Shell achieves engineering milestone at Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex
Houston – Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) announced the successful installation of its quench tower – the largest piece of equipment at its Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, currently under construction. The heavy lift of the quench tower, undertaken October 7, marked an important milestone in the project.
Since the start of main construction in November 2017, Shell has also safely erected two of three reactors associated with the planned polyethylene units and laid around 15 miles of underground pipe for the cooling, firewater and drainage systems.
The project is bringing economic growth and jobs to the region, with some 3,000 workers on site today. That number will likely increase to 6,000 by the end of 2019 through its construction phase. Shell expects around 600 onsite jobs when the complex is completed.
“Eleven months into main construction, I’m delighted with the progress we’re making in Pennsylvania,” said Graham
At approximately 2,000 tonnes and
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