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Technologies forVolatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Recovery in Petroleum Industryand JX’s Activities

in the Middle East Area

Hidemitsu SAITO

Overseas Business Department

February 5th, 2013

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Contents1. JX-Group

and JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

2. VOC Emission from Petroleum Industryand Air Pollution

3. JX’s Activities on VOC Recovery

3.1. Associated Gas Recovery at the Oil Field

3.2. VOC Recovery at the Crude Oil ShippingTerminal in Japan

3.3. VOC Recovery at the Gas Station by VRU inthe Middle East

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1. JX-Groupand

JX Nippon Oil &Energy Corporation

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Introduction of JX-Group

Listedsubsidiaries

JX NipponResearch Institute

・

・

・

Common groupfunction

companies

Independentcompanies

Share in the domestic fuelmarket

36 %

(No.1 in Japan)Paraxylene production

capacity2,620 thousand ton/ year

(No.1 supplier in Asia)

JX Nippon Oil & Energy

Copper Smelting & refining capacity

1,170 Thousand tons/year

Electronic Materials;Product Lines with World

No.1 Market Shares

Equity entitled copper mine production

Approx. 100 Thousand tons/year

JX Nippon Mining &Metals

JX Nippon Oil & GasExploration

Crude oil and natural gasproduction (a project company basis)

Worldwide businessactivities ranging from

crude oil to LNG and oilsand

Approx.130 thousand BD

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MarketingExplorating Importing Refining Distributing

Upstream -> Downstream

Business Strategy

Chita (Chemicals)

Osaka (115)

Mizushima (345)

Marifu (127)

Oita (136)

8 Refineries & 3 Plants

Wakayama Petroleum Refining(Lubricants)

Sendai (145)

Kashima (189)

Negishi (270)Kawasaki (Chemicals)Yokohama (Lubricants)

Taniguchi Petroleum Refining (Lubricants)

2 Affiliate Companies

Muroran (180)

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2. VOC Emissionfrom Petroleum Industry

andAir Pollution


VOC Emission from Petroleum Industry

(1) Exploration and Transportation

Associatedgas flaring

Tanker gasemissionwith VOC

Hydrocarbon loss

CO2 Emission

ToConsumer

Hydrocarbon loss

Odor material dispersion


(2) Oil Processing & Consuming

Vent andtank breathergas emission

Gasemissionwith VOC

Valuable products (gasoline and chemicals) loss

Air pollution and firing risk



Photo-chemicalSmog

ThroatDisease

SOx

VOC

NOx

VOC

SPM (Suspended Particle Matter)

Secondary Particle

OH

O3（Ozone）

OH

Ultra-violetRays

Photo-chemical Oxidant

VOC and Air Pollution

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3. JX’s Activities on VOC Recovery



(1) Exploration and Transportation

Associatedgas flaring

Tanker gasemissionwith VOC

Hydrocarbon loss

CO2 Emission

To Consumer

Hydrocarbon loss

Odor material dispersion

1. Associated Gas Recoveryat the Oil Field

2. Tanker Vapor Recoveryat KIIRE Staging Terminal

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(2) Oil Processing & Consuming

Vent andtank breathergas emission

Gasemissionwith VOC

Valuable products (gasoline and chemicals) loss

Air pollution and firing risk


3. VOC Recoveryat the Gas Station


1. Associated Gas Recoveryat the Oil Field

- Rang Dong Project- Yety Project


• Japan Vietnam Petroleum Corporation (JVPC)(Operator)

• ConocoPhillips• Petrovietnam• Petrovietnam Exploration & Production Company

Rang Dong Project

Location and project scheme

Project participants of CDM

Subsidiary of JXNippon OilExploration

Rang Dong oil field


Rang Dong Project

Gasprocessing

plant

Back HoOil field

Rang Dong oil field

Oilwell

On-site consumption,Flaring

Recovered gas

Transportation

X

B

Condensate LPG Dry gas

X’C

Ca Ngu VangOil field

Su Tu VangOil field

X2

End of 2011 ~July 2008 ~

Aug 2008 ~

April 2009 ~

Production

2001 ~

Phuong Dongoil field

A1

Existing infrastructure in 2001

Supplying the associated gas from 2001 (= Rang Dong CDM)

New infrastructure (In process of revision of PDD)

A

Ca Ngu VangOil field


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•Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft•JX Nippon Oil & Energy•Mitsubishi Corporation

Yety Project

Location

Project participants Project site


Yety Project

Project scheme

VingapurovskayaGas processing plant

VingayahinskayaCompressor

station

Dry gas Stablenatural gasliquid

VGPPOther oil fields

Novogodnee oil field

Vingayahinskoe oil field

Yety-purovskoeoil field

Before the project

After the project


2. VOC Recoveryat the Crude Oil Shipping

Terminal in Japan

KIIRE TerminalTanker Vapor Recovery Project

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Kiire Crude Oil Terminal( JX Nippon Oil & Energy Group )

Jetties ; 5Tanks ; 57Capacity ; 7 Million KL


Domestic Tanker (100,000DWT Class)Now on loading crude oil


Actual Vapor Emission from Tanker

Ocean Tanker

Crude Oil Tanks

Domestic Tanker

VaporEmission

Crude Loading31milion KL/year31milion m3


Vapor[Bad Smell]

Residential zone


Main Technology of VOC Treatment

System Burning Recovery Recovery Recovery

Method Direct Burning Absorption Adsorption Separation

Equipment Flare

Incinerator

Kerosene

etc.

Activated Carbon

or Silica Gel

Membrane

Large amount ofVOC

O O X X

VOC Recovery X O O O

VOC >= 5 % O O O O

VOC < 5 % O X O X

Removal of VOC O 50 ~ 95 % 90 ~ 99 % 70 ~ 90 %

Investment Cost Relatively cheap Medium Medium Relativelyexpensive

Others Auxiliary fuelneeded

Depend onabsorbent

Regeneration needed

( O ; Practicable )


Basic design concept

Absorb with CrudeKiire terminal storage large amount of crudeand wide variety

（Instead of kerosene or other solvent)

Some crude have good absorbability

Flare CombustionCombustion unabsorbed Vapor

Complete decomposition odor and VOC


800 OC

Absorber ConditionPress. ; 0.3 ~ 0.5 MpaTemp. ; 3 ~ 7 OC

70% RecoveryGround Flare

Off Gas

NH3


TVR (Tanker Vapor Recovery) Plant

Ground Flare

Absorber

Tanker

May 2007 Operation Start


Performance of TVR (2007 FY)

Items Amount Unit Utilization Rate

(A) Total Crude Oil of Shipment 32,080,000 KL

(B) Crude Oil Connected with TVR 28,594,000 KL (B) / (A) = 89.1 %

(C) Nos. of Ship Total 293

(D) Nos. of Ship connected with TVR 264 (D) / (C) = 90.1 %

(E) VOC Recovery Volume as Crude Oil 11,093 KL

(F) VOC Recovery Rate 70.8 % (E) / Feed Total-

Hydrocarbon

(G) Average VOC Concentration of TankerVapor

13.1 %

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3. VOC Recovery Demonstrationat a Gas Station

by Vapor Recovery Unitin the Middle East


VOC Recovery at a Gas Station

Unloading at Gas Station

TankTruck

UndergroundGasoline Tank

Vapor return

TankTruck

Loading atTerminal

Shipping Point

TankTruck

TankTruck

Each Station


Comparison of VOC Recovery Technologies

Type AdsorptionMembrane Condensation

Silicagel Activatedcarbon

Operation ◎ ◎ ◎ ○

Recovery rate ◎ ◎ ○ ▲

Initial Cost ○ ○ ▲ ○

Running Cost ◎ ◎ ◎ ▲

Area ◎ ◎ ○ ▲

Safety ◎ ▲ ◎ ◎

Disadvantage Flammableadsorbent

High InitialCost

IceFormation

◎：Best ○：Better ▲：Poor


VRU Process Flow of Adsorption Process

Underground

Tanker

Heat exchanger

Measurement

tank

Adsorbent

(Silica gel)

Clean gas

to Atomosphere

Vapor

Liquid

Chiller

Gasoline

Chiller unit is not necesally required.


VRU Process Flow of Desorption Process

Underground

Gasoline Tank

Tanker

Vacuumpump

Heat exchanger

Measurement

tank

Gasoline Vapor

Liquid

Chiller

Adsorbent

(Silica gel)

Chiller unit is not necesally required.


Unloading Conditions, Adsorption /DesorptionConditions and Expected Performance of VRU

Descriptions Specifications

1. Unloading Conditions1.1. Unloading Volume from 1 Tanker 36KL1.2. Concentration of Hydrocarbon 45%1.3. Unloading Velocity 80m3/hour1.4. Unloading Period per 1 Tanker 60min1.5. Interval of Unloading 5 – 6hours

2. Adsorption Conditions2.1. Adsorption Temperature Ambient

2.2. Adsorption PressureSlightly Positive

(Almost less than 2KPa)

3. Desorption Conditions

3.1. Desorption PressureSlightly Positive

(Almost less than 2KPa)

3.2. Approximate Desorption Period 4-5 hours

4. Expected Performance4.1. Recovery Rate of Hydrocarbon More than 98%4.2. Recovery Amount More than 0.2%


Summary of Trial Results

Descriptions Trial run results

1. Trial Run Period September - October, 2012

2. Total unloaded Volume 1,692KL (1,184Ton)

3. Recovery Amount of Hydrocarbon 2,122KG

4. Recovery Rate of Hydrocarbon 99.5% of Hydrocarbon Content (HC)

(Calculated by measured result of HCconcentration at VRU inlet and outlet)

5. Recovery Amount of Gasoline 0.2% of the unloaded volume


Future Activities on VOC Recovery

JX-Group tries to continue activitieson VOC Recovery in the Middle East.

Acknowledgements

The demonstration of VOC recovery at a gas station wasconducted, based on the Joint Technical CooperationProgram with JCCP.JX appreciates the cooperation of JCCP


Thank you for your attention.

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