shale
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The complex uses shale gas brought in by ship from the United States to produce ethylene, a key ingredient in plastics used in advanced manufacturing and the automotive and aerospace industries.
From BBC
Take the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which energy giants Dominion and Duke proposed in 2014 to transport West Virginian shale gas to the Southeast.
If you have to substitute that heavy oil with light, sweet U.S. shale crude, you’ll “make too much gasoline — which right now is a loser for some refineries,” he said.
From MarketWatch
“Or we need lower U.S. supply, lower production from shale, which seems like it’s only going to happen with a price signal.”
From Barron's
Around $51 Brent oil prices, many U.S. shale producers would have to slow output because they wouldn’t be making enough money, she notes.
From Barron's
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