Petrochemicals & Appalachia

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1 Petrochemicals & Appalachia Penn State Natural Gas Utilization Conference October 15, 2014

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3 Marcellus Shale A Game Changer tcf of technically recoverable gas (2009 T. Engelder) Largest Unconventional Shale Gas Play in Nation 15 bcf/day 40% of all U.S. shale gas production 7 x increase in production ( )

4 By the Numbers...Drilling 4 Gas wells drilled* 8,507 (since 2005) 1,365 (2012) 1,210 (2013) 1,074 (2014 thru 10/07) Gas production* 5,405 producing wells (June 30, 2014) 480 well increase Amount of production reported every 6 months 1,146 bcf (July-Dec 12) 1,406 bcf (Jan-June 13) 1,689 bcf (July-Dec 13) 1,941 bcf (Jan-June 14) * PA Unconventional

5 PA Getting It Right 5 REGULATORY Well Permit Fee Increase DEP oversight/permit staff doubled Fees increased 2010 & 2013 Chapter 78 Revisions Well Construction Standards (2011) Surface Activities (2014 proposed) Chapter 95 Revisions Wastewater Treatment Standards (TDS) DEP s Call to Operators April 19, Stop Transporting Waste Water to Grandfathered Facilities

6 PA Getting It Right 6 Act 15 of Month Production Reporting Posted on DEP s Website LEGISLATIVE Act 127 of 2011 Gas & Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act Authorizes PUC to enforce federal pipeline safety laws; creates registry Act 9 of 2012 Unconventional Well 911 Emergency Response Information Requires operators to adopt, register and display unique GPS coordinate address at well site Operators must also develop and file an emergency response plan Act 13 of 2012 First comprehensive update of Oil & Gas Act since 1984 Impact Fee & Enhancement of Environmental Standards

7 Shell Chemicals Project Overview 7 In March 2012, Shell Chemicals selected a site in Beaver County to evaluate for a purposed multibillion dollar petrochemical facility including an Ethane Cracker Potential benefits: $4 billion + capital investment 10,000 peak construction jobs (24 months) 400 direct jobs 10,000 new jobs in chemical and supply chain industries Source: Shalenavigator.com Plastics & petrochemical feedstock supply for northeast U.S. Continued demand for regional Marcellus/Utica ethane (80,000 90,000 b/d) Existing brownfield revitalized (Horsehead zinc smelter) No final investment decision announced yet

8 Shell Chemicals - Timeline 8 February 2014 Shell developed detailed plans for I-376 & Route 18 changes including relocating Route 18 South by 950 feet and adding lanes. Demolition of buildings at the Horsehead site in Beaver County begins. March 2014 Linde Group of Germany signs agreement with Shell Global to build ethane cracking units. Linde working on front-end engineering & design for Beaver County project May 1, Submitted air quality permit application to PA DEP Southwest Regional office (Major Action Item) Highly complex permit over 500 pages long requires DEP Central & Regional Office coordination and collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. An estimated timetable is 8 months or more. July 17, Shell held an open house at the Beaver County Municipal building September 19, 2014 Shell holds open house sessions in Beaver County on air permit

9 PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit 9 Commences January 2017 (Act 85 of 2012) Up to 5 /gallon ($2.10/barrel) of ethane purchased and used in PA to produce ethylene Eligibility criteria: $1 billion capital investment 2,500 full-time jobs created Can meet up to 20% of a taxpayer s liability Tax credits can be sold or assigned

10 Downstream Production 10 Economic Impact of a typical $3.2 billion ethylene production complex

11 11 Chemical Industry in PA

12 12 Ethylene An Economic Chain Reaction

13 Next Steps to Success 13 Securing Ethane Commitments Pipeline projects: Gulf Coast Sarnia (Mariner West) Marcus Hook (Mariner East) Regulatory & Business Climate Permitting timelines (federal, state & local) Tax policy (economic viability) Regional Processing Capacity Provide ample feedstock supply Additional regional petrochemical facilities

14 14 Patrick Henderson, Governor s Energy Executive 238 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg PA, phenderson@pa.gov