Survey shows support for tax swap with fossil fuels, income taxes
May 9, 2012
Survey shows support for tax swap with fossil fuels, income taxes.
“Private Empire”: Author Steve Coll on the State-Like Powers, Influence of Oil Giant ExxonMobil
May 7, 2012
“Private Empire”: Author Steve Coll on the State-Like Powers, Influence of Oil Giant ExxonMobil. May 4, 2012
ExxonMobil’s Dirty Secrets, from Indonesia to Nigeria to Washington: Steve Coll on “Private Empire”. May 7, 2012
Skaneateles-STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ATTACHMENT “A” Impact of the Proposed Action NEGATIVE DECLARATION Reasons Supporting the DeterminationIntrod.ll.2012.A.ATTACHMENT.pdf (application/pdf Object)
May 7, 2012
Introd.ll.2012.A.ATTACHMENT.pdf (application/pdf Object).
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW
ATTACHMENT “A”
Impact of the Proposed Action
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Reasons Supporting the Determination
Marcellus Shale Gas Development: What Does It Mean for Pennsylvania Schools? — Natural Gas — Penn State Extension
May 5, 2012
Marcellus Shale Gas Development: What Does It Mean for Pennsylvania Schools?
Posted: March 18, 2012
Latest research brief on challenges and opportunities associated with Marcellus shale development as perceived by educational leaders
The rapid development of natural gas extraction has profound impacts on many communities. This new fact sheet looks at local challenges and implications they may have for schools. Surveys were sent to high school principals and directors and Career and Technology Center (CTC) directors within the Marcellus shale region, and interviews with focus groups were held to obtain information. Four broad areas in which schools may see direct effects as a result of natural gas development were determined: school demographics, student outcomes and workforce development; effects on local roads and transportation; and broader community services and infrastructure. A comparison of perceptions of school district leaders in areas with high drilling activity to those in areas with lower drilling activity were examined.
The fact sheet does provide all questions asked on the survey as well as the results separated by respondents in areas with lower drilling activity, areas with higher drilling activity, and CTC respondents. Besides the results, implications for school leaders on each broad area are provided. The complete fact sheet may be viewed here.
Sarnia cracker could hinder Shell’s US development
May 5, 2012
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PolyolefinsSarnia cracker could hinder Shell’s US developmentICIS News : 18-Apr-12 00:22
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (ICIS)–The lack of infrastructure for Shell’s potential northeast US cracker provides an opportunity for NOVA Chemicals to expand its Corunna ethylene facility and displace Shell’s ethane supply, a consultant said on Tuesday. “If I were NOVA’s CEO, I would not want Shell in my backyard,” said Peter Fasullo of consulting company En*Vantage, on the sidelines of the Gas Processors Association annual meeting in New Orleans. US-based Shell chose Monaca, Pennsylvania, as a site for its potential world-scale petrochemical complex, which would use ethane from the Marcellus shale in the US northeast. Currently, there are no ethane crackers or storage sites in the Marcellus region. Fasullo said NOVA would have a more reliable destination for ethane if it expanded its Corunna cracker capacities in Sarnia, Canada. The expansion would require less money and less time than Shell’s project, Fasullo said. He said a vast expansion at Corunna could be completed years before Shell completes construction of a world-scale facility. Sarnia has advantages that Shell would lack in Pennsylvania. Sarnia, located in Ontario, is an established petrochemical region, with more than 30% of the petrochemical capacity in Canada, second behind Alberta, according to Statistics Canada. The Sarnia and Windsor regions in Ontario have salt caverns to store hydrocarbons and liquefied petrochemicals such as ethane. There are 73 active caverns in Ontario with total capacity of 12.6m cubic feet, according to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. NOVA’s Corunna cracker in Sarnia will run on ethane from the Marcellus shale basin. An existing Sunoco pipeline from the Marcellus to Sarnia will transport 40,000 bbl/day of ethane to NOVA’s cracker, and an additional 10,000 bbl/day to the region for other plants. In addition, NOVA will upgrade the feedstock capability at the cracker by the end of 2013 to 100% of natural gas liquid (NGL) feeds, company CEO Randy Woelfel said during the company’s fourth–quarter conference call. http://www.icis.comNOVA said the ethane feedstock commitments would assure long-term competitiveness for the company. In addition to salt caverns, Imperial Oil has a refinery and petrochemical complex in Sarnia. The complex produces a wide range of products, including polyethylene, solvents, olefins and aromatics, the company said. If Shell’s world-scale plant shut down for maintenance or because of a power outage, the company would be forced to reject ethane because it could not sell to another chemical complex and has no ethane storage in the region, said Fasullo. Accordingly, producers are more cautious to make supply commitments to a possible ethylene plant in the Marcellus, said Fasullo. By Sheena Martin |
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