Transcript Esso – Strathcona Refinery

STRATHCONA REFINERY
Imperial Oil
Staging Areas for SDMAP
Refining & Supply
ESSO’s Staging Areas
Primary – x
Secondary – 92nd Ave or at
Capilano Mall
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STRATHCONA REFINERY
Historical Perspective
1947
Imperial Oil
Refining & Supply
Leduc discovery by Imperial Oil
Idle refinery relocated from Whitehorse to 145 hectare parcel of farmland in Strathcona County
1948
Official opening of “Edmonton refinery” processing 6 kbd Leduc crude oil
1949-1969
Various expansions to 26kbd; medium conversion; lubes addition in 1955
1976
Official opening of Strathcona refinery in 1976 (capacity 145kbd). Built to replace Edmonton,
Calgary, Regina and Winnipeg refineries
1981
Expanded to 179 kbd including Cold Lake train for processing asphalt
1989
Texaco Merger
2003 to current - Environmental and Margin Improvement upgrades
 Low sulfur mogas
 Instrument modernization
 Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel
 New Laboratory building
 187 kbd capacity
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STRATHCONA REFINERY
How we do it
Imperial Oil
Refining & Supply
• Employ over 1000 people
- approximately 450 refinery employees
- approximately 600 contractors (maintenance, projects, shutdown prep)
• Safety is our first priority
- “Nobody Gets Hurt” initiative
- Using LPS hazard recognition and risk assessment processes
• High quality products through
- Upgraded instrumentation and controls
- On-line analyzers
- Use of external source of H2
- New Quality assurance laboratory
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Refining & Supply
Potential Hazardous
Scenarios
Toxic release
•H2S
•Hydrofluoric acid (HF acid)
Fires
•Large volumes of hydrocarbon
•Pressurized fires in process equipment
Mitigation
•Fixed detection and suppression systems
•On site firefighting equipment and personnel
•Mutual assistance
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Emergency Response
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Equipment
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Dedicated Fire water system which includes
 Looped piping to ensure continual water supply
 Fire Water tank
 Ponds and RIB’s for drafting
 Many hydrants with fixed monitors
 Dedicated fire water suppression systems - water cannons and water-walls
 Fixed sprinkler systems
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Fully equipped on-site fire station
 3 pumper trucks with foam capability
 equipment truck with hose and nozzles
 foam storage and portable foam trailers (~9000 gals)
 breathing air compression facilities (air trailers and 60+ SCBA packs)
 Bunker gear and supplies
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Other equipment
 100’s of 30 lb dry chemical extinguishers
 2 - 350# truck mounted Ansul fire extinguishers
 Strategically placed 150# wheeled Ansul fire extinguishers
 Blitzfire nozzles and other portable ground sets
 Fire approach and Chemical suits
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Emergency Response
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Onsite Response
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Shift Supervisors (field commanders)
• Vermilion training
• Brigade leader and ICS training
• Standard First Aid & CPR
Shift operators are trained in emergency response
• Initial training of 5 days at Vermilion fire school
• 1 day each year - hands on hose handling
and fire suppression training
• Designated First responders in an emergency
Volunteer fire response team
• Additional training at Vermilion
• Additional In-house training sessions
• Assist when paged
Emergency Operation Centre
• 15 positions including IC, Communications, Medical, HR, Security, Public Affairs
• Includes representatives from SCES and RCMP
Rescue team
• 12 members trained in High Angle and Confined Space
Other
• Trained Medical staff
• Industrial Hygienist
• Technical dispersion modeling
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Emergency Response
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Off-site response
- North American Rapid Response Team (NARRT)
• Imperial Oil resources available to provide support in an emergency
• Equipped for Oil spill and waterway containment
- Mutual assistance
• Strathcona County Emergency Services
• SDMAP member companies
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Emergency preparedness
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Site Training
> Four refinery-wide simulations per year
> Covers fire and hazardous release
> Full EOC involvement
> Use of First Responders and Rescue team
> Non-essential personnel assemble in Emergency Assembly Areas
> Shift teams do quarterly simulations and weekend response drills
> Held on off-shifts
> Deploy trucks, practice defensive and offensive roles
> Equipment reviews
> Table tops
North American Rapid Response Response Team (NARRT)
> The NARRT team exercises and trains two times per year
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Refining & Supply
SDMAP “Fire Apparatus out the gate”
Pumper #201 - 2009 Pierce Saber
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Pump Capacity 1750 Imperial Gallons/Min
2 Deck Guns-Front 2000gpm/Rear 1250gpm
900 gallons of Flouroprotein Foam
1000 feet of 2.5 inch hose
600 feet of 1.75 inch hose
200 feet of 4 inch hose with Storz fittings
6 (4.5)Scott air packs
2 (1000) gpm Blitzfires
Mutual Aid adapters and fittings
Minimum 1 pumper operator, and up to 2 more firefighters
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Imperial Oil
Refining & Supply
Pumper #201 - 2009 Pierce Saber
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Refining & Supply
What we might need from mutual assistance
Pumper trucks for exposure protection and water supply
Foam for a large tank fire or multiple tank fires
High volume fire hose for additional water supply
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