Tidewater announces initiative with BC government to support FCC coprocessing at Prince George Refinery
- Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd.
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Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. announced Dec. 4 that it has entered into an initiative agreement with the government of British Columbia that will provide Tidewater with B.C. Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits to support the production of low-carbon renewable gasoline and renewable diesel from the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) coprocessing infrastructure at the Prince George Refinery.
Once the credits are sold, the B.C. LCFS credits awarded under the FCC initiative agreement are expected to fund approximately 50 percent of the cost of the renewable feedstocks required to operate the FCC coprocessing infrastructure from May 2026 to April 2028, at rates of up to 300 barrels per day.
The FCC initiative agreement is in addition to the previously announced hydrotreater coprocessing initiative agreement that is expected to fund, through the sale of B.C. LCFS credits awarded under the agreement, approximately 50 percent of the cost of the renewable feedstocks required to operate the hydrotreater coprocessing unit during 2026 and 2027, at rates of up to 300 barrels per day.
Coprocessing renewable feedstocks at the Prince George Refinery contributes to the corporation’s ongoing initiatives to transition to the production of lower-carbon fuels.
The renewable gasoline and renewable diesel produced through coprocessing at the Prince George Refinery in both the FCC coprocessing infrastructure and hydrotreating coprocessing infrastructure, at rates of up to 600 barrels per day in the aggregate, is expected to reduce carbon emissions in British Columbia by over 60,000 metric tons of CO2 annually, when compared to the production of conventional fuels.
In addition, coprocessing supports the ongoing economic success of the Prince George Refinery, the company stated.
“We are thankful for the support we have received from the government of British Columbia, and the ministry of energy and climate solutions, as we work to successfully lead the energy transition,” said Tidewater CEO Jeremy Baines.
“The Prince George Refinery is an important value-added industrial operation that supports energy security in northern British Columbia and is a significant contributor to the economy of British Columbia,” he said.
