Louisiana's Ascension Parish to See Nearly $2 Billion in Petrochemical Kick-Offs in 2015

SUGAR LAND--October 2, 2014--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--On top of being home to the self-proclaimed Jambalaya Capital of the World, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, is a hotspot of petrochemical project activity. Industrial Info is tracking 35 projects, worth nearly $2.2 billion, that are slated for kick-off next year. A few are oil and gas production and pipeline projects.

Within this article: Progress report on project kick-offs next year in Ascension County, Louisiana, including an alpha olefins unit addition by Shell Chemical (NYSE:RDS.A), a high-purity ethylene oxide unit addition, also by Shell, and a methanol unit addition by Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ:MEOH).

Other companies featured: Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC)