ASSIGNMENT 2: CPE656

Semester: March – July 2022

Lecturer DR. ARINA BINTI SAUKI

Programme BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS.) OIL AND GAS (EH243)

Course PETROLEUM REFINING ENGINEERING (CPE656)

Credit Hours 3.0 (3 HOURS LECTURE AND 1 HOUR TUTORIAL)

Evaluation GROUP ASSIGNMENT 25%

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This assignment utilises a problem-based learning approach related to the SDGs and the latest technology
applied in the oil refinery industry. This assignment is motivated by the understanding of HSE applied in the
oil refinery’s unit operations.

2.0 COURSE AND PROGRAMME OUTCOMES WITH COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROBLEMS &
KNOWLEDGE PROFILE

This assignment addresses two (2) course outcomes and one (1) programme outcomes (PO) which are
mapped to complex engineering problem characteristics (WP) and the required knowledge profiles (WK)
as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Mapping of Course Outcomes-Programme Outcome- Complex Engineering Problems (WP) &
Knowledge Profile (WKs)

Course Programme Outcome Complex Engineering Knowledge Profile (WKs)

Outcomes Problems (WP)
CO2 - Illustrate the PO5: Design solutions WP1 (Knowledge) – in WK5: Knowledge that supports
overall refinery for complex chemical/oil depth engineering engineering design in a practice
operations of and gas engineering knowledge at the level of area.
crude petroleum in problems and design one or more of WK3, WK4,
converting raw systems, components or
materials to WK5, WK6 or WK8 which
processes that meet WK6: Knowledge of engineering
valuable major allows a fundamental
specified needs with practice (technology) in the
products. based, first principles
appropriate practice areas in the engineering
analytical approach. discipline.
CO3 - Analyse a consideration on health,
specific major safety, society and
environment. WP6 – Extent of WK8: Engagement with selected
processes in
stakeholder involvement knowledge in the research
petroleum refining
and level of conflicting literature of the discipline.
and able to solve
requirements
the health and
safety issues arise
WP7 (Interdependence) -
due to process
Are high level problems
operation and
including many components
chemicals used.
parts ot subproblems.
3.0 LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

At the end of this assignment, the students should be able to:

a) Evaluate the challenges and HSE practice in the entire oil refinery industry.
b) Explore the current sustainable technology to increase the market demands and capacity expansion
of the refinery.
c) Analyse the efforts made by the refiners to achieve SDGs

4.0 DESCRIPTION

In the global energy system, oil refining is a crucial component. It is expected that the world's oil
consumption will reach 116 million barrels per day (MMbd) in 2025 with refined goods like gasoline and
diesel accounting for most of this demand. With major global refinery capacity increases (Figure 1),
demand growth for various products is starting to diverge, which will influence margins and trade flows for
fuels and petrochemicals. Additionally, as crude supply increases, lighter and sweeter grades are
substituting for heavier ones. This will influence refiners' profitability as well as the viability of heavy
crude processing plant investments. The market will likely get more difficult and complicated for refiners
in the future as well as to achieve the global goals adopted by the United Nations such as the 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Figure 1: Global oil refining capacity (2018-2025)

(Ref: https://about.bnef.com/blog/future-downstream-oil/)

Based on the above scenario, please provide a report that elaborates on the challenges that might be
faced by the refineries to cater the capacity expansion and variety of product’s demands in the future
refining market as well as evaluate the efforts made by petroleum refiners over the past five years to
cater these issues and support the SDGs. You also need to be able to differentiate between the relevant
SDG initiatives and incorporate cutting-edge technology and sustainable health, safety, and
environmental (HSE) practises into your report.

(25 marks)
5.0 YOUR TASK

a. Your report should elaborate the challenges and efforts made by the refiners to cater the future
market demands as well as achieving the relevant SDGs in the petroleum refining industry.

b. You must differentiate the efforts according to the relevant SDG initiatives by providing the examples
of cutting-edge or new technology used in the form of diagram or PFD to enhance the products variety
demands and HSE. Consider the advantages for refiners when evaluating these initiatives.

c. In the introduction, you may list all the seventeen SDGs to help you with the evaluation and select
the most focus SDG by the petroleum refining industry and provide the references.

d The SDGs efforts must be within the last five years approach.

6.0 SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT

Date : 30 June 2022

Time released : 9:00 am
Submission Due Date : 14 July 2022
Submission Due Time : 11.59 pm

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This is group assignment of 5 people. The assignment should be submitted only by the group
leader in pdf file to the assessment folder.
2. Plagiarism is totally not allowed. PENALTY will be given to those involved.
3. Late submission will not be entertained and considered as no submission.
4. The assignment should be submitted in a form of report. Group number and name of group
member should be stated in the report.
5. Use the following file name for the assessment submission:
Group Number_EH2438A/8B_CPE656

7.0 EVALUATION SCHEME

The detailed rubric is given in the appendix.

Prepared by: Vetted by: Moderated by;

Dr. Munawar Zaman

Dr. Arina Sauki Shahruddin Dr. Siti Nurul’ain Yusop
Resource Person (CPE656) Field Coordinator OBE Committee
School of Chemical (Petroleum) School of Chemical
Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering,
UiTM Shah Alam Engineering, UiTM Shah Alam
UiTM Shah Alam
Date: 28/6/2022 Date: 28/6/2022
Date: 28/6/2022
 Appendix
RUBRIC ASSESSMENT
Rubric Indicators
Illustrate the overall refinery operations of crude petroleum in converting raw materials to valuable
2
CO major products.
Analyse a specific major processes in petroleum refining and able to solve the health and safety
3
issues arise due to process operation and chemicals used.
Design solutions for complex chemical/oil and gas engineering problems and design systems,
PO 5 components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration on health,
safety, society and environment.
1 Depth of knowledge required
WP 6 Extent of stakeholder involvement and conflicting requirements
7 Interdependence

WP Descriptors for Rubric

Performance Criteria 1 2 3 4 5
Design
Introduction
with missing Introduction with
explanation of explanation of in- Introduction Introduction
Having some or includes wide-
in-depth depth includes detailed
brief explanation of
engineering engineering of in-depth ranging in-depth
in-depth
fundamentals fundamentals engineering engineering
engineering
Evaluation on which includes which includes fundamentals, fundamentals, on
fundamentals on
Introduction the background, the background, on the the background,
Depth of knowledge the background,
(WK8) objectives and objectives and background, objectives and
1 required (CO2) objectives and
issues/ issues/ problems objectives and issues/ problems
issues/ problems
problems being being being issues/ problems being being
being being
being discussed. discussed, but being being discussed.
discussed.
Poorly poorly discussed.
written/too written/too short
short
 Evaluation on
Discussion:

Analyze and illustrate

the following:
Use 2 WKs with Use 3 WKs with
(1) New technology Use 1 WK but do Use 1 WK with Use 2 WKs with
acceptable acceptable
used in refinery to not elaborate brief elaboration brief elaboration
elaboration elaboration
support SDG (WK6)
(2) HSE measures for
that technology (WK5)
(3) SDGs measured for
Depth of knowledge that technology (WK8)
1 required (CO3) Evaluate the Evaluate 3 Evaluate 4 Evaluate 4
Evaluate 3
challenges for future Evaluate 2 parameters with parameters with parameters with
parameters with
market demands parameters only acceptable acceptable extensive
brief justification
(WK8) justification justification justification
Compare the Compare the
Evaluation on Compare the Compare the
initiatives from initiatives from
Discussion: initiatives from initiatives from
Extent of stakeholder Compare the four (4) four (4) or more
Differentiate the SDGs two (2) refineries three (3) refineries
involvement and basis refineries with refineries with
efforts from various oil only with brief with acceptable
conflicting acceptable extensive
refineries justification justification
requirements = justification justification
6
diverse groups of Evaluation on
stakeholders with Discussion: Select 2 initiatives
Select 1 Select 3 Select more than 3
widely varying needs Select initiative and compare Select 2 initiatives
initiative and initiatives and initiative and justify
(CO3) interests that give impact. and justify impacts
discuss impact justify impacts impacts
most impact on the Differentiate
SDGs
Evaluation on
Interdependence = Discussion: Use 2 sub-
Use 2-sub Use 2 sub- Use 3 sub- Use more than 3
high level problems Analyse the refiner’s challenges with
7 challenges but challenges and challenges and sub-challenges and
with many parts & advantages with those acceptable
do not elaborate differentiate differentiate differentiate
sub-problems (CO2) efforts to overcome elaboration
the challenges
 Ability to summarize and conclude the report from the findings and discussions to answer the
objectives and solve given problems using the required knowledge profiles
No attempt was Conclusion is Conclusion is good Conclusion is Conclusion is
made to derived from the and derived from good excellent and
Evaluation on conclude and discussion, but it the and derived derived from the
Summary and objectives of the is not discussion but did from the discussion, clearly
Conclusion topic were not answering the not directly discussion and answers the
(WK5, WK6, WK8) answered. Poor objectives. answering directly answer objectives. Excelle
demonstration Demonstration of the objectives. the nt
of 1 WK only only 2WKs Acceptable demon objectives. Goo demonstration of
stration of all d demonstration all 3 WKs
3WKs of all 3 WKs
Reference cited
Uses information
Reference cited Reference cited complete and
Reference cited from numerous
incomplete or complete but correctly
complete but external sources
Depth of knowledge incorrectly incorrectly formatted. Uses
1 incorrectly with the latest
required (CO3) formatted. formatted. Uses information
formatted. references (within
Evaluation on Report Seeks minimal information from from multiple
Seeks minimal the last five years)
Writing: References information for multiple sources, sources,
information for to gain an
(WK8) discussion – including sources including
discussion – understanding of
mainly from from journals, sources from
mainly from the subject matter
outdated ebooks, theses, journals, ebooks,
outdated sources for discussion and
sources and web pages or theses, web
and web pages. supporting
web pages. manual. pages or
materials)
manual.
So many Writing is clear and
spelling, A number of Few spelling and concise knowledge
Few spelling and
Evaluation on punctuation and spelling, punctuation of issues with
punctuation errors
Grammar grammatical punctuation and errors but no virtually no
and minor
(WK5) errors that it grammatical grammatical spelling,
grammatical errors
interferes with errors errors punctuation and
the meaning grammatical errors