中海壳牌二期项目增资新建的苯乙烯/环氧丙烷和聚醚多元醇项目（以下简称“SMPO/POD项目”）正式成功投产，标志着二期项目的全面成功完成。此前，二期项目其余装置已于2018年全部投产。SMPO/POD项目投产后，中海壳牌每年可向客户供应600多万吨高品质、多元化的石化产品。

SMPO/POD项目由中海壳牌投资和运营，中国海油惠州石化有限公司负责建设；项目共有六套新建生产装置，分别是一套75万吨/年乙苯装置、63万吨/年苯乙烯和30万吨/年环氧丙烷装置各一套、两套25万吨/年聚醚多元醇装置和一套10万吨/年的聚合物聚醚装置；产品可广泛应用于建筑和包装材料、橡胶、涂料、床垫、家具、电子、服装、汽车等行业。

苯乙烯/环氧丙烷（SMPO）装置

SMPO/POD项目采用壳牌专有技术。其中，SMPO装置采用了壳牌升级版的苯乙烯和环氧丙烷联产工艺，有助于提高装置的生产可靠性，生产运营更加高效和环保。POD装置采用了业界领先的壳牌多元醇技术，这是该技术在中国的首次应用。与传统工艺相比，壳牌专有技术将进一步提升装置总体能源利用率和工艺安全水平，并减少碳足迹，为持续打造环保、安全、高效的中海壳牌工厂做出贡献。

2020年5月，中国海油、壳牌和广东惠州政府签署了中海壳牌惠州三期乙烯项目战略合作框架协议，将建造第三套乙烯裂解装置，并在亚洲首次部署壳牌生产线性阿尔法烯烃的先进技术。同时，中国海油与壳牌还签署了一份谅解备忘录，将利用壳牌的碳酸二苯脂工艺技术，在该地区开发一套商业规模的聚碳酸酯生产装置。

聚醚多元醇（POD）装置

中国海洋石油集团公司总经理助理、中海石油炼化有限责任公司董事长、党委书记孙大陆表示：“该项目的顺利投产，将为客户提供更加优质的高端化工产品，也将更好促进惠州市经济发展，更好服务于粤港澳大湾区建设。我们致力于打造国内石化行业高质量发展的排头兵，向高端化工转型升级是中国海油炼化产业发展的战略目标，而对外合作是实现这一战略目标的驱动因素之一，公司将持续深化与壳牌的合作，共同开创中国海油炼化事业高质量发展的美好未来。”

壳牌化工全球总裁柯博励（Thomas Casparie）说：“这一里程碑体现了壳牌发展高性能化工品业务、向终端客户靠拢的战略。SMPO/POD项目投产后，我们与中国海油的合资公司中海壳牌将更加高效地向中国客户供应重要的化工产品。这是壳牌、中国海油和惠州政府三方战略伙伴关系结出的硕果，也是技术创新的成果。在此，感谢中海壳牌团队实现了SMPO/POD项目的安全成功投产，他们积极进取的文化和追求卓越的精神让我感到自豪！”

The SMPO/POD Project of CSPC Started up Successfully

The new SMPO/POD project of CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “CSPC”) started up successfully, marking the successful and full completion of the Phase 2 Project, of which all the other units have started up in 2018.  CSPC now supplies customers with up to six million tonnes per year of diverse, high-quality intermediate and performance chemicals.

The SMPO/POD project is constructed by CNOOC Huizhou Petrochemical Company Limited, invested and operated by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “CSPC”) with 6 new units. It includes one unit of ethyl benzene producing up to 750,000 tonnes per year, one unit of styrene monomer producing up to 630,000 tonnes per year and one of propylene oxide up to 300,000 tonnes per year, two units of polyether polyols producing up to 250,000 tonnes per year and another unit of polymer polyols producing up to 100,000 tonnes per year. These chemicals are used in a wide range of applications, such as construction and packaging, rubber, coatings, mattresses, furniture, electronics, clothing and automotive industry.

The project adopts Shell’s proprietary technologies. The SMPO unit uses Shell's upgraded Styrene and Propylene Oxide co-production process, which helps to improve the production reliability, and the production and operation are more efficient and environmentally friendly. The POD units used the industry-leading Shell’s advanced technologies for polyols, which is the first application in China. Compared to traditional processes, Shell’s proprietary technologies further improve the overall energy efficiency and process safety, reducing carbon footprint and laying the foundation for an environmentally safe and efficient CSPC plant.

In May, 2020, CNOOC, Shell and the Guangdong Huizhou Government signed a strategic cooperation agreement for CSPC Huizhou Phase 3 Ethylene Project, which would involve building a third ethylene cracker and deploying Shell’s advanced technology for linear alpha olefins for the first time in Asia.  Meanwhile, CNOOC and Shell also signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2020, to explore a commercial-scale polycarbonate production unit at the site, using Shell’s diphenyl carbonate process technology.

Sun Dalu, Assistant President of CNOOC, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Committee of CNOOC Oil & Petrochemicals Co. Ltd, said “The successful start-up of the project has resulted in providing more premium chemical products for customers,  promoting  economic development of Huizhou City and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. We are dedicated to developing a trail-blazing and first-rate domestic petrochemicals industry in China.  This is an essential strategic goal as we develop the CNOOC oil and petrochemical business. External collaboration is a key driver to realising this. We will continue to deepen our collaboration with Shell, as we mutually seek a bright future for the high-quality development of the CNOOC oil and petrochemical business.”

Thomas Casparie, Executive Vice President for the Shell Group’s global chemicals business, said: “This milestone supports Shell’s strategy to grow in performance chemicals, moving closer to the end customer.  In starting these units up, our CSPC joint venture with CNOOC is improving the supply of essential chemicals to customers in China, with greater efficiency than ever. This is the power of the strategic partnerships we have built with CNOOC and the Huizhou Government, alongside the power of technological innovation. I would like to thank the CSPC team for the safe and successful start-up, and I congratulate them on the culture of positivity and continuous improvement they have developed.”