Residue Upgrading with the Shell Gasification Process for LOTOS Refinery Gdansk

摘要

In aiming for a cleaner environment, the European Union (EU) continues its rigorous policy of reducing pollution levels. Time after time, European refiners face new, more stringent environmental legislation on product quality and refinery emissions. Shell Global Solutions' gasification technology offers refiners a flexible solution to help meet these challenges. The Shell gasification process (SGP) is a clean and efficient process for converting very heavy residues into syngas. The syngas can be used to produce hydrogen or as a clean fuel for power generation. The SGP is playing a major role in a residue-upgrading project that is currently under way at the Gdansk refinery in Poland. This paper describes the current status of the Lotos project and gives details of the integration of the SGP plant with new and existing facilities. A consortium of companies, technology providers and engineering companies is working together to implement a total site solution (TSS) that will enable the Gdansk refinery to operate in a more efficient and environmentally friendly manner, thereby increasing its throughput and meeting the growing demand for cleaner refinery products.