1. Refinery profitability was increased by processing higher sulfur feed during CFHT outages 1.1 SOx additive use proved to be trouble free - no negative side effects 1.2 Challenged the refinery status quo 1.3 $1 + million increase in profitability during first month of LSPB+ 2. No impact to expander performance 2.1 LSPB+ showed better unit retention than fresh catalyst 3. SOx additive provided flexibility 3.1 Process higher sulfur crudes and purchased FCC feeds 3.2 Manage SOx emissions during abnormal refinery operation 4. Team effort among the Shell Martinez refinery, Shell Projects & Technology, and Johnson Matthey.
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