Global Gasification Experience

Since beginning gasification research in the 1950s, Shell/GE/Air Products have designed more than 170 liquids and 34 coal gasifiers, with a substantial proportion still in operation world-wide. We also operate our own gasifiers, which helps us to understand and anticipate your operational needs. Following are select projects highlighting our extensive gasification experience:

Oil Sands, Canada

• Formerly Shell residue gasification process technology
• 72,000 bbl/d of bitumen from the Athabasca oil sands
• The heavy asphaltene by-product of the primary upgrading process feeds a 3,800-t/d liquids unit
• Produces hydrogen for the hydrocracker and steam for the steam-assisted gravity drainage operations.
   

• Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology 
• 2,000-t/d dry coal intake capacity
• Long full-capacity run with 50% petcoke
   

• Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology
• 2,000-t/d dry coal intake capacity
• Syngas and steam for fertilizer production
• Direct operational experience since 2006
   

• Formerly Shell coal gasification process technology
• Syngas-to-liquids production
• First Air Products Sale of Gas (syngas) plants in China
• On-stream in 2017
   

• Formerly GE Gasification Process technology
• 65 days from start to full production
• Achieved full, sustained capacity quickly; world record for slurry gasification scale and speed
• One of the largest gasification plants in the world
   

• Formerly GE gasification process technology
• 1.8Mt/a Coal to MeOH, MTO
• 60% MeOH synthesis compressor energy savings
• 50% AGR energy saving
• Less fouling in HP grey water system
   

• Formerly GE gasification process technology to make H2, oxo chemicals
• 777 days of continuous operation
• World record for slurry gasification operation
• Surpasses the strictest availability requirement