Production • Processing • Handling
Mega projects take centre stage in production
Whether it is petrochemicals, LNG or still-to-be-developed resources, mega-projects are the way forward when it comes to processing.
Así se trate de petroquímica, GNL o recursos por desarrollar, los megaproyectos son la tendencia que se recomienda seguir cuando se trata de operaciones de perfeccionamiento.
Ob Petrochemikalien, Flüssiggas oder noch zu entwickelnde Quellen – wenn es um die Förderung geht, sind Großprojekte klar wegweisend.
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Fig. 1. The new facilities maximise the benefits of locating refining and petrochemicals production within a single manufacturing hub.
hell has announced the successful completion of the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC) project in Singapore. SEPC is Shell’s
largest petrochemicals investment to date and the second world-scale petrochemicals project the company has completed in Asia in four years. Te completion of the project reinforces Shell’s intention to remain a leading player in the expanding Asian petrochemicals market. Shell designed the new facilities to maximise the benefits of locating refining and petrochemicals production within a single manufacturing hub on Bukom and Jurong islands, just off the Singapore coast. Jurong Island is a major petrochemical zone which provides opportunities for further integration with current and potential customers, as well as in Shell’s own operations (Fig. 1). Each of the new chemical production
units started up as planned. Tey include a world-scale ethylene cracker,
which started up in March, and one of the world’s largest mono-ethylene glycol plants, which has been producing since November 2009. Te project also included modifications to the Shell Pulau Bukom Refinery, enabling it to process a wider range of crudes to supply feedstock to the cracker. A new ethylene jetty and cryogenic terminal enable the import and export of ethylene.
Te additional capacity brought on
stream by the SEPC project includes: 800 000t/y ethylene, 750 000t/y mono- ethylene glycol, 450 000t/y propylene, 230 000t/y benzene, and 155 000t/y butadiene. Meanwhile RasGas, the Qatar-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier, announced on 18th May that it had loaded a spot sale LNG cargo onto its own LNG vessel at Ras Laffan port. Te spot sale is a significant milestone for RasGas and Qatar, as this is the first supply of Qatari LNG to Argentina. Te cargo is bound for the Bahia Blanca GasPort LNG Terminal 600 km south of Buenos Aires to meet ENARSA’s natural gas needs. RasGas is well positioned to supply
this market with safe, high quality and reliable LNG. In October last year, RasGas also supplied a spot LNG cargo to the Chilean market, and we’re continuing to explore supply solutions for customers in new and niche markets in other parts of the world.
Te Argentinian delivery follows the earlier successful completion and start-up of RasGas’s seventh LNG train. Tis is capable of producing 7.8million tonnes of LNG per annum (Mta), boosting the overall LNG production capacity of all RasGas companies to approximately 36.3Mta. Like Train 6, which came online in July 2009, Train 7 is one of a new
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