Meilenstein der Transformation erreicht – Shell Rheinland nimmt Anlagen in Wesseling nach Umbauarbeiten wieder in Betrieb

„Ich bin sehr stolz auf das gesamte Team, das diese Kraftanstrengung möglich gemacht hat. Diese Leistung zeigt, dass wir das Vertrauen, das unsere Kunden und Shell in uns als integrierter Standort setzen, mehr als verdient haben“, sagte Jan-Peter Groot Wassink, General Manager des Energy and Chemicals Park. „Die Transformation ist mehr als ein technischer Erfolg. Sie ist ein Symbol für unsere Bereitschaft, uns auf die veränderten Rahmenbedingungen einzustellen und so die Zukunft von Shell Rheinland zu sichern.“

Der tatsächliche Umbau startete nach umfangreichen Planungs- und Vorbereitungsarbeiten mit der Abschaltung der Rohöldestillation (D500) im März 2025. In den vergangenen Wochen waren rund 1.200 zusätzliche Mitarbeiter von Shell sowie von Partnerfirmen mit den Maßnahmen beschäftigt. Zum Einsatz kamen 25 Krane, etwa 112.000 Kubikmeter Gerüst wurden verbaut. Rund 23.000 Anlagenteile wie Pumpen, Kompressoren oder Wärmetauscher wurden im Rahmen der Transformation stillgelegt, 40 Kilometer Rohrleitungen außer Betrieb genommen.

Ein wichtiges Teilprojekt der Transformation war die Sicherstellung des Transfers der Produkte Jet (Kerosin) und Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO) von Köln-Godorf nach Wesseling. Mit dieser Konfiguration wurde sichergestellt, dass die beiden Werksteile ab sofort wie ein integrierter Standort betrieben werden. Mit der nun erfolgten schrittweisen Inbetriebnahme verschiedener Anlagen, darunter die ICI 3, die Wasserstoff liefert, die Hochdruckkompression sowie die Dampf-, Kondensat- und Kühlwassersysteme, hat Shell Rheinland den Beleg erbracht, dass die Anstrengungen der vergangenen Wochen von Erfolg gekrönt waren.

Groot Wassink ergänzt: „Die Transformation geht weiter. Wir müssen unsere neue Konfiguration fortlaufend optimieren. Außerdem gilt es, unsere neue Grundölanlage sowie den Wasserstoff-Elektrolyseur REFHYNE 2 fristgerecht fertigzustellen und so weitere Meilensteine für die Transformation des Standorts zu passieren.“

Meilensteine der Transformation

• Januar 2024: Finale Investitionsentscheidung (FID) für „Wesseling rohölfrei”
• März 2025: Abschaltung der Rohöldestillation (D500), Start der Umbaumaßnahmen
• Mai 2025: Abschluss der Umbaumaßnahmen
• Geplant für 2027: Fertigstellung des 100-Megawatt-Wasserstoff-Elektrolyseurs REFHYNE 2
• Geplant für 2027/28: Fertigstellung der neuen Grundöl-Anlage (R3 Base Oil Destillation Unit)

Zusatzinformationen

Der Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland liegt im Kölner Süden. Bis zu 3.000 Menschen produzieren hier Kraft- und Heizstoffe (Diesel- und Ottokraftstoffe, Kerosin, Heizöl) sowie Produkte für die chemische Industrie. Shell stellt derzeit an dem Standort im Rheinischen Revier wichtige Weichen für zukunftsweisende Energiewendeprojekte. Dazu zählen die Herstellung von Wasserstoff aus erneuerbarer Energie, eine Bio-LNG-Anlage für CO₂-armen Lkw-Treibstoff sowie eine hochmoderne Grundölanlage.

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Shell Deutschland GmbH ǀ Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland
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E-Mail: SDE-CR-Rhinland@shell.com

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