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An Inside Sources article by retired U.S. Army General James ‘Spider’ Marks makes an important point: energy infrastructure sabotage is dangerous. Recent news has shown us the downfalls of interfering with the construction and operation of large scale energy projects. Marks notes a number of recent events that have endangered or harmed environmental activists including:…
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An Inside Sources article by retired U.S. Army General James ‘Spider’ Marks makes an important point: energy infrastructure sabotage is dangerous. Recent news has shown us the downfalls of interfering with the construction and operation of large scale energy projects. Marks notes a number of recent events that have endangered or harmed environmental activists including:…
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A recent op-ed featured in the Wall Street Journal serves as an important warning of the costs accrued from stonewalling energy production and neglecting energy infrastructure projects. New York State, which consists of part of the Marcellus Shale formation, is now facing potential energy shortages as a symptom of policies intended to neglect homegrown energy….
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Local Pennsylvania news outlets and environmental activists were up in arms this week over a reported butane leak at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex though they have all missed a key point: plant employees and responders with hundreds of hours of safety trainings responded and executed their duty to ensure public safety perfectly. For those…
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Pennsylvania State Senator Andy Dinniman is in the news again. The pipeline opponent has turned his sights away from the Mariner East project to critique Pennsylvania’s energy industry efforts to push for projects. Sen. Dinniman suggested in a Daily Local News article that the pipeline lobby runs rampant in Harrisburg as evidenced by their spending…
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News of a small sinkhole in West Whiteland Township in Chester County has captured the attention of local residents and media throughout southeast Pennsylvania though mostly as an opportunity to disparage the Mariner East 1 and 2 projects. In an article titled “Another sinkhole appears in Chester County neighborhood, exposing Mariner East pipeline” The Inquirer…
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The northeast’s critical pipeline infrastructure is sparsely strewn about the region and lacks full capability to provide for the region. With its large, and growing population, as well as its proximity to huge domestic reserves like the Marcellus and Utica shale reserves the northeast is poised for pipeline expansion. A Petrochemical whitepaper takes a look…
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On December 29th Energy Transfer announced the completion and operationalization of its Mariner East 2 pipeline. The 350 mile pipeline facilitates natural gas liquid transport from the Marcellus and Utica shale reserves in Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex in Delaware County, PA. The multi-year project has made significant…
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Following yesterday’s blog  discussing the outstanding safety and quality of the 12 inch supplemental line temporarily being used to transport natural gas liquids through West Goshen Township focus will be turned to the emergency preparedness Sunoco has committed to in West Goshen and throughout the Mariner East pipeline project. For those that missed part one,…
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A risk assessment conducted by Accufacts Inc., using industry sensitive information from Sunoco, was recently released and presented to the public. The study specifically evaluated potential risk from the 12-inch supplemental line being used to move natural gas liquids eastward between portions of Mariner East 2 and Mariner East 2X through West Goshen Township. The…
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