Shell has chosen a site near Pittsburgh for a potential petrochemical complex that would process ethane from natural gas produced in the nearby Marcellus Shale.
By ISABEL ORDONEZ
Royal Dutch Shell said it has selected a site near Pittsburgh for the potential construction of a petrochemical complex that would process ethane from the abundant natural gas produced in the Marcellus Shale region.
The announcement is a step forward in Shell’s plans to build a giant ethylene cracker—for conversion of the ethane found in natural gas into ethylene, a core component for plastics and fertilizer—near the natural-gas rich Marcellus Shale formation, which underlies much of the US Northeast.
The company was expected to unveil the final location by the end of the first quarter. Read more
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