Thai petrochemical giant PTT Global Chemical has selected Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals to build the Belmont County ethane cracker plant, according to S & P Global. Bechtel is also building a Shell cracker in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Ethane cracker plants could spur economic growth in the region; two large-scale projects in close proximity could encourage workers to relocate here rather than coming in to work on a project-by-project basis. Utica and Marcellus could support four additional cracker plants, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, further increasing development potential. The Belmont County plant will site on a former coal-fired power plant in Mead Township.
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