Air Products Signs Long-Term Hydrogen Contract for Shell's New Unit at Its Pernis Refinery

12-02-2009: Air Products announced it has signed a long-term agreement to supply hydrogen to Shell for one of the new units at its refinery complex near Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Air Products will supply Shell the hydrogen via pipeline and add an over six-mile extension to its existing over 80 mile pipeline system. The supply is due to be on-stream in 2011.

“We are pleased to be expanding our relationship with Shell in Rotterdam, adding to the long-standing supply of industrial gases to Shell in the area. The agreement also strengthens our hydrogen leadership position in Rotterdam,” said Denis Deheusch, general manager–Tonnage Gases for Air Products in the Benelux. “The addition of the hydrogen supplied from our pipeline system to the refinery will present Shell with a safe and reliable hydrogen supply for its refinery operations while making cleaner burning transportation fuels.”

The Shell facility pipeline extension will be connected to Air Products’ recently announced new world-scale hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam, planned to be on-stream in mid-2011. The new hydrogen plant will feature technology advancements to maximize facility energy efficiency and emissions reductions.