West Virginia Governor Says His State Is "In The Running" For Shell Plant

Here’s your latest update on the three-way battle to host a Shell ethane “cracker”: West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin tells the AP his state is still “in the running” for the plant, which would likely create thousands of jobs wherever it’s placed.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are all competing for the natural gas processing plant. Tomblin visited Houston last week to talk to Shell executives about the venture.
From the interview:

In his first comments to the media since Thursday’s lengthy meeting with potential investors, Tomblin said the proposal involves the potential site for one of these “cracker” plants. He declined to be more specific about the possible incentive.
“I’m not sure that I can tell what that is,” Tomblin told AP. “We may have to come back to the Legislature another time in order to satisfy some of their needs … It could very well be this session.”
Tomblin also said that the Houston trip was aided by the 25-year property tax break that lawmakers fast-tracked last week. The Democrat signed the measure into law the morning he flew to Houston, after the Senate and House passed it ahead of schedule and by margins that were unanimous or nearly so.

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