Announcement of candidates shortlisted for several projects in CNOOC Shell Huizhou Phase III ethylene project

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Recently, the shortlisted candidates for several projects of CNOOC Shell Huizhou Phase III ethylene project were made public. CNOOC Shell Huizhou Phase III Ethylene Project: The total investment in the CNOOC Shell Huizhou Phase III Ethylene Project is approximately 52.1 billion yuan. With a 1.6 million tons per year ethylene cracking unit as the core, 18 chemical processing units, utility systems, and supporting facilities will be constructed. This includes a 1.6 million tons per year ethylene plant, a 305,000 tons per year butadiene extraction plant, a 1.46 million tons per year pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation plant, an 1.1 million tons per year aromatic extraction plant, a 645,000 tons per year ethylene oxide-ethylene glycol (EO-EG) plant, a 600,000 tons per year metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (mLLDPE) plant, a 400,000 tons per year linear α-olefin (LAO) plant, a 130,000 tons per year isomerization and disproportionation (ID) plant, a 130,000 tons per year Shell hydroformylation (SHF) plant, a 50,000 tons per year polyα-olefin (PAO) plant, a 500,000 tons per year polypropylene (PP) plant, a 1 million tons per year ethylbenzene (EB) plant, an 875,000/400,000 tons per year styrene-propylene oxide (SM-PO) plant, a 450,000 tons per year polyether polyol (DMC-POD) plant, a 100,000 tons per year polymer polyol (POP-POD) plant, a 270,000/80,000 tons per year MTBE/butene-1 plant, along with supporting storage and transportation facilities, utility systems, auxiliary facilities, and environmental protection systems. CNOOC Shell currently has two operating projects, with a total ethylene production capacity of 1.95 million tons per year. It is one of the largest single ethylene plants in operation in China, supplying the market with over 6 million tons of high-quality, diversified petrochemical products each year. Among them, the first phase of CNOOC Shell project came online at the beginning of 2006. Its main facilities include 11 production units along with associated utility systems, docks, storage and transportation facilities, as well as environmental protection systems. The ethylene production capacity is 950,000 tons per year. The project incorporates 13 world-class technologies, including Shell’s proprietary technologies, and adopts management models in line with international standards for its design, construction, and operation; it is capable of producing 2.8 million tons of chemical products per year to supply the market ； The CNOOC Shell Phase II project came online in April 2018. Its main facilities include 13 production units, along with supporting utilities, storage and transportation systems, and environmental protection equipment. The ethylene production capacity is 1 million tons per year. The project utilizes 17 advanced technologies from home and abroad, including Shell’s proprietary OMEGA, SMPO, and polyol technologies, which help to expand the range of products produced and improve overall energy efficiency. It is capable of producing 4 million tons of chemical products per year to supply the market. Once the Phase 3 project of CNOOC Shell is completed and put into operation, CNOOC Shell’s ethylene production capacity will reach 3.8 million tons per year, allowing it to supply over 11 million tons of petrochemical products to the market each year. The products generated by this project will help meet the demand in the Greater Bay Area for high-performance chemical materials and advanced chemicals, thereby alleviating the structural shortage of high-end polyolefin products in China. CNOOC Shell Petrochemical Co., Ltd. was established in 2000 and is one of the Sino-foreign joint venture petrochemical enterprises with the largest investment volume in China. The Chinese shareholder of CNOOC Shell is CNOOC Petrochemical Investment Co., Ltd. (whose shareholders are CNOOC Refining & Chemicals Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Guangye Investment Group Co., Ltd.), which holds 50% of the shares ； The foreign shareholder is Shell South China Private Limited, holding 50% of the shares. CNOOC Shell is located in the Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou City, Guangdong Province. It primarily produces olefins and other derivatives to supply them as basic chemical raw materials to the market, while also providing customers with high-quality services ； The products are widely used in agriculture, industry, construction, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods sectors.