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Chevron El Segundo RefineryCoke Drum Reliability Project

Peter Will

Project Engineer

Shown With

Rick Miller

Project Manager

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Coke Drum Journey, Ocean Transport

7,330 Nautical Mile journey 21-35 Days.

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SOUTH BAY INFO

18 Cities

South of Los Angeles

7000 Residents Per Sq. Mile

Avg. Home Cost: $1.2 Million

Environmentally Sensitive Area:

72 Environmental Orgs. in CA

Avg. Daily Traffic 70,000

Refinery

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Coker Unit

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Coke: What is it?

Shot Coke Sponge Coke

Approximately:

90% Carbon

4% hydrogen

4% Sulfur

2% Nitrogen

• Similar to Coal

• Higher energy content than Coal

• Coal can also be refined to form

Coke

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What is Behind our Coke?

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Coke Drum Reliability ProjectBackground

The refinery supplies

20 percent of the motor vehicle fuel in Southern California

40 percent of jet fuel at LAX

Total refinery capacity of about 270,000 barrels/day

The Coker squeezes the last drop of oil out of each Barrel

The Coker accounts for about 65,000 barrels/day to the total refinery

The existing coke drums were 45 years old and had reached end of life:

Batch process = Thermal cycling 2x/day

Cracks would develop, and have to be fixed (~35% reduction in production rate)

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Oil & Coke: More Info

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Significant Risk = Significant Focus on mitigations

1. Engage the right contractors

– We evaluated the move contractors by their record, qualifications, and proposed

plans. Not by price.

Big Lift:

– provided plan to fit all 6 drums on one ship.

– Provided Mitigations such as: Lashing plans, bunker fuel plans, communication

plans.

– They allowed inspections of facilities and vessel. Provided assurances about

routing around weather conditions as needed. Met Schedule plans.

Mammoet:

– Long track record in industry and within Chevron

– Had specialized equipment to meet Cal Trans regulations

– They hired the same sub-contractors used in the historic space shuttle move.

– Open to making the move a pleasant experience to the surrounding community

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First up: Risk Analysis

Team of Engineers, Managers, Construction personnel, and contractors from all aspects of move

Nearly 100 Items identified

Several months of Planning to mitigate each item

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3 Routes Looked at:

Port of Long Beach

Marina Del Rey

King Harbor

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The Selected Route: King Harbor to Refinery4 Mile route down Pacific Coast Highway

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OrganizationCentral Command Structure

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Planning and Timeline

All Parties walked through a

timeline of the entire move.

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Chevron El Segundo RefineryEngineering & Planning

Southern California Edison

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Results:

18,000 neighbors contacted prior to move; Given information about move

– Only 3 complaints during the moves. All complaints were addressed and resolved

No power outages

No cable TV outages

NO INJURIES, NO INCIDENTS

6 Drums moved on schedule

Pacific Coast Highway re-opened to the public ahead of schedule each

morning, prior to rush hour (3AM)

Broadcast on all major news outlets, with positive take on move

Project website with fact sheets, www.cokedrumproject.com

Coke Drum Reliability ProjectStakeholder Engagement Planning & Advocacy