September 20, 2016 – Paul Morden, The Sarnia Observer – Adrian and Jodi Roelands, owners of Roelands Plant Farms near Forest, have been named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016. The couple that owns the expanding greenhouse operation on Douglas Line will compete in a national event that recognizes excellence among farmers ages 18 to 39, … Read More
August 26, 2016, Invest In Ontario- In Ontario’s chemical valley – the petrochemical and refinery complex located in Sarnia-Lambton – , small and mid-sized manufacturers spent decades developing best-in-class products and services for oil and petrochemical giants. Their metal fabrication, engineering, environmental management and support services also translate well into biochemical production. But as the … Read More
August 24, 2016, RBN Energy, Housley Carr- NOVA Chemicals’ 1.8-billion-pound/year ethylene plant in Sarnia, ON already is one of the largest consumers of Marcellus/Utica-sourced ethane, and plans are in the works to significantly increase the steam cracker’s ethane consumption. In 2018, NOVA will complete a project that will enable the cracker to be fed 100% ethane; … Read More
August 18, 2016, RBN Energy, Housley Carr- The availability of vast amounts of ethane from the nearby “wet” Marcellus and Utica plays is spurring a petrochemical rejuvenation in Sarnia, ON. Two years ago NOVA Chemicals stopped using naphtha as a feedstock at its 1.8 billion pound/year ethylene plant in Sarnia’s Chemical Valley and now relies … Read More
August 8, 2016- Housley Carr, RBN Energy- In the past century and a half, Sarnia, ON has evolved into one of Canada’s leading refinery and petrochemical centers, and a major consumer of Alberta and Bakken crude and Alberta and –– more recently –– Marcellus/Utica natural gas liquids. Getting that oil and those NGLs to southwestern … Read More
July 27, 2016- Housley Carr, RBN Energy- Sarnia, ON is one of Canada’s leading refinery and petrochemical centers, and for good reason. From the start –– 158 years ago, with what Canadians claim to be the world’s first oil well in the Western Hemisphere –– the Sarnia area has had geology and geography on its side, … Read More
