Shell wraps debottlenecking work at Scotford refinery
Dec. 4, 2017
Shell Canada Ltd. has completed a hydrocracker debottlenecking project to increase processing of heavy Canadian crude feedstock at its 100,000-b/d refinery in Scotford, Alta.
Shell Canada Ltd. has completed a hydrocracker debottlenecking project to increase processing of heavy Canadian crude feedstock at its 100,000-b/d refinery in Scotford, Alta.
Approved in 2015 and designed to expand production capacity of the Scotford refinery’s 62,000-b/d hydrocracker by 20%, or 14,000 b/d, the debottlenecking project involved modifying existing equipment as well as replacing unit vessels, compressors, and feed pumps to enable the hydrocracker to process larger volumes of heavy crude produced in Fort McMurray, Alta., Shell said.
Debottlenecking of the hydrocracker will increase its production of jet fuel by 650,000 l./day and diesel by 3 million l./day, the operator said.
Shell said it expects the completed project will help enhance overall competitiveness of the refinery.
