Assignment Brief Submission&Resub

LOs LO3 LO4

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Grade“Resub” P ” repeat unit”
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Student Name: ID Number

Unit Number and Title: PET111 Petroleum Technology
Higher National Diploma in “Technology of Production, Processing and Transport of
Qualification
Petroleum”
Academic Year: 2020/2021 Assessor Name: Dr. Mohamed Ghareeb
Assignment Internal Verifier Dr. Tarek AbdElmalak
Title: Name:
Assignment No. 3 Issue Date: …../2/2021
Submission Format: …../2/2021
Report and Powepoint presention Submission Date:
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however innocently, may be penalised. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing
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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:
Learning Outcome Pass
LO3 Identify Oil & P7 Describe the oil and gas
Gas cycle from industry segments:
exploration to refinery the upstream, the mid-stream,
and the roles of the and the downstream sectors
different sectors in the based on the direction in which
modern petroleum crude oil and natural gas flow
industry with more
focus on the types and P8 Investigate in details the
natural of different oil upstream operation for oil and
and gas fields and its gas fields which covered the
lifecycle. discovery, extraction, and field
processing.
Merit Distinction
M3 Identify types, D3 Present in detail the
natural and life cycle main structure of the
of an oil field starts Egyptian petroleum
the moment an oil sector and Evaluate the
company is given importance of oil and gas
permission to explore, for Egypt
which is known as the
exploration stage to
the Closedown of the
oil field which is the
last and final step.

P9 Explain the Refining

general process of converting
raw crude oil and natural gas
into products in demand by
industrial or individual
consumers.
LO4 Understand the P10 Discuss and Understand M4 Explain the D4 Executive report
history and importance the important of petroleum in principles of listing the different
of Oil & Gas in the the middle east with more petroleum economics Egypt’s oil and gas
Middle East especially focus in Egypt. fields including types of
Egypt P11 Explain the Petroleum field, number, and type
companies’ types plus of current producing
organization and rules of wells
different positions in the
Petroleum sector
P12 Explain the role of
government and its agencies
and the main principle of
petroleum economics

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Scenario
Consider you are a technologist working for one of the major petroleum company in Egypt
and you have a responsibility for coaching new employees. Your supervisor asked you to
transfer your knowledge you know about petroleum life cycle (from exploration to refinery) in
the modern petroleum industry. Also, you need to explain in details the types and natural of
the different oil and gas fields and its life cycle (from exploration to abandon). You need to
show them the history and importance of Oil & Gas in the Middle East with more details about
Egypt.

Based on the above you are required to complete the following tasks: -

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 Task No.01
 Write a short report about the Oil & Gas industry main segments (upstream, midstream,
and downstream) in the modern petroleum industry. The report should include more
details of the upstream operations (discovery, extraction, and field processing) for oil
and gas fields. P7, P8

 Explain in brief the crude oil Refining process. Also list the place and capacity of main
refinery plants in Egypt. P9

 The oil and gas life cycle stage start form exploration activity through to when natural
hydrocarbon reserves are depleted (close the field). Describe with examples this process.
M3

 Consider you a technologist working for one of the Egyptian petroleum company, you
are requested to present in a power point format the importance of oil and gas for Egypt
and your company position as part of the main Egyptian Petroleum Sector organization.
D3

Task No.02
 Conduct a literature review report of published material that is related to the important
of petroleum in the middle east. P10

 There are different companies working in the oil and gas sector (NOC, IOC,
services...etc) each different in its type and activity, explain is brief with examples the
different types of companies and its duties. Also show the main role of the government
and its agencies. P11, P12

 Crude oil is the most actively traded commodity and is bought and sold in “contracts.”
Benchmarks help to determine the price of a barrel of oil in a contract. There are
approximately over 160 different benchmark oils such as West Texas Intermediate and
Brent Crude. You are requested to present the difference between at least 10 different
benchmarks. M4

 Although Egypt is not a member of OPEC, it is a member of the Organization of Arab

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC). There are hundreds of oil and gas producing
fields in Egypt. You are requested to submit and executive report listing the different
Egypt’s oil and gas fields (offshore and onshore) including types of field, number and
type of current producing wells. D4

"Good Luck"