Marcellus and Utica Shale ethane is going to be shipped overseas to Scotland and Norway, according to Martins Ferry Times Leader.

A weekly update from the U.S. Energy Information Administration stated that the ethane will be shipped to and processed at cracker plants in the two European countries. The natural gas liquid will be drawn from Marcellus and Utica Shale in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The ethane will be transported across Pennsylvania via the Sunoco Mariner East 1 pipeline to the Marcus Hook Industrial Center on the eastern side of the state before being transported across the ocean.

Locally, several ethane cracker plants have been proposed. One of the plants has been proposed in Belmont County, Ohio, while another is being considered in Monaca, Pennsylvania. A third ethane cracker could be located near Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Via: Martins Ferry Times Leader > Local ethane to cross Atlantic Ocean

More about local ethane cracker projects:

• Shell closes on Monaca, Pennsylvania site for cracker plant June 20, 2015
• Company planning to build ethane cracker in Belmont County offered incentives from JobsOhio May 30, 2015
• Thai company looking for third partner for Belmont County ethane cracker May 24, 2015
• Belmont County could be home to future $5 billion cracker plant April 23, 2015
• Possible cracker plant site in Monaca prepares for construction Dec. 9, 2014
• Ethane cracker plant proposed near Monaca, Pennsylvania Oct. 15, 2014