Shell Chemical to Showcase Appalachia Petrochemical Project at Northeast Conference

The Northeast U.S. Petrochemical Construction Conference & Exhibition returns to Pittsburgh on June 18-19 as construction begins in earnest on the much-anticipated Shell petrochemical complex in in Beaver County.

The Northeast U.S. Petrochemical Construction Conference & Exhibition will be held June 18-19 at the Westin Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

Shell’s $6 billion ethane cracker in Beaver County, Pennsylvania could be the first of many world scale chemical complexes that will use low-cost ethane from shale gas producers in the Marcellus and Utica basins, according to analysts.

Shell Chemical Appalachia has started construction on its chemicals complex comprising an ethylene cracker with polyethylene (PE) derivatives unit, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The complex is expected to start up in 2022.

More than 600+ senior level decision makers will be in attendance including - Shell Chemical, US Methanol, Sabic, Chevron, DTE Energy, Thirumalai Chemicals India, Mountaineer NGL, Duke Energy, Tenaska and many more.

Key Speakers confirmed for 2018 include:

Hillary Mercer, Vice President Pennsylvania Chemicals, Shell
Senator Camera Bartolotta, State Senator, Pennsylvania Senate
Secretary H. Wood Thrasher, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Commerce
Stacey Olson, President Appalachia, Chevron
Morgan O’Brien, CEO, Peoples Natural Gas
Anca Rusu, Project Director – Pennsylvania Chemicals, Shell Chemicals
Brian Anderson, Director, WVU Energy Institute
Lee Ann Wainwright, Policy, Government & Public Affairs Advisor, Chevron
Doug Scott, Major Projects Manager, Shell Pipeline Company
Dennis Davin, Secretary - Department of Community and Economic Development, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

The 2018 Northeast U.S. Petrochemical Construction Conference & Exhibition convention will be held in conjunction with the Gas Power Plant Engineering & Construction Conference.

Both conventions will be held at the Westin Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

For more information or to register, visit petchem-update.com/northeast or contact conference director Jonny Witherspoon at the details below.

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