The Application of Running Plans in Identifying Refining Inadequacies
This item illustrates a function of the running plan in identifying lack of refining
capacity under certain conditions. An example of a work sheet for the report is given
in Appendix 1 of this chapter. The scenario surrounding this exercise is as follows:
Background
A large international oil company Concord Petroleum Company (Fictional) has
requested two of its European refining affiliates to submit plans for low-cost
debottlenecking of distillation capacity which can be “on stream” by next winter.
The two debottleneck cases that are to be considered are the company’s Kent
refinery and the company’s South Wales refinery. The expansion for the Kent
refinery crude unit will be 34,000 BPSD and that for the South Wales Refinery
crude unit will be 40,000 BPSD. The study will determine whether either or both of
these debottlenecking routes represent an economic investment opportunity for
Concord Petroleum Company to meet the long-range expansion program.
Basis for Assessing Requirements
The following table is the base running plan. It highlights the two UK refinery’s
crude availability and their respective requirements with surplus and deficit
highlights:
APPENDIX I CUTTING MIDDLE DISTILLATES AND SPECIALITIES (Example)
Units = B/CD
JP-4
Dist
2910
1417
Kuwait
0.9
255
Gas
Gas
C3
C4
C5 +
JP-4 Dist
Gas Oil
HCF
Fuel
Gas Oil
HCF
1604 Lube 238 HCF
Lubes
3800 D.A. Feed 3568 Fuel
C4
C5+
White Spirit
C3
142
567
5272
1417
6943
2834
1842
1700
7368
White Spirit/Gas Oil Operation
PS-1
0.5
2.0
0.9
172
96
383
2584
2910
2737
2986
7272
JP4 Dist. / Gas Oil Operation PS-3
0.5
2.0
13.5
15.2
14.3
15.6
38.0
18.6
5.0
24.5
10.0
6.5
6.0
26.0
P
S
I
28,340 B/CD
Kuwait
19,140 B/CD
1417
HD 2
8%
92%
1304
White Spirit
1294
119
To Casoline
WH.SP.
Dist
2910
2910
4336
B/CD
M B
396
4304
T-Jet JP-4
73 to
KER 210
71b RVP
Naphtha
1499
CS
3
P
S
3
Fig. 1 An example of a planning scheme diagram
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This item illustrates a function of the running plan in identifying lack of refining
capacity under certain conditions. An example of a work sheet for the report is given
in Appendix 1 of this chapter. The scenario surrounding this exercise is as follows:
Background
A large international oil company Concord Petroleum Company (Fictional) has
requested two of its European refining affiliates to submit plans for low-cost
debottlenecking of distillation capacity which can be “on stream” by next winter.
The two debottleneck cases that are to be considered are the company’s Kent
refinery and the company’s South Wales refinery. The expansion for the Kent
refinery crude unit will be 34,000 BPSD and that for the South Wales Refinery
crude unit will be 40,000 BPSD. The study will determine whether either or both of
these debottlenecking routes represent an economic investment opportunity for
Concord Petroleum Company to meet the long-range expansion program.
Basis for Assessing Requirements
The following table is the base running plan. It highlights the two UK refinery’s
crude availability and their respective requirements with surplus and deficit
highlights:
APPENDIX I CUTTING MIDDLE DISTILLATES AND SPECIALITIES (Example)
Units = B/CD
JP-4
Dist
2910
1417
Kuwait
0.9
255
Gas
Gas
C3
C4
C5 +
JP-4 Dist
Gas Oil
HCF
Fuel
Gas Oil
HCF
1604 Lube 238 HCF
Lubes
3800 D.A. Feed 3568 Fuel
C4
C5+
White Spirit
C3
142
567
5272
1417
6943
2834
1842
1700
7368
White Spirit/Gas Oil Operation
PS-1
0.5
2.0
0.9
172
96
383
2584
2910
2737
2986
7272
JP4 Dist. / Gas Oil Operation PS-3
0.5
2.0
13.5
15.2
14.3
15.6
38.0
18.6
5.0
24.5
10.0
6.5
6.0
26.0
P
S
I
28,340 B/CD
Kuwait
19,140 B/CD
1417
HD 2
8%
92%
1304
White Spirit
1294
119
To Casoline
WH.SP.
Dist
2910
2910
4336
B/CD
M B
396
4304
T-Jet JP-4
73 to
KER 210
71b RVP
Naphtha
1499
CS
3
P
S
3
Fig. 1 An example of a planning scheme diagram
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