• Will Wesseling refinery become a base oil production facility?
  • Shell to transform its Wesseling refinery in Germany into a base oil production facility. (Credit: Photographic Services, Shell International Limited) Shell Deutschland, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, has made a final investment decision (FID) to repurpose its German oil refinery in Wesseling to produce Group III base oils.
  • Will Germany’s largest refinery add synthetic fuels to its product portfolio?
  • Germany’s largest refinery is set to add synthetic fuels to its existing mineral oil-based product portfolio, reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). The regional government of Baden-Wuerttemberg announced a pilot project worth 500 million euros to make fuels on the basis of renewable electricity or biomass and waste.
  • Did shell convert Wesseling crude oil refinery to base oil?
  • log in register Shell has decided to convert part of its Wesseling crude oil refinery in Germany from producing transport fuels to producing base oils.
  • Why is shell repurposing its European refinery?
  • Shell downstream and renewables director Huibert Vigeveno said: ¡°The repurposing of this European refinery is a significant step towards serving our growing lubricant customer base with premium base oils. This investment is part of Shell¡¯s drive to create more value with less emissions.¡±
  • Is shell moving from crude oil to zero carbon?
  • REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) said on Thursday it plans to shift its Shell Rheinland refinery at Wesseling in Germany away from crude oil and towards low or zero carbon products from 2025.
  • Will German oil supply continue at Godorf & Wesseling?
  • However, it will be continued at the Godorf site and the supply of fuel for the German market are expected to stay stable and secure, said the company. Currently, the Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland can process more than 17 million tonnes of crude oil annually. Of this, the Wesseling site has been processing 7.5 million tonnes.