Laboratory Analysis And Pipeline Products Marketing Company (ppmc) Depot Operations

ABSTRACT

This research work was carried out to evaluate the laboratory analysis of pipeline products marketing company (PPMC) depot operations. 

In the course of the research many scholarly articles on the subject matter were reviewed from which the researcher got lot information concerning the topic at hand. Thus making the research work a reliable source of information as far as facts about petroleum products marketing company (PPMC) is concerned.

The Pipeline Inspectorate is charged with the responsibility of monitoring the operations of the Petroleum/Petrochemical processing plants and the activities of the Petroleum products Marketing Companies to ensure they operate in accordance with requirements of the Petroleum Regulations. Petroleum Products manufactured from the refineries in Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt are distributed through a network of Pipelines to Depots located strategically all over Nigeria. Imported products from offshore operations arrangement are received at the Apapa, Atlas Cove, Warri, and Port Harcourt Jetties. Petroleum Products are evacuated from the depots by road tankers to various Petrol Stations and other retail Outlets.

This research work therefore presents an analysis on depot operations which includes amongst others; methods and modes of measurement of Petroleum Products, the role of the petroleum Inspectorate in ensuring that products are manufactured to specification standard, products accountability at the processing plants, bulk storage depots and retail outlets, and products distribution to consumers on specification.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH

1.4 PROBLEM STATEMENT

1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PIPELINE TRANSPORT OPERATION 

2.1 PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE 

2.2 PRODUCT MOVEMENTS AND HANDLING GENERAL 

2.3 PIPELINE PRODUCTS MOVEMENT SCHEDULE

2.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE AT DEPOT OPERATIONS 

2.4.1 MONITORING OF QUALITY OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AT REFINERIES

2.4.2 MONITORING OF QUALITY OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AT DEPOTS/JETTIES

2.4.3 MONITORING OF QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AT PETROL STATIONS

2.5 THE ROLE OF PETROLEUM INSPECTORATE 

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 EXPERIMENTAL METHOD

3.2 EXPERIMENTAL TEST ON THE VARIOUS PIPELINE PRODUCTS

3.2 EXPERIMENTAL TEST ON THE VARIOUS PIPELINE PRODUCTS

3.2 EXPERIMENTAL TEST ON THE VARIOUS PIPELINE PRODUCTS

CHAPTER FOUR

LABORATORY ANALYSIS

4.1 PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL

4.2 PPMC DEPOT OPERATIONS ANALYSIS STEPS

4.2.1 Before pumping into partially filled tanks

4.2.2 When pumping

4.2.3 After pumping into tanks

4.2.4 When being stored

4.2.5 Test polluted products

4.2.6 Test after loading the delivery vehicles

4.2.7 Multiple testing

4.4 QUANTITATIVE EXTENT OF SAMPLES

4.4.1 SAMPLING OF EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS

CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 DISCUSSION

5.2 CONCLUSION

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS

References