By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, July 28 -- Air Products Canada Ltd., the Canadian unit of Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Allentown, Pa, plans to construct, own, and operate an 80 MMscfd hydrogen production plant to supply hydrogen to the Suncor Energy Products Inc. 85,000 b/d refinery and Shell Canada Products 76,000 b/d refinery in Sarnia, Ont. The hydrogen plant is expected to be operational in May 2006.
The Air Products natural gas-based steam methane reformer, to be located on a part of the Shell Manufacturing Center land, will help the refineries produce low-sulfur transportation fuels and other petroleum products. The hydrogen will flow by pipeline to Suncor.
Air Products in March announced plans for a 71 MMscfd hydrogen production plant to be built in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to be on-stream in April 2006, as well as plans for a second larger hydrogen production facility to be located in the same region and on-stream in 2008 to meet anticipated growth (OGJ Online, Mar. 9, 2004).
