據普氏能源資訊8月18日東京報道，殼牌化學公司在周三晚些時候發表的一份聲明中說，該公司日前開始從其位于新加坡普勞布姆科港的以石腦油為原料的蒸汽裂解裝置的生產。

　　殼牌化學公司在聲明中通知客戶，該公司解除了對來自其蒸汽裂解裝置的烯烴供應此前宣布的不可抗力。不可抗力是在去年12月份宣布的。

　　標普全球普氏能源資訊以前曾報道說，殼牌化學公司是在蒸汽裂解裝置發生機械故障以后宣布不可抗力的。

　　殼牌化學公司沒有詳細說明蒸汽裂解裝置重新啟動的日期，但是，市場消息人士說這個裂解裝置是在7月中旬前后恢復運營的。

　　這個以石腦油為原料的蒸汽裂解裝置能夠年產96萬噸乙烯、54萬噸丙烯、18.6萬噸丁二烯、27.6萬噸苯和75萬噸丁二醇。

　　李峻 編譯

原文如下：

Shell starts production from Singapore steam cracker; lifts force majeure

Tokyo (Platts)--18 Aug 2016

Shell Chemicals has started production from its naphtha-fed steam cracker at Pulau Bukom, Singapore, the company said in a statement late Wednesday.

Shell also informed customers that it has lifted the force majeure on olefins supply from its cracker as of Wednesday. The force majeure was declared in December last year, the company said.

S&P Global Platts previously reported that the force majeure was declared following mechanical problems at the cracker.

Shell did not specify the restart date of the cracker, but market sources said it resumed operations around mid-July.

The cracker has capacity to produce 960,000 mt/year of ethylene, 540,000 mt/year of propylene, 186,000 mt/year of butadiene, 276,000 mt/year of benzene and 750,000 mt/year of MEG.