by: Anya Litvak, Reporter- Pittsburgh Business Times The same motivation that sends trucking companies hustling to spiff up their big rigs at the sound of Marcellus drillers riding into town also applies to chemical makers in western Pennsylvania. Some are repackaging their staple products for oilfield use, while others are developing new chemicals for
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BAILEYVILLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — An old warehouse, that has sat vacant for a decade after the Georgia Pacific paper mill closed, now has a new lease on life, that could bring economic opportunities in the form of energy savings to rural parts of the state. “It is good to see something here, but even
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Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to witness the union of two nobody ever thought would join. By the powers vested in me, I give you: Solar Energy and Natural GasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases beneath the earth’s surface – often in association with petroleum.. The Department of Energy’s
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One of the oldest surviving refineries in the world is in Karns City, Butler County. The plant, owned by Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P., makes personal care and pharmaceutical products from oil, and is starting to draw international attention. Calumet is working with Ohio-based Velocys Inc. on a new wing to help the plant replace
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Editors Note: This article was contributed by Pennsylvania-based Herbein + Company, Inc., a certified public accounting firm with offices in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Reading. ShaleStuff.com has reported about taxation in the oil and gas industry, and we are pleased to feature contributed articles written by experts who are knowledgeable in various topics that affect the
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