by Kathy Hipple and Anne Keller | Nov 18, 2025 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
View report View summary Shell is unlikely to recoup its $14 billion investment in Pennsylvania petrochemicals development as global market headwinds continue to intensify, according to a new report from the Ohio River Valley Institute. The company is reportedly...
by Kathy Hipple, Irina Spector, Justine Hackimer, and Nick Messenger | Nov 6, 2025 | Natural Gas, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
View report View summary The lagging US primary steel industry risks falling further behind in a rapidly decarbonizing global market absent large-scale investment in a transition to low- or zero-emissions “green” steelmaking, according to our latest report. US primary...
by Ted Boettner | Oct 14, 2025 | Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Reports
View research brief The Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) was an important component of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). MERP was aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from oil and gas operations. However, most aspects of the...
by Nick Messenger | Oct 7, 2025 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
View report The Empire Diversified pyrolysis facility proposed for construction in Follansbee, West Virginia would likely bring very few jobs and is estimated to generate little additional revenue for local and state budgets, according to a new report from the...
by Sean O'Leary | Jul 31, 2025 | Natural Gas, Reports
View report View slide summary View digital toolkit The race to expand Appalachian natural gas production in anticipation of new power demand for AI data centers and increased export capacity of liquified natural gas (LNG) is unlikely to generate long-term job...
by Ted Boettner and Aimee Mantell | Jun 12, 2025 | Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Reports
Download report Pennsylvania is ground zero for the abandoned oil and gas well crisis in the United States. The state’s long history of drilling, dating back to the late 1850s, has culminated in hundreds of thousands of unplugged wells that are spread across...
by Dwayne Purvis and Ted Boettner | May 6, 2025 | Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells, Reports
Part I: The Problem Part II: The Solution Plateauing Appalachian gas production underscores the need for transformational policy reform to ensure the oil and gas industry, rather than the public, pays for the growing cost of decommissioning the region’s hundreds of...
by Nick Messenger | Mar 27, 2025 | Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download report On March 3, 2025, 25% tariffs were set to be enacted on US imports from Mexico and non-energy imports from Canada. These tariffs were subsequently delayed by President Trump and are expected to be implemented on April 2, 2025. A 10% tariff was...
by Zane Gustafson, Eric de Place, and Julia Stone | Mar 3, 2025 | Hydrogen & Carbon Capture, Natural Gas, Reports, Shared Prosperity and Clean Energy
Download report Layers of uncertainty around new ammonia markets and the ability of new projects to scale production cast doubt over the massive ammonia buildout planned for the US. A surge of more than 37 proposed projects across the country, fueled by tax...
by Eric de Place and Julia Stone | Feb 7, 2025 | Petrochemicals & Plastics, Reports
Download report Download summary & toolkit It’s been more than twelve years since Shell announced plans to construct a massive petrochemical facility in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, assuring everyone from local community members to the governor that the...
