Since beginning gasification research in the 1950s, Shell/GE/Air Products have designed more than 170 liquids and 34 coal gasifiers, with a substantial proportion still in operation world-wide. We also operate our own gasifiers, which helps us to understand and anticipate your operational needs. Following are select projects highlighting our extensive gasification experience:Oil Sands, Canada
- Formerly Shell residue gasification process technology
- 72,000 bbl/d of bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands
- The heavy asphaltene by-product of the primary upgrading process feeds a 3,800-t/d liquids unit
- Produces hydrogen for the hydrocracker and steam for the steam-assisted gravity drainage operations.
- Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology
- 2,000-t/d dry coal intake capacity
- Long full-capacity run with 50% petcoke
- Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology
- 2,000-t/d dry coal intake capacity
- Syngas and steam for fertilizer production
- Direct operational experience since 2006
- Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology
- Syngas-to-liquids production
- First Air Products Sale of Gas (syngas) plants in China
- On-stream in 2017
- Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology
- 2,100 t/d (local Indian coal + 25% petcoke) intake capacity
- Syngas to ammonia/urea production
- On-stream in 2023 (Expected)
- GE Residue Gasification process technology (formerly Texaco residue gasification technology)
- Heavy Fuel Oil based 285 cu.ft size Gasifier with quench design configuration
- Syngas for Ammonia, Urea, MeOH, Acetic Acid and other chemicals and fertilizers
- On-stream: Two Gasifier trains in 1981 and Third Gasifier train in 2001