壳牌化学公司重新启动新加坡蒸汽裂解装置生产

　　据普氏能源资讯8月18日东京报道，壳牌化学公司在周三晚些时候发表的一份声明中说，该公司日前开始从其位于新加坡普劳布姆科港的以石脑油为原料的蒸汽裂解装置的生产。

　　壳牌化学公司在声明中通知客户，该公司解除了对来自其蒸汽裂解装置的烯烃供应此前宣布的不可抗力。不可抗力是在去年12月份宣布的。

　　标普全球普氏能源资讯以前曾报道说，壳牌化学公司是在蒸汽裂解装置发生机械故障以后宣布不可抗力的。

　　壳牌化学公司没有详细说明蒸汽裂解装置重新启动的日期，但是，市场消息人士说这个裂解装置是在7月中旬前后恢复运营的。

　　这个以石脑油为原料的蒸汽裂解装置能够年产96万吨乙烯、54万吨丙烯、18.6万吨丁二烯、27.6万吨苯和75万吨丁二醇。

　　李峻 编译

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Shell starts production from Singapore steam cracker; lifts force majeure

Tokyo (Platts)--18 Aug 2016

Shell Chemicals has started production from its naphtha-fed steam cracker at Pulau Bukom, Singapore, the company said in a statement late Wednesday.

Shell also informed customers that it has lifted the force majeure on olefins supply from its cracker as of Wednesday. The force majeure was declared in December last year, the company said.

S&P Global Platts previously reported that the force majeure was declared following mechanical problems at the cracker.

Shell did not specify the restart date of the cracker, but market sources said it resumed operations around mid-July.

The cracker has capacity to produce 960,000 mt/year of ethylene, 540,000 mt/year of propylene, 186,000 mt/year of butadiene, 276,000 mt/year of benzene and 750,000 mt/year of MEG.