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Released July 25, 2018 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--With demand on the rise for bitumen, ethylene and polyethylene, production facilities in the North American Oil & Gas and Chemical Processing industries are taking steps to improve efficiency and boost production. Industrial Info is tracking $1.3 billion in active debottlenecking projects in the U.S. and Canada, almost all of which are attributed to oil sands projects and petrochemical, plastic and rubber products.
Click on the image at right to see a graph detailing the top 10 states and provinces for debottlenecking projects, by investment value.
Debottlenecking projects in the U.S. Chemical Processing Industry serve a wide range of purposes, among them to increase capacity in existing assets without the cost related to new construction. LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) (Houston, Texas) aims to increase capacity at its polypropylene plant in Bayport, Texas, by 30% to 40% through a series of equipment additions and upgrades for two units. Current capacity at the complex stands at 1.65 billion pounds per year of polypropylene, an ingredient in commonplace consumer products such as cars and food packaging. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Nutrien Limited (NYSE:NTR) (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) plans to add capacity at its 395,000-metric-ton-per-year ammonia unit at its plant in Augusta, Georgia, through improved processing and new equipment. Nutrien was formed earlier this year by the merger of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other debottlenecking projects are intended to support new units. INEOS Group AG (London, England) is considering the replacement, upgrading and installation of new equipment at its Chocolate Bayou Works facility Unit 2 in Alvin, Texas, in part to accommodate a proposed furnace addition that itself would increase ethylene capacity. Unit 2 currently produces 1.7 billion pounds per year of ethylene; the furnace addition would add about 250 million pounds per year, according to estimates. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports for the debottlenecking and furnace addition.
Maintenance turnarounds are sometimes aligned with debottlenecking projects. DowDuPont (NYSE:DDP) (Midland, Michigan) plans to boost capacity by about 125,000 tonnes per year at a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit its St. Charles Operations facility in Hahnville, Louisiana, by upgrading and modifying the existing equipment. The project kicked off in April and is set to wrap up in October; its last month will coincide with DowDuPont's third-quarter turnaround on the HDPE unit. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the HDPE debottlenecking and turnaround.
Oil Sands Projects Aim to Improve Output
Some of the highest-valued debottlenecking projects in the Oil & Gas Industry can be found in Alberta, where top-notch efficiency is crucial for the Canadian province's numerous oil sands facilities. MEG Energy Corporation (TSX:MEG) (Calgary, Alberta) plans to begin site preparation later this year for a debottlenecking in Phase 2B at its Christina Lake Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Bitumen Production Complex in Fort McMurray, Alberta, which involves drilling about 60 new wells to increase capacity from 60,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) to about 90,000 BBL/d. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Later this year, MEG plans to initiate a brownfield expansion at the same facility that would involve drilling new SAGD well pairs, increasing steam production and performing further debottlenecks that would boost total capacity to roughly 113,000 BBL/d by the end of 2020, as currently scheduled. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
The always-busy Fort McMurray has seen several other such projects proposed, including at Athabasca Oil Corporation's (TSX:ATH) (Calgary) Hangingstone SAGD Bitumen Production Plant and Husky Energy Incorporated's (TSX:HSE) (Calgary) Sunrise SAGD Crude Oil Production Plant. Athabasca's project, still in its permitting phase, would debottleneck inlet and separation sections to reduce back pressure and increase bitumen production from 12,000 to 20,000 BBL/d; Husky's project, which is in an early analysis phase, would increase production from 60,000 to 69,000 BBL/d by debottlenecking steam generation, field production systems and plant modifications. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the Athabasca and Husky projects.
In addition to the Oil & Gas and Chemical Processing industries, Industrial Info is tracking debottlenecking projects in the North American Metals & Minerals, Industrial Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical & Biotech industries.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com/.
Click on the image at right to see a graph detailing the top 10 states and provinces for debottlenecking projects, by investment value.Debottlenecking projects in the U.S. Chemical Processing Industry serve a wide range of purposes, among them to increase capacity in existing assets without the cost related to new construction. LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) (Houston, Texas) aims to increase capacity at its polypropylene plant in Bayport, Texas, by 30% to 40% through a series of equipment additions and upgrades for two units. Current capacity at the complex stands at 1.65 billion pounds per year of polypropylene, an ingredient in commonplace consumer products such as cars and food packaging. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Nutrien Limited (NYSE:NTR) (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) plans to add capacity at its 395,000-metric-ton-per-year ammonia unit at its plant in Augusta, Georgia, through improved processing and new equipment. Nutrien was formed earlier this year by the merger of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other debottlenecking projects are intended to support new units. INEOS Group AG (London, England) is considering the replacement, upgrading and installation of new equipment at its Chocolate Bayou Works facility Unit 2 in Alvin, Texas, in part to accommodate a proposed furnace addition that itself would increase ethylene capacity. Unit 2 currently produces 1.7 billion pounds per year of ethylene; the furnace addition would add about 250 million pounds per year, according to estimates. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports for the debottlenecking and furnace addition.
Maintenance turnarounds are sometimes aligned with debottlenecking projects. DowDuPont (NYSE:DDP) (Midland, Michigan) plans to boost capacity by about 125,000 tonnes per year at a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) unit its St. Charles Operations facility in Hahnville, Louisiana, by upgrading and modifying the existing equipment. The project kicked off in April and is set to wrap up in October; its last month will coincide with DowDuPont's third-quarter turnaround on the HDPE unit. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the HDPE debottlenecking and turnaround.
Oil Sands Projects Aim to Improve Output
Some of the highest-valued debottlenecking projects in the Oil & Gas Industry can be found in Alberta, where top-notch efficiency is crucial for the Canadian province's numerous oil sands facilities. MEG Energy Corporation (TSX:MEG) (Calgary, Alberta) plans to begin site preparation later this year for a debottlenecking in Phase 2B at its Christina Lake Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Bitumen Production Complex in Fort McMurray, Alberta, which involves drilling about 60 new wells to increase capacity from 60,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) to about 90,000 BBL/d. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Later this year, MEG plans to initiate a brownfield expansion at the same facility that would involve drilling new SAGD well pairs, increasing steam production and performing further debottlenecks that would boost total capacity to roughly 113,000 BBL/d by the end of 2020, as currently scheduled. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
The always-busy Fort McMurray has seen several other such projects proposed, including at Athabasca Oil Corporation's (TSX:ATH) (Calgary) Hangingstone SAGD Bitumen Production Plant and Husky Energy Incorporated's (TSX:HSE) (Calgary) Sunrise SAGD Crude Oil Production Plant. Athabasca's project, still in its permitting phase, would debottleneck inlet and separation sections to reduce back pressure and increase bitumen production from 12,000 to 20,000 BBL/d; Husky's project, which is in an early analysis phase, would increase production from 60,000 to 69,000 BBL/d by debottlenecking steam generation, field production systems and plant modifications. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the Athabasca and Husky projects.
In addition to the Oil & Gas and Chemical Processing industries, Industrial Info is tracking debottlenecking projects in the North American Metals & Minerals, Industrial Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical & Biotech industries.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com/.
