Contact: Dr. Donna M. Simon (304) 776-3363 dsimon@wvstateu.edu

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – The history and development of West Virginia’s natural gas liquids (NGL) industry is the subject of a Careers in Science seminar at West Virginia State University (WVSU) Thursday, Feb. 28, at 12:30 p.m. in the Hamblin Hall auditorium on campus.
Bob Orndorff, managing director of state and local government affairs for Dominion Resources, will discuss where propane comes from, how ethane was used in the Kanawha Valley during World War II and how soon West Virginia can expect the announcement of a new cracker plant.
NGLs have been manufactured in the state since 1913. With the development of the Marcellus Shale natural gas deposits, which run from New York down through western Pennsylvania and into West Virginia and eastern Ohio, processing plants are springing up across northern parts of the state, which may lead to development of cracker plants elsewhere in the region.
The Careers in Science seminar, part of WVSU’s Faculty Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.