CLIENT PROFILE

The client is an American petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company headquartered in the Midwest.

Scope of Serivces Provided

Our firm provided front end planning services for a portfolio of projects that the plant was planning to undertake and developed all documentation to define the individual project scope, execution plan, schedule, and cost estimate for this project

Scope of Work

Front end planning services were provided for:

  • Automation of existing injection systems
  • Evaluation and developing options to determine what modifications could be made to enable the all the naphtha to vaporize, 4 options total
  • Evaluation of 2 possible locations for WWTP, and determine what utilities are required.
  • Determine pump types that are more situatable for pumping asphalt and provide new infrastructure for the pumps to operate effectively which include steam quenches, and new power supplies.

 

Development of documentation to define project scope, execution plan, schedule and cost estimate consisted of:

  • Replacement of 4 injection systems in the #1 and #2 Reformers.
  • Evaluation of the Naphtha Unifiner for a drypoint in the radiant section and develop options to eliminate.
  • Adding a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) on site to remove solids.
  • Replacing/upgrading 8 existing pumps and relocate 2 existing pumps within the asphalt distribution system.