Shell Convent refinery restarting fire-struck hydrocracker
8/13/2018 1:26:36 PM
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc is restarting a heavy oil hydrocracker at its 209,787 barrel per day (
The 45,000
“No injuries, no offsite impact,” said Shell spokesman Ray Fisher in response to a
The fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) on Sunday, the sources said.
The H-Oil Unit is an atypical hydrocracker because it converts residual crude oil into motor fuels, especially diesel. Residual crude is normally processed by coking units.
Hydrocrackers use hydrogen and a catalyst under high heat and pressure to produce motor fuels, usually starting with gas oil as a feedstock.
Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Tom Hogue
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