怀俄明 1290 万美元 WE Soda 天然气升级项目征求公众意见：斯威特沃特县韦斯特瓦科工厂，意见征集至 11 月 16 日
怀俄明州拉勒米县夏延市 10 月 26 日消息，怀俄明州商务委员会宣布，WE Soda 公司韦斯特瓦科天然气升级项目的 1290 万美元成本分担奖励正在征求公众意见。怀俄明能源主导基金评审委员会上周已建议批准这笔州政府资助，30 天公众意见征集期从 10 月 15 日开始、至 11 月 16 日结束。同期征求意见的另外两个项目分别是核子燃料公司联合堡铀转化厂的 2000 万美元项目和威廉姆斯公司平顶压缩机站项目的 1500 万美元项目。根据 WE Soda 的申请文件，该项目将支持其韦斯特瓦科工厂的大规模纯碱生产和未来增长，包括新建一条从威廉姆斯山地西越岭管道接出的高压天然气连接管线，以及工厂内的接收和分配设施。项目旨在提供足够天然气，支撑现有锅炉的全部天然气运行并满足未来扩产需求，同时减少公司对当地煤炭的依赖——WE Soda 表示，当地经济可采煤炭预计 2027 年底耗尽。项目还预计为斯威特沃特县带来新增就业和经济发展。公众可按商务委员会公布的渠道提交意见。
Public Comment Sought on Wyoming's $12.9 Million WE Soda Natural Gas Upgrade Project: Westvaco Plant in Sweetwater County, Comments Open Through November 16
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, October 26 — The Wyoming Business Council announced that a $12.9 million cost-sharing award for WE Soda's Westvaco natural gas upgrade project is open for public comment. The Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund review committee recommended approval of the state funding last week, and the 30-day public comment period runs from October 15 to November 16. The other two projects open for comment in the same period are a $20 million project for Nucleon Fuel's Fort Union uranium conversion facility and a $15 million project for Williams' Flat Top compressor station. According to WE Soda's application, the project will support large-scale soda ash production and future growth at its Westvaco facility, including a new high-pressure natural gas connection line from the Williams MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline and receiving and distribution facilities at the plant. The project is intended to provide enough natural gas to support full natural gas operation of the existing boilers and to meet future expansion needs, while reducing the company's reliance on local coal — WE Soda says economically recoverable local coal is expected to be depleted by the end of 2027. The project is also expected to bring additional employment and economic development to Sweetwater County. Members of the public may submit comments through the channels published by the Business Council.
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