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Introduction to UOP

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Jim McGeheeDevelopment Specialist, Heavy Oils

Crude Oil Quality GroupHouston, 26 May 2006

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UOP: An Introduction

Who we are

What we do

AND Recent focus in

heavy oils

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Worlds Largest Process TechnologyLicensing Organization

70 licensed processes

30,000+ patents, 90% licensable 70 catalysts

Molecular sieves adsorbents

30 Engineered products Packaged process units and systems

Proprietary equipment

Control systems and instrumentation Engineering, technical and training

services

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Who We Are

Global company withmanufacturing sitesand offices in 20 countries

Approximately 2,800highly trained employees

More than 90 years ofinnovative solutions for thehydrocarbon processing

industry More than $1 billion in

revenues annually fromover 110 countries

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UOP Sites Around the World

OfficesManufacturing

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Headquarters: Des Plaines, IL USA

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UOPs History

Founded in Chicago as Universal Oil Products Company

Sold to major oil companies

Placed in trust to American Chemical Society

Relaunched as public company

Acquired by Signal Corporation

Signal merges with Allied Corporation

Joint venture between Allied-Signals UOPand Union Carbides CAPS

Purchase of UnoCal Process Technologies Licensing

Purchase of Bayers zeolite and La Roches alumina

business Purchase of Sinco Engineering SSP Technology business

UOP becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell

19141933

1944195919751985

1988

19951998

20002005

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UOPs International Client Base

Petroleum Refining

Gas Processing

Petrochemicals

Aromatics

Olefins

Detergents

Major ManufacturingIndustries

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UOP Business ModelComplete Technology Package

Process license

Catalyst, adsorbent, chemicals

Key mechanical equipment

Engineering services

Advanced process control

Modular construction

Training

Start-up assistance and training

Operating services and inspection

Planning and consulting studies

Integrated Complex Designs

Fuels refinery Aromatics complex

Detergents complex

C3/C4 Olefins complex

Process

License

Process

License

On-going

Services,

Revamps,

Studies

On-going

Services,

Revamps,

Studies

Start-up

Services,

Training

Start-up

Services,

Training

Process

Design

Engineering

Process

Design

Engineering

Catalysts,

Adsorbents,

Equipment

Catalysts,

Adsorbents,

Equipment

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UOP Technology Transfer

n Primary mechanisms:

Schedule A design Key equipment

Turnkey plants

n The Schedule A conveys engineeringinformation and relevant UOP experience

n UOP has an ongoing process for capturingand incorporating experience from previousdesigns and field operations

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Engineering Schedule A

Process Studies

Post Schedule A Services

Equipment Modular Process Units

Pressure Swing Adsorption Units

Gas Separation Units Key Mechanical Equipment

Trays & Tubes

Engineering & Equipment Products

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Services New Unit Commissioning

Catalyst Regeneration Catalyst and Adsorbent reloading

Troubleshooting

Training

Continuing Services

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Technical Service Organization

Field Operating Services

Materials and Inspection

Operating Technical Services

Continuing Services

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National Medal of TechnologyCitation

over 85 years of sustained technical leadership and innovation for theworldwide petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, and for

commercialization of

absorbents, catalysts, process plants and process technology that havestrengthened Americas global competitiveness and benefited quality of

life throughout the world.

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Recent focus in heavyRecent focus in heavy

oiloil

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UOP Technologies In Heavy OilUOP Technologies In Heavy Oil Jointly licensed with FosterJointly licensed with Foster--Wheeler USA:Wheeler USA:

Delayed CokingDelayed Coking

VisbreakingVisbreaking SolventSolvent DeasphaltingDeasphalting

HydroprocessingHydroprocessing technologies:technologies: ResidueResidue hydrotreatinghydrotreating DeasphaltedDeasphalted OilOil hydrocrackinghydrocracking

Fluid Catalytic Cracking technologies:Fluid Catalytic Cracking technologies: ResidResid FCCFCC

Catalytic Crude UpgradingCatalytic Crude Upgrading

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Era of unattractive margins forEra of unattractive margins for

heavy upgrading has passedheavy upgrading has passed

Ramping up:Ramping up: Canadian Oil SandsCanadian Oil Sands

Latin America (Venezuela,Latin America (Venezuela,Colombia, others)Colombia, others)

HeavyHeavy--soursour crudescrudes in other areas ofin other areas of

the worldthe world

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Major Refining Technologies ForMajor Refining Technologies For

Fuel Oil EliminationFuel Oil Elimination

1. Coking1. Coking

2. Solvent2. Solvent DeasphaltingDeasphalting + Deep+ Deephydroconversionhydroconversion + with Pitch Gasification+ with Pitch Gasification

3. Direct3. Direct HydrocrackingHydrocracking + gasification of+ gasification of

unconverted residueunconverted residue

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Major Refining Technologies ForMajor Refining Technologies For

Fuel Oil EliminationFuel Oil Elimination

Coking: Dominant for many years. MajorCoking: Dominant for many years. Major

importance (especially in US) but no longerimportance (especially in US) but no longerthe only gamethe only game

SDA+deepSDA+deep hydroconversionhydroconversion:: emerging inemerging in

importanceimportance ; UOP involved in several recent; UOP involved in several recentprojects of this kindprojects of this kind

DirectDirect hydroconversionhydroconversion:: EbbulatedEbbulated bed orbed or

slurry processesslurry processes

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emerging interest withemerging interest with

pitch gasification to hydrogen and power.pitch gasification to hydrogen and power.Zero residue refineryZero residue refinery

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The Bottom of Barrel Varies GreatlyThe Bottom of Barrel Varies Greatly

By Crude SourceBy Crude Source

EasyEasy (light sweet or medium(light sweet or medium crudescrudes))

MediumMedium--SourSour crudescrudes (Middle Eastern)(Middle Eastern)

Heavy conventionalHeavy conventional crudescrudes

Bitumen/Bitumen/SuperheavySuperheavy OthersOthers

----Vary inVary in amountamount of 535 C+of 535 C+

----Vary inVary in total contaminantstotal contaminants

----Vary inVary in depthdepth of contaminantsof contaminants

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Assay key to understand conversionAssay key to understand conversionpotential of vacuum residuepotential of vacuum residue

VAC SLOP LIGHT DAO HEAVY DAO END CUT

RESID WAX

From UOP breakup of a vacuum bottoms from

heavy-sour Middle Eastern crude

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What lies ahead?What lies ahead?an opinionan opinion Persistent margins will encourage betterPersistent margins will encourage better

direct solutions to 1050 F+ residuedirect solutions to 1050 F+ residueupgrading to transportation fuels.upgrading to transportation fuels.

Increased understanding of residueIncreased understanding of residue----molecular approachmolecular approach may lead to bettermay lead to better

solutions than traditional thermal approach.solutions than traditional thermal approach. The future of refining:The future of refining:

All clean fuelsAll clean fuels

Zero or near zero residueZero or near zero residue HeavierHeavier feedstocksfeedstocks

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Thank YouThank You

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