Keyword: shale gas-derived feedstock

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Ineos Plans More Ethylene at Chocolate Bayou

24.03.2016 - As other companies delay plans for ambitious US petrochemical plants run on shale gas-derived feedstock as oil prices move further downward, Ineos appears to be pressing ahead. The...

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Oil Plunge May Impact Sasol Louisiana Plans

15.03.2016 - As oil prices continue to drop, South African petrochemicals group Sasol is reviewing the cost and timing of parts of its $8.1 billion shale gas-fed cracker complex originally...

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Dow to Build Shale-fed MEG Plant in US

28.10.2015 - Dow Chemical is shifting at least some of its investment priorities to the US from the Middle East, and in particular restructuring its engagement in Kuwait. The forward-looking...

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US Shale Spurs Record Foreign Chemical Investment

30.06.2014 - Chemical producers around the globe plan to invest as much as $72 billion in new US production facilities to take advantage of cheap shale gas-derived feedstock, says a report by...

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EPA Allows ExxonMobil Ethane Cracker to Go Ahead

19.05.2014 - US oil and petrochemicals group ExxonMobil has received final approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build a 1.5 million t/y ethane cracker in Baytown, Texas...