FCC revamps
Capture the full potential and increase margins through the strategic integration of FCC-PT and FCC unit revamps.
Thriving in the new reality with an FCC unit revamp
Take an integrated approach to your FCC units
The refining landscape has shifted in unprecedented ways in recent years. With a reset in energy demand, utilisation challenges and pressure on margins, conditions will likely remain highly challenging.
That’s why taking steps to improve refinery performance in the short term could be business critical. To enhance competitiveness and adapt to today’s new reality, refiners might consider revamping FCC-PT and FCC units.
How an FCC revamp can drive value for you
Refiners could consider revamping FCC-PT and FCC units to:
Process more-difficult, low-value feeds
Increase petrochemical yields
Optimise on-stream days for better turnaround alignment
Discover the potential impact of an FCC revamp
In this FCC-PT/FCC unit revamp scenario, you’ll uncover solutions and multiple case studies that show how a:
Shell US West Coast facility
Increased safety and reliability along with margins
European refiner
Plans to unlock performance gains
US refiner
Plans to maximise on-stream days, reduce costs and align turnaround cycles
Shell US Gulf Coast facility
Increased feed flexibility and boosted bottoms conversion
Why you should take an integrated approach to FCC-PT and FCC units
See how an integrated FCC-PT and FCC unit approach can help
At Shell Catalysts & Technologies, we have long advocated that refiners should take an integrated approach to the fluidised catalytic cracking pretreatment (FCC-PT) and FCC units.
- Yield shift flexibility and low-cost operations can be key to competitiveness.
- Complex interactions cover feed quality effects, constraint-driven limitations and turnaround timings.
- The performance and limitations of each unit strongly influence the other, so substantial value is at risk if refiners do not consider the two units as an integrated operation.
Webinar: Complex FCC-PT/FCC performance gains with an integrated approach
Discover how Shell Catalysts & Technologies enables global refiners to optimise operations through an integrated, holistic approach to the FCC-PT/FCC complex.
Innovating FCC feed nozzle technology
Refiners can use this new feed nozzle technology to increase conversion and improve yields in the FCC unit
Through new analytical techniques, feed nozzle design improvements were identified and implemented that dramatically reduced spray liquid volume, improved atomisation and enhanced reliability.
Using this new feed nozzle technology to increase conversion and improve yields in the FCC unit, refiners can also minimise lower-value products and maximise higher-value products.
Leverage our FCC-PT and FCC experts for your revamp project
Collaborate and aim for enhanced FCC revamp outcomes.
Our discovery and diagnosis process will likely begin with a collaborative discussion in which we ask you to share your performance objectives, business drivers and any pain points so that, together, we can identify and explore the technical options.
This is a collaborative approach with your refinery to capture the optimum solution that fits the requirements for capturing your refinery assets’ full capability potential. We would be pleased to discuss what the process looks like for your site.