Shell Sarnia Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Shell
• Website: http://www.shell.ca/
• Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
• Capacity: 3.5 million tons/annum & 75,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• A small but complex refinery with integrated petrochemicals

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Fluidised catalytic cracker
• thermal cracking
• catalytic reforming
• Gasoline hydrotreating unit

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Crude is supplied via a number of pipelines, including Enbridge 6B Oil Pipeline

Products Produced

• Gasoline, distillates, liquid petroleum gas, heavy oils, pure chemicals, solvents

Ongoing Projects

• -

Other Information

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History

• 1952 - Refinery is commissioned
• 2004 - Air products awarded contract for hydrogen unit
• 2008 - Sarnia Refinery project cancelled

Relevant Links

1. Refinery Webpage
2. Air Products Canada to Build Hydrogen Plant in Sarnia, Ontario to Supply Suncor and Shell Refineries
3. Shell will not progress proposed Sarnia Refinery project to next stage of development

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