Shell Appalachia is continuing plans to construct a new ethane cracker facility in Monaca. Ancillary sitework has begun, but Shell is still evaluating whether to proceed on the overall $2-billion petrochemicals complex. The project includes a 250-MW power plant and facilities to convert locally sourced ethane into up to 1.5 million tons of ethylene and as much as 1.6 million tons of polyethylene per year. Shell Appalachia/Shell Oil Co., 190 Thorn Hill Rd., Warrendale, 15086-7528. DR#11-00542607.