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MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. Frank Semple, Chairman, President & CEO Thomas Golembeski (media) 215-977-6298 Nancy Buese, Senior VP and CFO Peter Gvazdauskas (investors) 215-977-6322 Dan Campbell, VP of Finance & Treasurer Phone: (866) 858-0482 MarkWest Liberty and Sunoco Logistics Announce Expansion of Project Mariner to Transport Marcellus Ethane to Canadian Markets DENVER AND PHILADELPHIA—March … Read More

By Shawn Jeffords, From www.theobserver.ca    The Observer With the official opening of its expanded St. Clair Ethanol Plant on Friday, Suncor Energy now has the largest biofuels facility in Canada. The $120-million expansion of the plant on the Rokeby Line doubled the production capacity to 400 million from 200 million litres of ethanol per year. … Read More

From  www.country1039.com A Calgary-based oil and gas company has locked up over 20-thousand acres of land rights in Lambton and Chatham-Kent. Mooncor Oil & Gas Corporation Vice President Richard Cohen says they’ve had a geologist on site for the past four months. The goal is to launch a spin-off company called DRGN Resources that will focus … Read More

From www.chok.com Warwick Township has landed the first tenant for its Industrial Park. The family owned Watford Home Hardware will be moving to the site just north of the village once construction on a 12 thousand square foot, two million dollar Building Centre is completed. Co-owner Kevin Caris says they’re targeting an October opening. The … Read More

A conference on shale gas and its potential benefit for Sarnia-Lambton’s chemical sector will be held on May 19. Following is an extract from The Observer: By Shawn Jeffords, from www.theobserver.ca  The Observer The invitation-only event May 19 at the Pt. Edward Holiday Inn will focus on supporting and building local partnerships to develop the … Read More

An environmental assessment is in the works By Shawn Jeffords  from www.theobserver.ca   The Observer Ontario’s Energy Minister says an environmental assessment to prepare the Lambton Generating Station to burning biomass or natural gas is “imminent.” Brad Duguid told The Observer Monday the province wants to be prepared to convert the coal-fired station to an alternative … Read More

Woodland Biofuels Raises $12 Million for Demonstration Cellulosic Ethanol Plant at University of Ontario Sarnia-Lambton Research Park From www.biofuelsjournal.com Mississauga, ON—Woodland Biofuels announced Jan. 11 the closing of a common equity investment in Woodland to help build a groundbreaking demonstration plant that will efficiently produce cellulosic ethanol from renewable wastes. The common equity investment is … Read More

NOVA Chemicals Announces Memorandum of Understanding with Range Resources for Ethane Supply from Marcellus Shale From The Financial Post BusinessWire · May 2, 2011 | Last Updated: May 2, 2011 4:29 PM ET NOVA Chemicals Corporation (NOVA Chemicals) today announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Range Resources Corporation … Read More

By Paul Morden, www.theobserver.ca  The Observer Major investment will allow use of cheaper feedstock Converting Nova Chemicals’ Corunna plant to take advantage of using ethane from the Marcellus shale basin could be completed by the end of 2013 for less than $250 million. That’s the word from Randy Woelfel, the company’s chief executive officer, in … Read More