Shell Canada Limited is a fully integrated producer, processor and marketer of Natural Gas Liquids (NGL’s) and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG’s). Shell’s current combined LPG sales of ASTM specification grade ethane, propane and butane exceeds 50,000 barrels per day.
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Shell’s has extensive infrastructure and storage facilities in Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Sarnia, Ontario. Shell’s Ft. Saskatchewan facilities can process 12,500 barrels per day with associated spec storage of 430,000 barrels. Sarnia’s facilities can process 15,400 barrels per day with spec storage of 787,000 barrels. These facilities are baseloaded with equity production and incremental third-party volumes for optimum utilization. To complete our sales offering, Shell’s Marketing and Transportation department (M&T) also operates a large fleet of rail cars to provide reliable freight transportation services. Shell distinguishes itself as a secure and reliable supplier with a geographically diverse supply and marketing network. With western and eastern marketing offices, in Calgary and Sarnia, we are well positioned to meet our customers' needs from coast to coast. Shell provides transportation expertise and marketing services backed by premier facilities and infrastructure. We offer market competitive, publicly posted prices at our Edmonton and Sarnia supply locations. We strive to be our customers' LPG supplier of choice. Shell supplies a diverse group of customers across Canada and the United States. Ethane Ethane is extracted from natural gas straddle operations and is primarily used as a petro-chemical feedstock. It can also be utilized in some miscible flood operations and enhanced oil recovery projects. Propane Propane is used for residential and commercial heating, auto-propane, industrial fuel applications and petro-chemical cracking. Shell markets to retailer, wholesaler and industrial consumers. Butane Butane is primarily sold to refineries for seasonal gasoline blending, MTBE manufacturers and petro-chemical cracking. PRODUCTION FACILITY
AREA / PROVINCE | PRODUCTION TYPE / EQUITY PRODUCTION 2005
RATE (Bbls/day) | Waterton Gas Plant -
Southwest Alberta | Ethane 1,767
Propane 953
Mixed Butane 733 | Jumping Pound Gas Plant -
Calgary, Alberta | Ethane 1,338
Propane 620
Mixed Butane 488 | Fort Saskatchewan Fractionator -
Edmonton, Alberta | Ethane 8,084
Propane 3,492
Mixed Butane 3,351 | Sarnia Fractionator -
Sarnia, Ontario | Propane 6,461
Iso Butane 1,914
Normal Butane 2,825 | Montréal East Refinery -
Montréal, Québec | Propane 1,261
Mixed Butane 132 | Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP) Fractionator -
Point Tupper, Nova Scotia | Propane 1,207
Mixed Butane 1,061 |
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