Learning Experience 2.3 worksheet (doc, 1325KB)

Learning Experience 2.3

History of BP Refinery – Kwinana

Australia in the late 1940’s was a nation determined to grow. It was an era of mass immigration and the rapid development of manufacturing infrastructure.

The Government of Western Australia wanted its state to play a key role in the growth of the nation and had identified Kwinana to the south of Perth as an ideal site for development.

At the same time, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now known as BP), wished to expand its operations.

The intrinsic merits of Kwinana, which attracted BP to Western Australia in the first place, are every bit as relevant today as they were a generation or more ago.

Proximity to major markets – particularly in South East Asia – and a magnificent, natural deep water harbour were principle drawcards. BP also enjoyed strong support from the state government of the day.

In 1952, BP acquired ownership of the greenfield refinery site and construction commenced with land clearing and fencing on October 1 the same year.

On January 23, 1953 the State Premier of the day, Sir Ross McLarty, turned the first sod of earth on the refinery site. By April the first concrete had been poured and by mid-year more than 1000 people were employed laying pipework, pouring foundations and erecting the first of 70 tanks in the tank farm.

Progress continued rapidly through 1954 with the construction workforce peaking at almost 3500 strong. On January 11, 1955 a BP tanker – the British Crusader – arrived with Kwinana’s first cargo of crude oil.

At one minute past midnight on February 1, 1955 crude processing began at Kwinana. The largest industrial engineering project yet to have been undertaken in Australia was operational.

Historical summary in my own words…________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Approaching the Refinery Entrance

As you travel past the Kwinana Industrial strip and down Mason Road toward the BP Refinery security gate make a set of observation notes.

Location Layout Surrounding Industries

Landscape Environmental Impact Transport Network

Visual Impact Security Measures Human Activities

Focus Question: From your first observations why do you think BP was located on this site?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Things to consider:

Location Layout Surrounding Industries Landscape Environmental Impact Transport Network Visual Impact Security Measures Human Activities

Safety at BP Refinery

On your travels around the refinery look out for the following symbols and signs and find out what they mean…

Symbol / Sign What does it represent? Why is this important to the safety of workers and

visitors at BP Refinery?

Things to consider:

BP Refinery safety measures.

Safety processes in place for workers.

Safety processes must be followed as a visitor.

The refinery is divided into two colour coded zones, each with its own specific minimum requirements for Safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Ensure you have the right clothing and protective equipment whenever you enter each area.

What are the safety requirements of the RED ZONE and GREEN ZONE?

RED ZONE GREEN ZONE

The minimum requirements when entering or working in this zone are:

The minimum requirements in this zone are:

List prohibited items at BP refinery…

The Green Zone covers areas where there is no need towear full cover clothing, primarily administrative areas.

The Red Zone covers all process units/areas, the tank farm, Cooling Water Pumphouse, workshops, laboratories, stores, jetty, land farm and Fire Training Ground.

Introduction to BP Operations

Whilst listening to the introduction to BP Refinery operations make a series of notes under the listed headings

BP Refinery: Background Information

BP Refinery:Oil Refining Processes

BP Refinery:Crude Oil Products

BP Refinery:Career Opportunities

BP Refinery Port Facilities

BP Refinery Port FacilitiesThings I Heard Things I Saw

Around the WorldWhere BP’s Crude Oil Comes

From.Where BP Refinery Products Go

To.

Oil SpillRisks Consequences Management

PlansSpecific

Initiatives

Crude Distillation Units

Things to consider…

Shipping capacity and frequency. Oil Tanker origin (crude oil from

where). Oil Tanker destinations (products

where?) Measures to avoid oil spill. Management plans in place for oil spill. Other safety and environmental

measures.

Things I heard that help explain distillation…

In my own words distillation is…______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Catalytic Cracker

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What is distillation? What happens to crude oil when it

goes through this process? What products are produced as a

result of this process?

The Catalytic Cracker is…____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Catalytic Cracker is important because…________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Catalytic Reformer

Tank Farm

NOTES:

Flares

The Catalytic Reformer is…________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Catalytic Reformer is important because…____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


How is crude oil stored?How are products stored?What does each series of tanks store on the tank farm?What is the capacity of the tanks?


What role do the flares play in refinery operations?

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Tanks Product Stored100 series

200 series

300 series

400 series

Control Room

Whilst in the Control Room…

I Saw I Heard I Thought

5 Interesting things about the Control Room include…

What are the flares?

How do they work?

Why are they important?


What happens in the control room?Who works in the control room?What safety measures are in place to ensure safe operations at the refinery and in the control room?How and why is the control room set out?

The Central Control Room is the heart monitor of the BP Oil Refinery 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – explain.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Laboratory


Four different things (roles/responsibilities) that occur in the laboratories are:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Who works in the laboratory?

Who works in the Laboratory?

What training / qualifications are needed?

What does the job involve?


Who works in the laboratory?What happens in the laboratory?Why is the laboratory such an important section of the refinery?What would you need to do to work in the laboratory?

Workshop


Four different things (roles/responsibilities) that occur in the workshops are:1.

2.

3.

4.

Who works in the workshop?

Who works in the Workshop?

What training / qualifications are needed?

What does the job involve?


What are the different areas of the workshop?What different roles do workers have?What are some of the job opportunities in the workshops?

Transport of Product

Distillation Output

Example Product/s

Where are they transported?

How are they transported?

Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Camping GasIndustrial Gas

Gasoline Petrol

Kerosene Aviation FuelHeating Oil

Gas Oil Diesel Oil

Bitumen Bitumen

World Destinations of BP Products


How and where do BP products go?

BP Refinery: Kwinana

Careers at Refinerywww.bp.com/careers/australasia

Whilst you tour BP Refinery try to find out as much as possible about different career opportunities in the Oil Refining Industry. Complete the details for some or all of the following career options…

Career What’s involved?

What will you

do?

Career Prospects.

You will need.(training/

qualifications)

Financial control and accounting.Mechanical fitting

Administration

Chemical Engineering.

Chemist

Instrument, control and electrical (ICE) engineering.

Mechanical Engineering.

Operations

Other…

http://www.bp.com/careers/australasia

Environmental Impact

Environmental

Concern

CauseWhat causes the environmental

concern?

EffectWhat effect does

this concern have on the

environment?

ActionWhat is BP doing to

manage the problem?

ResponseWhat are the

costs and benefits of this action?

Water Efficiency

Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Emissions

Waste Water

Soil and Groundwater


The cause, effect, activities toward the main environmental concerns of refinery operations, including…

Water EfficiencyEnergy Efficiency and Greenhouse EmissionsWaste WaterSoil and Groundwater

The Future of BP Oil Refinery

Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Threats

Reflection

On return to school complete all tasks outlined in your fieldwork booklet.

To assess what you have learnt from the fieldtrip of BP Oil Refinery in Kwinana write a structured paragraph, using the paragraph framework, for each of the following…

1. Why was the Kwinana site chosen for BP oil refinery operations?

2. Explain the either cracking or reforming – what goes in, what comes out, how it works.

3. Explain how BP is managing one of its environmental impact concerns.

4. Select one career opportunity that BP offers and explain what it involves and how a person would go about achieving that career.

Paragraph Framework

THINK

PLANStatement (Topic Sentence T.S.)

Explanation (Developing Sentence D.S.)

Examples (Supporting Sentence S.S.)

Conclusion (Concluding Sentence C.S.)

The main idea of the paragraph is …

WRITE (Identify each type of sentence using T.S.[ST], D.S.[EXP], S.S.[EG], C.S.[CON]).

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