The document summarizes the Whiting Refinery Modernization Project, which modernized the BP Whiting Refinery in Indiana. Key aspects of the multi-billion dollar project included building new processing units like a vacuum tower, installing 800 modules and vessels, and transporting and setting over 1,200 pieces of equipment. Complex logistics were required to transport modules and equipment from around the world via ship, barge, and road and set them on site while minimizing impacts to refinery operations. Safety was a top priority with over 28 million work hours completed without a lost time incident. The modernized refinery will be able to process heavier crude oils.
Session 3 - Michael Berna Indiana Logistics Summit 2012
1. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
Whiting Refinery Modernization Project – WRMP –Oct 2012
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‘The Logistics Challenges of a Multibillion Dollar Expansion’
2. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
BP Whiting Business Overview
• The refinery began operation in 1890
• The 6th largest refinery in the U.S.
with 413,000 barrels per day of crude
distillation capacity
• Supplied by a network of pipelines
that provides access to 3 distinct
crude markets
• Over 15 millions gallons per day of
transportation fuels produced and
shipped via 8 pipelines
• Transportation fuel marketed at a
network of terminals across 8 states
• One of the largest producers of
asphalt in the U. S.
• Other products distributed across
the country by pipeline, truck, rail
and barge
• Existing refinery employs about
1,850 BP employs plus contractors
for capital projects, TARs, etc.
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3. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
WRMP competitively repositions Whiting Refinery
• Modernizes the Whiting Refinery with world scale assets
• Processes incremental heavy sour and high TAN crude as substitute for
light, sweet crude
• Selective debottlenecking of fuels production
Status
• Completion is during second half of 2013
• Greater than 75% complete with on-site construction
• 28 million hours worked without a day-away from-work injury
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5. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
12 Pipestill
Super Module at dock area
Old Crude and Vacuum Towers
New Vacuum Tower
One of the worlds’ largest
New Crude Tower
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10. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
OSBL Facilities
Overall OSBL Scope
• Several OSBL sub-projects significantly modernize the
refinery
OSBL Cooling Tower #8
• 90,000 gallons per minute of water circulation
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11. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
Fully automated Coker gantry crane
Coke barn holding 5 days product produced at 6,000 tons/day
Coker gantry crane and holding barn
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12. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
Logistics Challenges on a Mega Project Scale
Construction Statistics
• 800 modules and vessels
• 1,200 pieces of equipment
• 380 miles of pipe
• 50,000 tons of steel
• 1325 miles of wire and cable (distance from Chicago to Santa Fe, NM)
• 15,000 concrete truck deliveries
• 95,000 truckload deliveries
• 14,000 piles to be driven
• 200 material deliveries per day
• 9,000+ Staff/Craft on ‘One Whiting’ site at peak
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13. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
Fluor
(EPC)
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GOHT
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OSBL
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12 PS
Jacobs
(EPC)
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Sulfur (SRC)
Foster
Wheeler
(EPC)
COKER
AG&P
(Modules)
Philippines
JAT (Jacobs)
(Modules)
Charleston, SC
Dii
(Modules)
Louisiana
Barges
Mammoet
Major
Engineering
Equipment
Mammoet to point of
final Whiting location
Mammoet
Site
Placement
(Jumbo via
Foster
Wheeler)
International
Shipment
All Equipment is FAS
International
Shipment
Truck & Rail Non-Modular Material/Equipment
Whiting RefineryModernization ProjectKey Material and Logistics Pattern
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Logistics – Global to Last Mile
• Vessels
− USA
− Spain
− Italy
− Germany
− Japan
− Korea
• Shipped by
− Jumbo Ship
− Ocean Barge
− Lake Barge
− Hopper Barge
− Freight
− Rail
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15. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
Logistics – Global to Last Mile
• Modules – 600
− New Iberia, La
− Goose Creek, SC
− Batangas, Phillipines
• Shipped by
− Jumbo Ship
− Ocean Barge
− Lake Barge
− Deck Barge
− Hopper barge
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16. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
Shipping Offloads – Vessels / Modules
• Via St Lawrence Seaway and
Great Lakes
− Montreal, Canada
− Port of Indiana
− IPMT Dock Facility
• Via Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
− Port Allen, SC
− New Iberia, La
− IPMT Dock Facility
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18. Whiting Refinery Modernization Project
IPMT Dock Facility
• 2 Heavy Lift Berths and a Roll On / Roll-Off Ramp
− 400T crane for Hopper Barge offloads and SPMT Transporters for Deck Barge Roll Offs
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22. Whiting Refinery Modernization ProjectEngineering, Review and 3rd Party Asssurance
• Major Lifts for loading, offloading, transport to site or lifting at site
were
− Developed by EPC or Mammoet
− Stamped by Indiana PE and reviewed by Independent 3rd party,
Lowther Rolton
− Witnessed by 3rd Party Heavy Lift experts from Santis or Lowther
Rolton
− Reviews performed with Project Lift committees as additional
assurance
− Several Thousand Engineered Lifts made at site alone
• Logistics required to keep engineering and paperwork flowing without
impacting construction
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Heavy Haul Road Layout
• All 34KV power lines moved
underground
• 138KV Transmission Lines powered
down by NIPSCO for Transports
over 50’ tall
• Traffic Signals replaced with
Swivel design
• 4 K-Rated Gates installed at
Refinery perimeter
• New Heavy Haul roads built within
refinery
• Police escort from Barge facility to
HH Gates
• Adjacent businesses and
surrounding municipalities alerted
prior to Transports.
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Site Coordination
• Daily Meetings with Security, Emergency Response, Fire department, Pillar
Logistics Leads, WBU Turnaround and Projects teams
• Utilize Live Map, Monthly Aerial photos and Smart Boards to visualize and
plan
− Road Closures and Emergency response Impacts
− Heavy Haul Transports
− Major Crane Lifts and Heavy Equipment locations
− Other Site Impacts due to SIMOP’s
• Weekly Logistics Meeting – Longer range view
− Staff and Craft Housing
− Craft Parking and Bussing – 9000+ Craft at peak, 9 Parking Lots
− Water distribution – 2000/day
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34. Whiting Refinery Modernization ProjectLR13000 – 3000T Crawler Crane
• One of Largest Crawler Cranes in the
World
• Delivered from Germany by Jumbo
Ship to Port of Indiana
• Offloaded in over 200 pieces
• Proof Tested at 3400T
• Crawler tracks over 11’ tall
• Tubing on Boom and Mast is 2” Thick
• Redundant State of the Art Control
systems
• What could you do with this crane and
how would that help you?