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China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) Sets its Sights on Sustainable Operational
Excellence
HUIZHOU, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
Hydrocracking technology licensed through Shell Global Solutions increases plant's
product yield, reliability, and optimizes energy consumption
Shell Global Solutions' licensed hydrocracking technology met all the performance
guarantees during the successful start up of CNOOC's new Huizhou refinery where it was
recently installed.
The 4 MMTA (80,000BPD) hydrocracker in Guangzhou Province is the largest capacity
hydrocraker in China, and has been designed to produce diesel and jet fuel that meets
future stringent Chinese specifications while producing hydrowax as feedstock for the
ethylene cracker in the Nanhai petrochemical complex.
Hydrocracking has become a key process technology for transforming low-value, high-
sulphur, heavy oil fractions into valuable products. This becomes especially relevant in
an environment where rising crude prices have forced refineries to consider upgrading
distressed crudes and difficult hydrocracker feedstocks, and also where tight fuels
specifications and emissions legislation are major operational issues.
According to Mr Dong Xiaoli, General Manager of CNOOC, "in today's market, refiners
face a range of new technical, regulatory and commercial challenges: ensuring that their
operations meet environmental standards; complying with new lower sulphur fuel
specifications; and upgrading their refinery capabilities to meet capacity and quality
targets."
"We therefore appreciate the outstanding technology, technical support services and
design expertise from Shell Global Solutions that has enabled CNOOC to commission the
unit in the shortest amount of time," he added.
Mr Edward Daniel, President of Shell Global Solutions Downstream said that "Shell
Global Solutions' partnership with CNOOC marks a significant milestone in its licensing
business in China and its commitment to licensed technology in the PRC."
He commented that "the cooperation amongst the CNOOC management, operations and
project teams, the local design institute, and Shell Global Solutions formed the basis
for success of starting-up and meeting the guarantees for the largest hydrocraker unit
in China."
Mr Suleyman Ozman, Vice President of Refining and Chemical Licensing added "the unit
demonstrates the success of combining Shell Global Solutions' process unique design
capabilities with the industry's leading catalyst supplied by Criterion/Zeolyst, and
Shell's extended operating knowledge and experience."
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