{"organism":"Page","children":[{"organism":"Container.Raw","children":[{"organism":"Metadata","color":"brand1-solid","model":{"title":"Thriving in the new reality: Roundtable on refinery revamp projects in the Americas","text":"Three experts in refining technology licensing discuss current refinery revamp projects in North and South America.","links":[{"name":"Thriving in the new reality: Roundtable on refinery revamp projects in the Americas","value":"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas.html"}],"image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/_jcr_content/root/metadata.shellimg.jpeg/1662384716491/scotford-2014.jpeg","alt":"Scotford 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refineries in North and South America.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\r\n","image":{"src":"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/_jcr_content/root/main/section/item.shellimg.jpeg/1662384724925/scotford-2014.jpeg","alt":"Scotford 2014","width":3290,"height":823}},"id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/item"},{"organism":"Container.Gapless","color":"inherited","colspan":7,"colstart":2,"children":[{"organism":"Author.Info","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/author","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBy Pankaj Desai, Ward Koester and Patricia Scozzafave on Aug 16, 2020\u003C/i\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","links":[{}]}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe economic outlook for refineries across the regions remains uncertain.\u003Csup\u003E1\u003C/sup\u003E Amidst navigating difficult macroeconomic trends, what day-to-day considerations should refinery operators be making to emerge resilient as the market rebounds?\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn about the current challenges and future outlook for refineries in North and South America, we spoke to three of our experts in refining \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/licensed-technologies.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Etechnology licensing\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EPankaj Desai is director of strategic accounts licensing and services for U.S. and Caribbean-based accounts, with four decades’ experience in the oil and energy industry.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EWard Koester is \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/hydroprocessing-reactor-internals-and-service.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Ehydroprocessing\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E licensing technology manager for the Americas with over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He has worked with Shell since 2006 on catalyst and \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/refinery-revamp-faq.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Erefinery revamp\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E projects across North America.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EPatricia Scozzafave is director of strategic accounts licensing and services with a focus on Brazil. Her experience includes \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/catalysts.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Ecatalysts\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E sales and technology licensing and services.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/section_header","model":{"text":"\u003Ch2\u003EWhat challenges and responses are you seeing from refineries in your region?\u003C/h2\u003E"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_255255738","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPankaj Desai:\u003C/b\u003E U.S.-based refiners are seeing a reduction in their cash flow, so many capex projects have been delayed. They are mainly focusing on projects that are necessary for operations, such as catalyst changes.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome refiners are showing interest in alternative fuels, for example biodiesel, and reducing the CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E footprint. There are mandates for refiners to tap into \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/licensed-technologies/benefits-of-biofuels.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Ebiofuels\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E and co-processing, which are necessary for a license to operate.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPatricia Scozzafave:\u003C/b\u003E Most of my customers have seen a huge decrease in demand. They are looking to see what kinds of products they can get better margin for and how they can optimise operations and reduce costs.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERefineries with better flexibility have been more successful, as they’ve been better able to adapt to this low-demand period. They are able to produce a different type of fuel, like low-sulphur bunker, that will give them the margin they need to keep profitable or to process more opportunistic crudes.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMost of our customers are prioritising cash preservation and postponing capex intensive projects. In addition, a few countries in Latin America are progressing towards clean fuels production.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWard Koester:\u003C/b\u003E We’re focusing on what we refer to as “sweating the assets,” where we go in and see what we can do with the existing refinery kit that is less costly than greenfield construction.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe’re working on smaller, lower capital projects, like debottlenecking studies on existing assets for capacity increase or revamping existing units to process higher margin feeds, because customers now are focused on cash preservation.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey’re looking at things like lowering costs by lengthening the cycles in their units and having fewer turnarounds. They’re interested in reliability projects, things like wash water studies to look at corrosion improvement and energy optimisation studies to improve the energy efficiency of their sites.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDiscover:\u003C/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://catalysts.shell.com/next-level-hydrocracking-flexibility-whitepaper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHow to enhance refinery margins using the hydrocracker’s flexibility\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/section_header_489487597","model":{"text":"\u003Ch2\u003EWhat kinds of low capex projects would you recommend during this time period?\u003C/h2\u003E"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_1059514197","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPatricia Scozzafave:\u003C/b\u003E Refineries still have to do catalyst change outs, and catalyst is usually one of the biggest operating costs in a refinery. Having \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/refinery-equipment/reactor-internals.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Ereactor internals\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E that perform well can help to extend the catalyst life, reduce turn-around costs and increase safety.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs mentioned, some countries in Latin America are moving to clean fuels, and \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/licensed-technologies/refinery-technology/hydrotreating.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Ediesel hydrotreating unit (DHT)\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E revamps that are cost effective, such as changing to state-of-the-art catalyst and reactor internals, could be an alternative to improve fuel specifications. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI think that the type of projects we will see moving forward will shift. We will see more projects focused on “sweating the assets,” unit revamps and optimisation projects such as increasing energy efficiency that will help to reduce both emissions and costs.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPankaj Desai:\u003C/b\u003E Changing reactor internals can optimise a unit in multiple ways, such as increasing catalyst cycle length as well as processing more throughput or heavier crudes to increase product quality.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/licensed-technologies/refinery-technology/fluidised-catalytic-cracking.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003EFluid catalytic cracking (FCC)\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E units, which produce gasoline, are important for refineries in the U.S. and Brazil. For an FCC unit, we work with the refiner ahead of the turnaround time to create a feasibility study on what change outs will bring the most value.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe baseline their current operation with our models and duplicate the product quality, quantity and unit operations that they currently have. Then we go through the optimisation process by replacing the existing hardware with hardware designs licensed by Shell, and make a list of the potential economic benefits, from which the refiner will consider and choose. These are low capex solutions compared to a full refinery revamp project.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELearn more about\u003C/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/refinery-equipment.html\" target=\"_self\"\u003Erefinery equipment & hardware\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWard Koester:\u003C/b\u003E Debottleneck studies can show refiners how to increase the capacity of a unit within the bounds of existing infrastructure, so major modifications aren’t needed. These small unit upgrades are ones that can pay back quickly with minimal cost or effort.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“Molecule management,” is making sure the right feeds are going to the right unit. For instance, we had a situation where the customer wanted to process more coker gasoil in a DHT. We showed them how they could reconfigure and then revamp the existing unit to enable greater quench capability to enable this change, which resulted in a more profitable DHT operation.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the current economic environment, we have also helped customers determine how to minimise their jet fuel production. There are ways to optimise the fractionation and severity of the conversion units to move jet fuel molecules up into the heavy naphtha space, or drop it down into the diesel.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/section_header_856722674","model":{"text":"\u003Ch2\u003EHow can a refinery revamp or upgrade project during this downturn be applicable in the next five to ten years?\u003C/h2\u003E"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/corporate/global/en_gb/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/resources-library/thriving-in-the-new-reality-roundtable-on-refinery-revamp-projects-in-the-americas/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_571679061","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWard Koester:\u003C/b\u003E Changes refiners make now could translate to future improvements. For example, with the new IMO 2020 regulations implemented at the start of this year, in order to reduce their exposure to a diminishing high-sulphur fuel oil market, refiners are looking to invest in cokers, gasifiers and other high-capital upgrades.\u003Csup\u003E2\u003C/sup\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf they took on smaller projects now, like hydrogen purification to extend the cycle life of their existing hydroprocessing units, it could enable a staged investment strategy toward the installation of higher-conversion projects later.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond just improvement of existing refinery assets, there’s a big push now around reducing the carbon footprint from operation of these assets. There’s growing interest around the question of what to do with the CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E that’s produced, and we can offer solutions that handle the CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E that’s generated through application of our carbon capture technologies.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EExplore:\u003C/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.shell.com/business-customers/catalysts-technologies/licensed-technologies/emissions-standards/tail-gas-treatment-unit/cansolv-co2.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EShell CANSOLV® CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E capture system\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPankaj Desai:\u003C/b\u003E Refiners have certainly become more conscious of the environment and many are working towards carbon neutral emissions. New technologies will be required, and I expect to see growth of new technologies in that area, such as biodiesel.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking at the U.S. from a macro level, I think the commute for many traditional office workers has been permanently disrupted. So, in the long term, I don’t expect the demand for gasoline to go back to where it was prior to this situation. Diesel is consumed mostly in the heavy trucks that carry goods from coast to coast, so that will likely continue.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPatricia Scozzafave:\u003C/b\u003E We see a growing interest in CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E emission reduction and energy transition. The pace of this discussion may be different in each country, but this will come. 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