Energy News Roundup: US Chemical Industry Booms with Competitive Advantages

Breaking Energy 2014-03-13

Summary:

Dow Chemicals Plans To Layoff 5,000 Employees

The US has gone from a net chemical importer in 2011 to an exporter with anticipated export revenue of almost $30 billion by 2018, thanks in large part to comparatively cheap natural gas and power prices. “US groups such as ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, Chevron and Phillips 66 are among the leaders in investing in new

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lng natural gas canada chemical exports chemicals energy taxes lng exports natural gas prices petrochemical feedstock petrochemicals poland power prices shale gas tax incentives taxes us chemical industry

Authors:

Jared Anderson

Date tagged:

03/13/2014, 10:41

Date published:

03/13/2014, 08:30