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BP Cherry Point Refinery:
Evaluation of Alternative Crude Slate
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| Client |
B P U.S.
(design done at Anvil) |
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| Location |
Cherry Point, Washington State |
| Project |
Canadian eXtra Heavy Oil (CXHO) |
| Duration |
4Q 2005 - 1Q 2006 |
| Scope |
FEL2 ("Select" stage) Process
Engineering estimate of switching from Alaskan North Slope crude to study slate of
Canadian XHO |
| Role |
Senior Process Engineer (part of a four-person study
team) |
| Tasks |
- Two cases: current 250,000 BPSD and potential
expansion
via dock (Magnuson
Act constraints) or a future pipeline?
- De-bottlenecking study of the Coker unit's
capacity. with constraints of min. cycle time, sulphur and metals.
Coke had to meet
anode
grade specifications, or be devalued.
- Process requirements for new "
Merchant"
hydrogen plants to produce high-purity H2 via
steam-reforming of butanes plus
PSA, with option to export steam
- Hydraulic analysis of line-sizing adequacy
using Excel tools
-
API RP521 analysis of Pressure Safety Valves for each case
- Use of AspenTech's
HYSYS and SimSci's
PRO/II simulation
- Automated data extraction of "PI"
process data and
"LIMS"
lab data from BP Cherry Point via secure network
- Developed updated site-wide steam, fuel &
water balances
- Capacity analyses of tank farm, crude &
product pipelines
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