Axens, has been awarded by Shell Deutschland Gmbh (Shell) the Engineering, Procurement and Fabrication contract to supply Electrical Tubular Heater for Shell’s Base Oil Distillation Unit in Wesseling, Germany.

While Shell Deutschland GmbH had earlier this year announced its final investment decision to repurpose its European Shell Energy & Chemicals Park Rheinland in Wesseling, Axens’ Heurtey Petrochem Solutions, a global leader in process furnaces, will contribute to the site’s plan for electrification by providing its unique Electrical Tubular Radiant Heater solution.

Heurtey Petrochem Solutions’ Electrical Tubular Heater operates without direct emissions to the atmosphere, neither CO2 nor NOx, providing an alternative to traditional process fired heaters. Based on a fine tuning of the heat flux density, the Electrical Tubular Heater is designed to operate in very demanding process conditions and to a scale and standards adapted to industry present demand while benefiting from Heurtey Petrochem Solutions experience including references of electrical tubular heaters since the late 1990’s.

In a global context of industry decarbonization, Axens and Heurtey Petrochem Solutions provides support to a wide range of industrial actors to lower the carbon footprint of their installations, either for grass-root units or for existing assets.

Hervé Lavieu Axens’ Heurtey Petrochem Solutions’ Vice-President Furnaces Product Line Says:
"We are honored that our solution fits with Shell project objectives while lowering CO2 emissions and reducing carbon footprint. Thanks to its proven technology, our Electrical Tubular Heater is ready to answer to the new challenges met by our clients in their decarbonization journey. Axens’ Heurtey Petrochem Solutions demonstrates its ability to act proactively for the energy transition at industrial level, with a solution tailored to meet a wide variety of customer plant typologies."

À propos d'Axens

Le groupe Axens propose une gamme complète de solutions pour la conversion du pétrole et de la biomasse en carburants plus propres, la production et la purification des principaux intermédiaires pétrochimiques, le recyclage chimique des plastiques, les options de traitement et de conversion du gaz naturel, le traitement de l’eau et le captage du carbone. L’offre comprend des technologies, des équipements, des fours, des unités modulaires, des catalyseurs, des adsorbants et des services connexes. Axens est idéalement positionné pour couvrir l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur, des études de faisabilité au démarrage et au suivi des unités tout au long de leur cycle de vie. Cette position unique garantit un niveau de performance optimal et une empreinte environnementale réduite. L’offre internationale d’Axens repose sur des ressources humaines hautement qualifiées, des moyens de production modernes et un réseau mondial étendu pour les services industriels, de soutien technique et commerciaux. Axens est une société du groupe IFP.

About Shell plc

Shell plc (FTSE: SHEL) (AMS: SHELL) (NYSE: SHEL) is incorporated in England and Wales, has its headquarters in London and is listed on the London, Amsterdam, and New York stock exchanges. Shell companies have operations in more than 70 countries and territories with businesses including oil and gas exploration and production; production and marketing of liquefied natural gas and gas to liquids; manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals and renewable energy projects.