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The Brief

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Welcome The brief Taking part in the challenge What you could win Technology and BP Appendix

Welcome

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Were excited that you want to take part in the Ultimate Field Trip 2012 competition. From our first oil discoveries over a hundred years ago in the Middle East to todays technically advanced oil recovery techniques pioneered in Alaska, BP has always operated at the frontiers of geography, technology and engineering. Now you have a chance to do the same. The winning team of the Ultimate Field Trip 2012 will have the opportunity to experience and contribute to the real challenges facing BP today during a six-to-eight week paid summer internship. The successful team will: Experience BPs operations in the Gulf of Mexico and in Trinidad & Tobago Visit the worlds largest semi-submersible platform Thunder Horse Take a trip to New Orleans and swim with stingrays in the Caribbean Work on a real project upon which business decisions will be made Be mentored by BP professionals Be fully paid.

Good luck!

The brief

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Innovation and efficiency are essential to long-term sustainability and responsibility. What is the challenge?

Create the worlds first zero CO2 oil refinery by 2030. We are looking for a five minute pitch in any electronic format you choose that can be emailed to us. It should communicate your ideas and the thinking behind them. We want you to come up with a technology-focused, practical and innovative carbon management plan that an existing large-scale European oil refinery can use to become the worlds first zero CO2 facility by 2030. You will find the refinery technical data on page 7. Your proposal has to be implemented with a holistic carbon management plan for the refinery which could also involve carbon-market based solutions and carbon off-setting.
The technical solution might include: Improved process efficiency Improved energy efficiency including low-carbon power supply CO2 capture and sequestration CO2 utilisation (creating products from CO2 ) Alternative lower carbon-intensive feedstocks. Judging criteria what are we looking for? Innovative thinking, original ideas Recommendations that are commercially feasible by 2030 Quality of thought and presentation Your rationale and the ideas you decided against Teamwork.

Taking part in the challenge

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Stage 1 Register online (now) The first thing you should do is to form a team of three people and register your details online at bp.com/fieldtrip. Each member of your team has to be an undergraduate, MSc or MEng student at a recognised institute of Higher Education in the UK at all times during the competition and at the time of the prize fufillment. Stage 2 Initial submission (by 16 December 2011) We understand the workload that students face today. We want to make the first part easy for you to take part in. Your submission can take any electronic format as long as it can be viewed by a judging panel in less than five minutes. This might be a short film to demonstrate your ideas, a written paper, or any other format that can be emailed to us. For this stage we envisage you spending no more than five to ten hours working on a short response to demonstrate your idea. Read the judging criteria carefully and above all make sure your submission takes no more than five minutes to review. The deadline for your submission is 16 December 2011. Stage 3 Semi-Final short-list announced (17 January 2012) We will announce the Semi-Final short-list on bp.com/fieldtrip and Facebook and notify successful and unsuccessful participants by email. Stage 4 Regional Semi-Finals (2024 February 2012) The Semi-Finals will be a chance to hone your ideas and present them in person to an industry panel. After the regional Semi-Final events, the finalists will be chosen and announced. The locations for regional Semi-Finals are to be decided depending on the short-list in order to help you with travel. Your expenses will be covered. Stage 5 Grand Final (8 May 2012) The best teams will be selected for the Grand Final, which will be held at The Royal Institute of Great Britain in London. The Grand Final will be judged by senior BP people and industry experts. On the night we will announce the winning team before we celebrate the event together. Join us on Facebook
For full terms and conditions please refer to our website: bp.com/fieldtrip

What you could win

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The Ultimate Field Trip asks teams to solve a real-world challenge one that poses important questions for the energy industry as a whole and BP in particular. Its an opportunity for you to show us how innovative you can be and still produce work that has practical value. The winners will travel to the Gulf of Mexico and get involved in real projects at our largest deepwater oil field, Thunder Horse. While youre in the vicinity, well introduce you to New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz and home to some of Americas best food and nightlife. Youll also discover what BP is doing in Trinidad & Tobago by working directly with our gas operations there. And to make your experience complete, youll swim with stingrays in the Caribbean. Many of our interns are invited to apply for BPs graduate programme. An internship like this one could be more than an exciting way to spend a summer, it could be the first step in a career that will challenge you to innovate, progress and make a difference. About the Gulf of Mexico We began deepwater operations in the Gulf of Mexico in the mid1980s. Since then, our industry and the world has changed. But one thing remains constant: our commitment to the region. Were the largest producer in the Gulf and its number one deepwater lease holder. Our plans for investment are long-term and our portfolio of discoveries will continue to challenge our people and our technology well into the future. About Thunder Horse The Thunder Horse semi-submersible platform is designed to process 250,000 barrels of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day from its 25 subsea wells. To say its operations are complex is an understatement. The technology it depends upon involves a whole series of firsts including new metallurgy, new engineering and an assortment of new designs for a wide range of equipment. Its a place where BP proves the importance of innovation and technology practically every day. About Trinidad & Tobago Not only is BP the largest hydrocarbon producer in Trinidad & Tobago, were also the single biggest foreign investor. With 13 offshore platforms including five locally designed and constructed Normally Unmanned Installations (NUIs), BPs Trinidad & Tobago operations also have a significant investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and were growing our operations in line with increasing demand.

Technology and BP

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BP is working to meet both energy and environmental demands. Technology and innovation play a significant role in our efforts to increase efficiency. Global demand for energy is expected to increase by 50% between now and 2030. The use of traditional hydrocarbons, such as oil, coal and gas, will continue for decades. But a growing share of future energy demand is likely to be met by decarbonised fuels and low carbon alternatives such as geothermal power, solar and wind providing energy that can be locally sourced with low carbon emissions and low environmental impacts. Climate change is already at the top of the agenda for world leaders and many countries act to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, countries are concerned about the security of affordable energy supplies and are looking for ways to diversify their sources of energy. In addition to our internal expertise, BP works with the worlds leading scientists and engineers in global university research programmes to further understand energy use and reduce energy waste, to develop low carbon technologies for a cleaner future, and to develop efficient products and processes to increase yield. Technological knowledge, expertise and creativity help us to develop better processes, syntheses, catalysts and designs, and to solve complex technical problems. We aim to think in ways others havent, and combine a commercial outlook with a respect for discovery, whether its an improvement to an established process or a new invention. BP has the know-how to make a hugely valuable contribution to the world but now we want to see what ideas you can come up with.

Appendix Refinery data

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Technical Data Assume the oil refinery is located on the North East coast of England. It currently refines 250,000 barrels/day of mainly North Sea and Russian crudes into the products highlighted in the illustration. This is a simplified illustration of the refinery, which highlights the main process units that produce CO2, their CO2 emissions per year and the concentration of the CO2 in the stream.

Products
Steam reformer
450,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (5% v/v) 200,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (5% v/v) 300,000 tonnes/yr (Pure CO2 )

20%

Olefins (mostly ethylene & propylene)

Naphtha hydrotreater
Total 200,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (5% v/v)

Catalytic reformer

20%

Gasoline

Crude and vacuum distillation units

Kero/diesel hydrotreater

250,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (10% v/v)

10% 25%

Jet fuel

Fluid catalytic cracker

200,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (5% v/v)

Diesel

Hydrocracker

35,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (5% v/v)

1,500,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (95% v/v)

Visbreaker
150,000 tonnes/yr CO2 (5% v/v)

Partial oxidation unit Coker/calciner

10% 5% 10%

Heating oil

Bitumen & coke Other (includes methonal)