Shell Pernis Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Shell
• Website: http://www.shell.com/
  • List of Shell Refineries
• Location: Rotterdam
• Capacity: 21 million tons/annum & 416,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:

Refining Units

• CDU - 416,000
• VDU - 140,000
• Hydrocracker - 55,000
• Thermal cracking -46.000
• Cat-cracking - 48.000
• Cat-reforming - 42.000
• Hydrofining - 23.000
• Hydro-treating - 233.000
• Gasification hydrogen plant - processes 1650 t/d of heavy residue (heavy visbreaker residue or straight-run vacuum residue) into synthesis gas (syngas).

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• There are many different types of crude oil processed, Light, but also very heavy oil.

Products Produced

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Ongoing Projects

• CB&I has been awarded a contract valued in excess of US$60 million by Royal Dutch Shell plc for the engineering, procurement and construction of a diesel hydrotreater at the Pernis Refinery in Rotterdam. The hydrotreater reduces the sulfur content in the diesel to meet European environmental standards, while significantly increasing the refinery's capacity to produce clean diesel fuel.

Other Information

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History

• 1902: start of refinery Waalhaven, Rotterdam (Sluisjesdijk), here was the crude oil processed from Sumatra.
• Moving to Vondelingenplaat - First Petroleumhaven near Pernis.
• 1949: first chemistry-activities (PVC, Teepol).
• 1969: world's largest refinery - processing 25 million tons of crude oil per year.
• early '70: construction of Moerdijk by growing demand for chemical products.
• 1989: start Hycon (Hydrogen Conversion) cracker.
• 1997: launch modernization project PER +.
• 2000: sale of various chemical plants.

Relevant Links

• The World of Shell Pernis
• Pernis refinery leverages gasification to meet legislative and business targets
• CB&I Awarded Contract for Diesel Hydrotreater Project at Pernis Refinery in The Netherlands
• Initial Operation of the Shell Pernis Residue Gasification Project Include Simple Flow Diagram
• The Dutch Petroleum Industry Association (VNPI)

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