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BP employees Keith Luckeand D.J. Robbins

A team of 16 HPA (HydroprocessingAssociates) contract employeeshave beenworking dayand nightto completethe job. HPAwas selectedto load thecatalystbased onpositiveprior performance at Cherry PointRefinery and their advanced loadingequipment (called a IJHydropac")

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Cherry Point RefineryA Business Unit of the Northwest Fuels Value Chain

It's no jelly bean guessing contestwhen it comes to the amount ofcatalyst loaded into the CleanDiesel Project's (COP's) 15 newreactors.

Glass jars display the variety ofcatalyst materials being used in the COP reactors.

Reactors topped off with catalyst

IICatalyst helps make thereactions occur and it is importantto get a dense and even loadso we can achieve the cyclelength," says BP Senior ProcessEngineer Keith Lucke, one of twoengineers leading the selectionprocess for the catalyst. IJO ur goalis to get two and a half years ofperformance. "

• The project has 15 reactors - one large reactor in the DHDS Unit, three fixed bedreactors, 10 PSA Adsorbers, and the Heater in the H2 Unit.• The #3 DHDS (Diesel Hydro-Desulphurisation) Reactor (the refinery's largest reactor,otherwise known as Bob), has a catalyst loading capacity of 10,200 cubic feet or 610,000pounds.• The #2 H2 Plant, which includes all reactors and heaters combined, has a loadingcapacity of 4,100 cubic feet.

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that ensures catalyst are loadedas flat and uniform as possible.

BP's Catalyst Turnaround HeadPlanner D.J. Robbins says IJHPA isvery proficient and they specializein catalyst loading so they arewell trained in their field. Theirloading technology is the bestavailable because it can go dualspeeds and both directions. /I

IJOur biggest challenge has beendelays due to weather. You cannotload catalyst in the rain and thatmakes it tough in this area," saysRobbins.

Left: Barrels ofcatalyst

Above: HPA contract employee monitors oxygenlevels ofco-workers during catalyst loading.Left: HPA contract employee on top of#3 DHDSReactor.

5,000 MAD cards and counting

Fourteen of 15 reactors in the #2H2 Plant and the #3 DHDS Unitsare loaded now. The remainingH2 Heater reactor will becompleted December 8-13.

The CDP team recently tooktime to celebrate the success ofthe MAD (Making A Difference)Program with an employeebreakfast. Since the program wasintroduced to the CDP more thanyear ago, more than 5,000 MADcards have been submitted.

As part of the program,employees are encouraged toprovide feedback and suggestionsregarding safety or quality

opportunities. Cards are reviewedtwice a week by representativesfrom each contractor group foraction or closure.

IJThe workforce has grabbed ahold of this tool and embracedthe program," says Brian Burre,CDP HSSE Manager. IJWe areexperiencing a 60 percentparticipation rate from the nearly500 contract employees becausethey see action for their effort."

Field Installation Data (as of November 28):

Inside Battery Limits

Aboveground Pipe

Aboveground Conduit

Cable

Outside Battery Limits

Pipe

Conduit

Installed

67,423

68,036

244,094

Installed

27, 159

27,370

Budget

82,168

102,346

275,812

Budget

29,027

30,290

Unit

linear feet

linear feet

linear feet

Unit

linear feet

linear feet

HPA loading catalyst into a reactorlocated in the #2 H2 Plant.