Utilities
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#4 Nearing Completion, Mariner East 2 Pipeline to Safely Deliver the Energy Our Nation Needs
Years ago, Sunoco Pipeline committed to bringing American materials, local workers, and domestic ingenuity together to safely build the Mariner East 2 pipeline that will deliver the energy our nation needs. Now, construction of that pipeline is nearing the finish line, with the mainline from Scio, Ohio, to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex nearly 99…
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#8 Energy Transfer Partners: ‘Pipelines Are Lifelines to Family-Sustaining Wages, Economic Revitalization’
Dear Pennsylvanians, Mariner East 2 is a critical energy infrastructure project, not only for Pennsylvania’s economy, but for the thousands of people it puts to work every day. Recently, lawmakers and public interest groups have levied several inaccurate claims against the project, and we would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight.…
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After Being Dormant for Three Years, Rail Terminal in Eddystone Receives Crude Oil from North Dakota
After being dormant for nearly three years, the rail terminal in Eddystone has started receiving deliveries of crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken Shale formation as Monroe Energy boosts supply to its refinery in Trainer, writes Jarret Renshaw and Devika Kumar for Reuters. Rail volumes from North Dakota to the East Coast hit nearly 75,000 barrels…
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Delta Air Lines Seeks Partner for Refinery in Trainer
Delta Air Lines, the parent company of Monroe Energy, is considering selling a 49 percent stake in its Trainer refinery, but plans to continue operating it, writes Janet McGurty for S&P Global. According to Delta CFO Paul Jacobson, Delta and Monroe are currently working with investment banks Barclays and Jefferies to “explore opportunities” to create…
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County Receives $500,000 in Drilling-Impact Fees
Delaware County received more than $500,000 last year in drilling-impact fees from natural gas operators, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The fee, tied to wells and not pipelines, was created by the General Assembly’s passage of Act 13 in 2012. Every year, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission calculates the average sales price of…
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VIDEO: Sunoco Pipeline, Parent Company Breathe New Life into Marcus Hook Industrial Complex
The Marcus Hook Industrial Complex has received new life through Sunoco Pipeline and its parent company, Energy Transfer Partners, writes Erica McClaugherty for IBEW Hour Power. Before it fell on hard times, the refinery once powered the nation and provided a lifeline for the borough. Now, after being closed for three years, it’s being repurposed…
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PECO Files for Electricity Rate Increase
Needing higher rates to cover its higher costs and to pay for enhancements to its distribution system, PECO – the utility that serves around 1.6 million customers in southeastern Pennsylvania – aims to increase electricity rates by 2.2 percent on Jan. 1, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The change would increase the monthly…
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Chester Water Authority to Invest $11.6 Million in Capital Improvements in 2018
The Chester Water Authority’s Board of Directors has approved a capital budget that will invest $11.6 million in capital improvements in 2018 as part of its ongoing commitment to enhance its infrastructure and deliver excellent quality drinking water to its customers. The investment in the coming months is part of a three-year capital improvement plan…
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Excavation Contractor in Middletown Township Grows Workforce Thanks to Mariner East
The reincarnated Marcus Hook Industrial Complex – which was shut down as a refinery in 2011 after more than a century as cog in the Delaware County economy – has been an economic boon. The repurposing of the facility to process, store, and distribute natural gas liquids (NGLs) like propane has already shown its impact…
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Aston-Based Electrical Contractor One of Several Employers to Benefit from Mariner East
Those who work in construction will be the first ones to tell you how fleeting their employment can be. The industry is temporary in nature, and is best characterized by peaks and valleys. It can only put people to work when something needs built, and the investment is there to support it. Enter Sunoco Pipeline,…
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Economic Impact of Sunoco’s Mariner East More Than Double What Was Originally Projected
In 2015, Econsult Solutions Inc. (ESI), an economic consulting firm based in Philadelphia, estimated the economic impact of Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East project based on the then-under-construction Mariner East 1, the proposed Mariner East 2, and the associated upgrades being made to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex (MHIC). Since that time, the potential economic impact…
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Repurposing of 84-Mile Pipeline to Give Region Access to Low-Cost, Domestic Natural Gas
New infrastructure to increase access to domestic energy is needed for southeastern Pennsylvania to become more energy competitive and reach its economic growth potential. Adelphia Gateway – a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company that provides safe and reliable natural gas and clean energy services – aims to provide southeastern Pennsylvania…
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NBC Highlights Sunoco Pipeline’s Contributions to Local Economy
“In 2014, an ambitious plan to provide a better outlet for Pennsylvania’s natural gas resources was put into motion,” NBC 10’s Tracy Davidson said in a recent Growing Greater Philadelphia episode. “Three years later, the project is nearly complete, thanks to a major effort to our region’s trade organizations.” Sunoco Pipeline has spent $3 billion…
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Sunoco Pipeline Trained More Than 750 First Responders in Pipeline Safety Just This Year
First responders consider and plan for every conceivable emergency in their communities, and Sunoco Pipeline is providing the specialized safety training they need to respond to pipeline incidents. Sunoco Pipeline recently completed the Mariner Emergency Responder Outreach (MERO) program for the Mariner East 2 pipeline project. MERO has hosted specialized training sessions this year for…
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Customers, Employees Say ‘No’ to Aqua America’s Bid to Purchase Chester Water Authority
Chester Water Authority customers joined employees at a recent board meeting to protest its proposed acquisition by the public utility Aqua America, writes Joseph DiStefano for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Aqua of Bryn Mawr had previously made an unsolicited offer of $250 million, plus $70 million of debt, for the utility, which serves 44,000 residential and…
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Monroe Energy Refinery in Trainer Urges EPA to Reform Biofuels Credit Program
The Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer is one of three Philadelphia-area refineries urging the EPA to reform the biofuels credit program, writes Jon Hurdle for StateImpact Pennsylvania. Workers and managers from the refinery rallied at the Delaware City Refinery earlier this month to protest the credit program that is now threatening jobs. The program requires…
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Oil Pipeline Running Through the Suburbs to Get New Purpose
A $189 million deal between Talen Energy and New Jersey Resources will convert the oil pipeline that runs through the Philadelphia suburbs to deliver natural gas to Marcus Hook, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Talen is selling its Interstate Energy pipeline unit to New Jersey Resources subsidiary Adelphia Gateway. The 18-inch-diameter, 84-mile underground…
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Monroe Energy in Trainer One of Several Refineries Urging Trump to Reform Biofuels Program
Workers and executives from several oil refineries joined local politicians earlier this month in Trainer to urge Donald Trump to reform the biofuels program, writes Jarrett Renshaw for Reuters. The crowd of around 100 warned that, without reform, the future of their plants was uncertain. The renewable fuel program currently requires both local refineries and…
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