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What should be the dimensions of an oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day? What will it look like? Performance & Tracking (60 points) 1. Air Pollution. How many pounds of air pollutants (SO2, NO2, VOC, CO and particulates) are released per barrel of oil processed? 2. Toxic Pollutants. How many pounds of SARA Section 313 Toxic Release Inventory chemicals (e.g. benzene, 1,3 butadiene, etc.) are released to the air, water and land per barrel of oil processed? (Please note this does not account for all organic pollutants, only SARA Section 313 chemicals). 3. Greenhouse Gases. How many pounds of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide) are released per barrel of oil processed? 4. Product Pollution. What does the refinery do to make sure that its products contribute the least amount of pollution when used by consumers? (e.g. How much sulfur is in gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, etc.?) 5. Impact to Health & Environment. What does the refiner do to monitor and protect the health of employees? What does the refiner do in terms of protecting, preserving and restoring areas of environmental concern (e.g. wetlands, wildlife preserves, rain forests, waterways, etc.) near the refinery? 6. Additional Information. What other environmental performance data, which may or may not be required by regulating agencies, does the refinery provide to the public voluntarily? Part II Internal and External Audits (30 points) 7. Internal Audits. What incentive programs does the refiner have to encourage its' employees to make environmentally sound decisions at work and at home? 8. Supplier Audits. What efforts does the refinery make to select crude suppliers who are environmental leaders in exploration, production and transport of crude oil? 9. Customer Audits. What efforts does the refinery make to ensure that it's customers (chemical plants, gasoline terminals, retail gas stations) are environmental leaders in how they handle refinery products? Part III Customer Support (10 points) 10. Customer Support. How much information/assistance does the refinery provide to its direct customers (e.g. retail gas stations) and end users (e.g. consumers of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, etc.) to use petroleum products in an environmentally safe way? 1. Air Pollution Possible Score Actual Score How many pounds of VOC's (volatile organic compounds) are released to the atmosphere per barrel of oil processed? (choose one of the following four options) Less than 0.010 lbs/bbl 3 points 0.010 - 0.020 lbs/bbl 2 points 0.020 - 0.030 lbs/bbl 1 point More than 0.030 lbs/bbl 0 points How many total pounds of SOx, NOx, CO and particulate matter are released to the atmosphere per barrel of oil processed? (choose one of the following four options) Less than 0.030 lbs/bbl 3 points 0.030 - 0.075 lbs/bbl 2 points 0.075 - 0.10 lbs/bbl 1 point More than 0.10 lbs/bbl 0 points Provide a description of the last project your refinery did to reduce SOx, NOx, VOC, CO and particulate matter. Tell how this reduced pollutants in total pounds per barrel of oil processed (provide numbers). 2 points Provide a description of the project your refinery did in the past 10 years (different from the previous question) which did the most to reduce SOx, NOx, VOC, CO and particulate matter. 1 point Provide a description of the next project your refinery plans to do, including when you plan to implement it, to reduce SOx, NOx, VOC, CO and particulate matter. Include implementation dates and estimates of how much pollution will be reduced in pounds of pollutant per barrel of oil processed. 1 point Total 10 points Page 3 2. Toxic Pollutants Possible Score Actual Score How many pounds of SARA Section III compounds are released to air, land and water per barrel of oil processed? (choose one of the following seven options) Less than 1 lb/bbl 6 points 1 - 2 lbs/bbl 5 points 2 - 4 lbs/bbl 4 points 4 - 6 lbs/bbl 3 points 6 - 8 lbs/bbl 2 points 8 – 10 lbs/bbl 1 point More than 10 lbs/bbl 0 points Provide a description of the last project your refinery did to reduce of SARA Section 313 compounds. How did this impact your total pounds of SARA Section III released per barrel of oil processed (provide numbers)? 2 points Describe the project your refinery did in the past 10 years (different from the previous question) which did the most to reduce SARA Section 313 compounds released to the environment. 1 point Describe the next project your refinery plans to do, including when you plan to implement it, to reduce of SARA Section 313 compounds. Include specific implementation dates and estimates of how much pollution will be reduced in pounds of pollutant per barrel of oil processed. 1 point Total 10 points Page 4 3. Greenhouse Gases Possible Score Actual Score How many pounds of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.) are released per barrel of oil processed? (choose one of the following seven options) Less than 10 lbs/bbl 6 points 10 - 20 lbs/bbl 5 points 20 - 40 lbs/bbl 4 points 40 - 60 lbs/bbl 3 points 60 - 80 lbs/bbl 2 points 80 – 100 lbs/bbl 1 point More than 100 lbs/bbl 0 points Provide a description of the last project your refinery did to reduce greenhouse gases. How did this impact your total greenhouse gas emission rate in lbs/bbl of oil processed (provide numbers)? 2 points Provide a description of the project which your refinery did in the past 10 years (different from the previous question) which did the most to reduce greenhouse gases. 1 point Provide a description of the next project your refinery plans to do, including when you plan to implement it, to reduce greenhouse gases. Include implementation dates and estimates of how much pollution will be reduced in pounds of greenhouse gases per barrel of oil processed. 1 point Total 10 points Page 5 4. Product Pollution Possible Score Actual Score Is the sulfur content of the gasoline you produce...(choose one of the following seven options) Less than 25 ppm 6 points 25 - 50 ppm 5 points 50 - 100 ppm 4 points 100 - 150 ppm 3 points 150 - 200 ppm 2 points 200 – 250 ppm 1 point More than 250 ppm 0 points Is the sulfur content of the diesel you produce less than 50 ppm? 1 point Is the sulfur content of the jet fuel you produce less than 50 ppm? 1 point Provide a description of how your products minimize the environmental impact when used by the consumer. 2 points Total 10 points Page 6 5. Impact to Health and Environment Possible Score Actual Score Does the refinery track a representative sample of its employees for respiratory problems and have a procedure in place to notify all employees if any problems are identified? 1 point Does the refinery track a representative sample of its employees for cancer related illnesses, and have a procedure in place to notify all employees if any problems are identified? 1 point Does the refinery track a representative sample of current and retired employees for life expectancies and have a procedure in place to notify all employees if any problems are identified? 1 point Does the refinery compare and publish findings on the health of its’ employees relative to the health of others with the same socioeconomic backgrounds in nearby communities and the US at large? 1 point Does the refinery take random samples of the waterways just upstream and just downstream of the refinery outflows and monitor them for major pollutants on a regular (at least quarterly) basis? 1 point Does the refinery take random samples of the soil at different levels in different locations on the refinery premises and monitor them for major pollutants on a regular (at least quarterly) basis? 1 point Does the refinery take random samples of underground water supplies beneath the refinery and monitor them for major pollutants on a regular (at least quarterly) basis? 1 point Does the refinery take random air samples at ground level at the refinery premises and monitor them for major pollutants (including ozone, SOx and NOx) on a regular (at least quarterly) basis? 1 point Does the refinery publish the results of their finding on waterways, soil, underground water supply testing and air samples so that the information is available to the local community? 1 point Does the refinery hold meetings with the surrounding community to discuss these items at least once per year? Yes - 1 point Total 10 points 6. Additional Information Possible Score Actual Score For questions with an asterisk (*), points are awarded for answering the questions completely. Once more data is obtained, specific targets will be set. How many total pounds of organic material are sent to the flare per barrel of oil processed? Is there a system in place to track the amount flared with intent to reduce the amount each year? 2 points What percentage of the total of all gases (from stacks, flares, incinerators and any others) released to the atmosphere is continuously monitored for sulfur dioxide content? 1 point What percentage of the total of all gases (from stacks, flares, incinerators and any others) released to the atmosphere is continuously monitored for nitrogen oxide/nitrogen dioxide content? 1 point What percentage of the total of all gases (from stacks, flares, incinerators and any others) released to the atmosphere is continuously monitored for carbon monoxide content? 1 point How many total pounds of organic compounds (TOC - includes SARA Section 313 compounds and others) are released to the waterways per barrel of oil processed? 1 point How many total pounds of Nickel/Cadmium catalyst are disposed of per barrel of oil processed? 1 point The refinery provides real time information on a web site that shows how many pounds of hydrocarbon the refinery is flaring per barrel of oil processed? 1 point Does the refinery provides real time information on a web site that shows how many pounds of sulfur dioxide the refinery is releasing, based on continuous emissions monitors (CEMS) or predictive emissions monitors (PEMS)? 1 point The refinery provides real time information on a web site that shows how much nitrogen oxide/nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide the refinery is releasing, based on continuous emissions monitors (CEMS) or predictive emissions monitors (PEMS)? 1 point Total 10 points 7. Internal Audits Possible Score Actual Score Is individual environmental performance part of the refinery’s employee performance evaluation at all levels? 2 points Have the employees been instructed in a course lasting no less than 1 hour/year in environmental ethics? 2 points Did the refinery submit Green Refineries MVP forms to recognize their employees with outstanding environmental performance? 1 point Have employees completed the following questionnaire consisting of 5 questions. Each question should be followed by numbers 0 1 2 3 4 5, where "0" means strongly disagree and "5" means strongly agree. Over 50% of the employees must respond to the questionnaire. The score for each item is section is the average response to the questions. My _______ encourages me to protect the environment at work, and provides frequent training (at least 4 hours per year). 1 point My ________ encourages me to protect the environment off the job, and provides training (at least one hour per year). 1 point If I am in a dilemma about meeting an environmental regulation or losing money for the refinery, my employer consistently expects me to meet the environmental regulation. 1 point If I am in a dilemma about making a decision which I think will hurt the environment, but is not regulated, my employer encourages me to speak up and whenever possible, act on protecting the environment, even if it costs my employer money. 1 point I know how my refinery’s environmental performance is compared to other refineries in my state, and I am part of the on going effort to make our refinery better than the rest in environmental performance. 1 point Total 10 points 8. Supplier Audits Possible Score Actual Score Does the refiner’s purchasing agreement with crude suppliers, transportation, pipeline companies and other suppliers include wording which requires the supplier to provide crude in a way that has low impact to the environment? 1 point Does the refiner have a process which reviews the supplier’s environmental performance prior to making purchase agreements? 2 points Does the refiner have evidence that they have followed the process of reviewing the environmental performance of its suppliers prior to choosing their suppliers? 1 point Does the refiner have a questionnaire which they require the supplier to fill out to audit the supplier’s environmental performance? Are complete forms kept in a file? 2 points Does the refiner have an audit process in place to continue to evaluate the performance of their suppliers? 2 points Does the refiner have a clause in their purchasing contract with the supplier that allows them to be free from the contractual agreements if the supplier demonstrates disregard for the environment? 2 points Total 10 points 9. Customer Audits Possible Score Actual Score Does the refiner’s purchasing agreement with customers include wording that requires the customer to provide crude oil in a way that has low impact to the environment? 1 point Does the refiner have a process which reviews the customer’s environmental performance prior to making purchase agreements? 2 points Does the refiner have evidence that they have followed the process of reviewing the environmental performance its customers? 1 point Does the refiner have a questionnaire which they require the customer to fill out to audit the customer’s environmental performance? Are those questionnaires kept on file? 2 points Does the refiner have an audit process in place to continue to evaluate the performance of their customers? 2 points Does the refiner have a clause in their purchasing contract with the customer which allows them to be free from the contractual agreements if the customer demonstrates disregard for the environment? 2 points Total 10 points 10. Customer Support Possible Score Actual Score Does the refinery provide information to the pipeline and terminal storage facilities about how to handle refinery products while minimizing their impact to the environment? 2 point Does the refinery provide information to traders and brokers about how to answer questions on using refinery products while minimizing their impact to the environment? 2 point Does the refinery provide information to retail gas stations about how to handle refinery products while minimizing their impact to the environment? 2 point Does the refinery provide information to consumer at the gas pump about how to handle refinery products while minimizing their impact to the environment? 2 point Does the refinery provide information to the end consumer about how they can maintain and use their vehicle to minimize the impact of gasoline and diesel to the environment? 2 points Total 10 points |