PA DEP Issues Three More Air Pollution NOVs to Shell Cracker
The mighty Shell ethane cracker has had “issues” getting and staying fully up to speed. Since it officially went online last November, Shell had received three separate notices of violation (NOVs) for exceeding allowable air pollution limits, largely related to repeated flaring episodes, as of the end of March (see our stories about NOVs for the cracker plant). However, on April 3 and then again on April 6, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued three more NOVs to the facility for exceeding air emissions limits.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) tracks all things energy and energy-related in the U.S. and around the world. Although the EIA has been somewhat ruined by Bidenista influences, it remains our favorite government agency. The agency’s data and predictions are (mostly) reliable. Yesterday the EIA published new data that shows overall U.S. natural gas consumption in January and February of this year has hit its lowest consumption since 2017 (for January) and 2018 (for February). Why the plunge in natgas usage here at home?
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