Bayshore Petroleum Corp. announce that a pilot test of heavy oil upgrading using the Cold Catalytic Cracking Process (CCC) has been successfully implemented in Beijing's Laboratory Centre. The pilot plant, which has a capacity of more than 2,000 tons annually, has been operated continuously and completed all the necessary tests using the Extra Heavy Oil (10 API) imported from Meota Oil Field, Saskatchewan, Canada by Bayshore.

The test was witnessed by Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, Mr. Li Yongwu and the results were consistent with the laboratory test and product recovery. The pilot test demonstrated scale up of the CCC technology is viable and industrial test can be achieved.

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