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Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex
Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex is the new integrated refinery and petrochemicals project that is being built in Singapore.
Ownership & financing
This is a 100% Shell owned world-scale cracker and derivatives project.
Capital expenditure
Due to commercial sensitivities, we are unable to disclose our capital expenditure estimate. A project of this scale and complexity will typically cost several billion US dollars.
Group investments
This investment will be part of the overall Royal Dutch Shell investment programme of some US$19 billion for 2006 and some US$21 billion in 2007.
Capacities
800,000 tonnes per annum for the cracker, 750,000 tonnes per annum for the MEG plant and initial capacity of 155,000 tonnes for the butadiene extraction unit.
Estimated start-up date
2009/2010
Employment
Construction activity will employ up to 12,000 people at its peak and in on-going operations around 200 permanent high skilled jobs will be established. In addition, there will be more jobs created in the companies that support Bukom's operations.
Products
The cracker on Bukom Island will produce olefins and aromatics, basic feedstocks that will be utilised by existing and new ventures on Jurong Island. The output of the new mono ethylene glycol plant will help to meet growing regional demand for this product.
