Shell completa la venta de su participación en la refinería de Deer Park a su socio Pemex

El acuerdo cubre la venta de la participación del 50.005% de Shell en la sociedad y, por lo tanto, transfiere la propiedad total de la refinería a Pemex. Shell Chemical L.P. continuará operando su instalación de Deer Park Chemicals, 100% propiedad de Shell.

"El cierre de esta venta marca el comienzo de un nuevo capítulo de nuestra historia en Deer Park, ya que hemos trabajado estrechamente con Pemex en los últimos meses para garantizar una entrega segura y responsable de las operaciones de la refinería", dijo Huibert Vigeveno, Director de Downstream de Shell. "El equipo de Deer Park ha sido fundamental no sólo en la preparación del activo para las operaciones de Pemex, sino también en la construcción de un legado de seguridad y desempeño que se remonta a 92 años atrás. Esperamos seguir siendo vecinos en la comunidad de Deer Park y hacer crecer nuestro negocio de productos químicos para satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros clientes mientras avanzamos en nuestra estrategia global de parques de energía y productos químicos".

Como parte de su estrategia Powering Progress (Impulsando el Progreso), Shell planea consolidar su huella de refinación en cinco parques centrales de energía y productos químicos. Estas instalaciones maximizarán los beneficios de integración de los combustibles convencionales y la producción de productos químicos, al tiempo que ofrecerán nuevos combustibles bajos en carbono y productos químicos de alto rendimiento, así como potencial para el secuestro de carbono.

Notas para los editores

• El 24 de mayo de 2021, Shell y Pemex anunciaron que habían firmado un acuerdo de venta para que Pemex adquiriera la participación del 50.005% de Shell en Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership, una empresa conjunta 50-50 entre Shell y Pemex.
• Se recibió un monto adicional de $325 millones de dólares por el valor atribuido al inventario de hidrocarburos al momento del cierre. El monto final para el inventario de hidrocarburos dependerá de las mediciones de volumen y los precios promedio de mercado para el mes de enero, que se espera que oscile entre $ 300 y $ 350 millones de dólares.
• Pemex ofreció empleo a los trabajadores asignados a los activos de la refinería con efecto al cierre de la transacción.
• Shell ha celebrado ciertos acuerdos de compra de productos y suministro de crudo con Pemex para la Refinería Deer Park.
• Para marcar este nuevo capítulo y destacar el continuo apoyo de Shell a la comunidad de Deer Park, Shell ha proporcionado aproximadamente $2 millones de dólares en fondos para proyectos que benefician a la comunidad.
• Shell es una de las principales compañías de energía de Estados Unidos con intereses en 50 estados que emplean a más de 12,000 personas. La cartera de empresas e intereses operados de Shell en Estados Unidos consiste en petróleo, gas natural, petroquímicos, gasolina, lubricantes y otros productos refinados, junto con energías renovables como la eólica, la solar y opciones de movilidad como la carga de vehículos eléctricos y el hidrógeno. En los Estados Unidos, Shell también está invirtiendo en un negocio de energía integrada que proporcionará electricidad a millones de hogares y empresas.

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