogether.

Permalink Reply by Dave on March 9, 2012 at 2:34pm

could be busy buying range resources

from beaver county threadPermalink Reply by Sawdust yesterday

Glenn, I was talking to a fella Monday whose son used to work for Range,as a geologist. He said Shell did indeed buy Range, fwiw.

 

2s72s0k9mm8gdPermalink Reply by 2s72s0k9mm8gd on March 9, 2012 at 4:34pm

Can't imagine what kind of a price tag that deal would have attached to it , but would be HUGE I'm sure.

Shell is supposed to announce the LOCATION of the Cracker Plant by the end of the 1st qtr. of this year.

Sounds like they are building , just have to decide where.

If March passes by without an announcement , then I will start having doubts.

2s72s0k9mm8gdPermalink Reply by 2s72s0k9mm8gd on March 15, 2012 at 11:16am

Well , it's still March and there's no need to doubt!

So far Shell is proving itself to be a company we can believe in!

Best news ever to hit the Valley!

Permalink Reply by theresa r barbe on March 12, 2012 at 8:33am
Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on March 13, 2012 at 2:20am

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