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    Operations at the Byco refinery face challenges due to higher ambient temperatures and limited storage capacity compared to the Milford refinery. Higher temperatures cause overhead cooling limitations in gas plant columns, resulting in heavier ends carryover and inadequate separation. To address this, the gas plant will operate at higher pressures. Additionally, storage capacity at Byco is much lower for both feedstocks and products, posing a major obstacle for continuous plant operations.

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    Operations at the Byco refinery face challenges due to higher ambient temperatures and limited storage capacity compared to the Milford refinery. Higher temperatures cause overhead cooling limitations in gas plant columns, resulting in heavier ends carryover and inadequate separation. To address this, the gas plant will operate at higher pressures. Additionally, storage capacity at Byco is much lower for both feedstocks and products, posing a major obstacle for continuous plant operations.

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    Operations Experience/Limitations Gas Plant Column Operations

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    Operations at the Byco refinery face challenges due to higher ambient temperatures and limited storage capacity compared to the Milford refinery. Higher temperatures cause overhead cooling limitations in gas plant columns, resulting in heavier ends carryover and inadequate separation. To address this, the gas plant will operate at higher pressures. Additionally, storage capacity at Byco is much lower for both feedstocks and products, posing a major obstacle for continuous plant operations.

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    Operations Experience/Limitations

    Gas Plant Column Operations


    Columns Top Temperature:
    Ambient conditions in Milford refinery are different as compared to Byco. In Milford Ambient
    temperature ranges from (10 - 70) F while in Byco (40 - 120) F because of which we have
    been facing overhead cooling limitations in Gas plant operations. Due to which heavier ends
    carry over in column overhead and inadequate separation efficiency are major issues. To
    overcome this issue we intend to operate Gas plant at relatively higher pressures as
    compared to Milford.

    Inadequate Storage Capacity


    In Byco we have been facing limited storage capacity as compared to Milford.
    In Milford storage capacities are as follows:
    IMPORTED FEEDSTOCK
    Crude Oil

    2770,000 barrels

    Naphtha

    540,000 barrels

    Atmospheric Residue

    295,000 barrels

    FINISHED & INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS


    Propane

    23,000 barrels

    Butane

    27,000 barrels

    Vacuum Gasoil
    Gasoline (Petrol)

    565,000 barrels
    Blendstock

    Finished Gasoline (Petrol)

    620,000 barrels
    1,040,000 barrels

    Gasoil

    667,000 barrels

    Kerosene

    425,000 barrels

    In Byco storage capacities are as follows:


    IMPORTED FEEDSTOCK
    Crude Oil

    88, 7847 barrels

    FINISHED & INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS


    LPG
    Reformate/PMG

    7, 530 barrels
    12, 982 barrels

    Naphtha

    1, 72, 426 barrels

    Diesel

    4, 75, 313 barrels

    FO

    2, 77, 062 barrels

    This limited stock is major obstacle in continuous plant operations at Byco.

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