Shell operates the Scotford II refinery, which is located in Alberta, Canada. It is a non integrated refinery owned by Canadian Natural Resources, Chevron, and Shell. The refinery, which started operations in 2003, has an NCI of 7.1.
Key processes of the refinery
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 320
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 205
Hydrocracker (mbd): 132
Hydrotreater (mbd): 41
The capacity of the refinery is expected to remain the same as 320mbd by 2030.
Maintenance activities at Scotford II refinery
The Scotford II refinery witnessed four incidents during the period 2015-2020.
About Shell
Shell plc (Shell) formerly Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Shell) is an integrated oil and gas company. The company explores for and produces oil and gas from conventional fields and sources such as tight rock, shale and coal formations. It operates refining and petrochemical complexes across the world. Shell’s product offerings include lubricants, bitumen and liquefied petroleum gas; and petrochemical products such as raw materials for plastics, coatings and detergents. The company is a major producer of biofuel in Brazil. It also has interests in various liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas to liquids (GTL) projects. The company markets its products directly and indirectly through distributors in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, North America and South America. Shell is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Methodology
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