'Shale-alleluia' in Marcus Hook

On Monday it was the “miracle in Trainer.”
Yesterday they were proclaiming “Shale-alleluia” in Marcus Hook.
No, they aren’t going to “save” the iconic Sunoco refinery in Marcus Hook. The vision of Howard Pew, founded more than a century ago, likely will not have a future in refining.

That does not mean it’s dead.
Yesterday County Council rolled out a study that offered the seven best potential uses for the site. You can read the full story here.
Think two words: Marcellus Shale.
The state’s booming natural gas biz seems to be a good fit for the Sunoco refinery, utilizing the site and its vast pipeline network.
Still to be determined is just how many jobs any of these potential options can create.
The best news to come out of the Conoco-Delta deal was that almost all of those good-paying union jobs have been saved. Workers started heading back into the plant this week.
That does not look like it is going to be the case in Marcus Hook.
Undaunted, officials are ready to look ahead.
They don’t have much choice.
Marcus Hook Mayor Jay Schiliro pretty much summed up the task facing the borough.
“We are proud of our past but excited about our future.”