1. Committee on Refinery Equipment 2007 Spring Meeting Update Wendy Dominguez, Chair, CRE Member, General Committee on Special Programs

2. Purpose/Outcomes Present 2007 update Update on CRE metrics Report on emerging technologies Report on PSM-related activities What Else is Up at this Meeting Ensure CRE alignment with GCR Priorities

3. CRE Metrics The CRE reinstituted the Metrics and Business Impact tracking program The metrics measure the program’s viability and progress towards goals The CRE provided an initial report to the GCR at the Spring 2006 meeting The CRE will report annually thereafter

4. CRE Metrics Approved CRE metrics: 1. Average development time for new & revised standards and total resource requirements 2. New standards initiated per year by subcommittee 3. Standards older than five years/withdrawn standards 4. “Technical Inquiry” Log 5. Report of published and co-branded standards 6. Business impacts of published standards

5. CRE Metrics 2005 and 2006 Results: 2005 average development time for new & revised standards and total resource requirements 1. Avg. time/resource requirement for 1 st edition – 33 months and 50 participants (2 standards) 2. Avg. time resource requirement for revised editions – 41 months and 47 participants (6 standards) 2006 average development time for new & revised standards and total resource requirements 1. Avg. time/resource requirement for 1 st edition – 36 months and 27 participants (3 standards) 2. Avg. time resource requirement for revised editions – 27 months and 26 participants (9 standards)

6. CRE Metrics 2005 and 2006 Results: 2005 New standards initiated per year by subcommittee 1 in 2005 by the SC on Corrosion and Materials 2006 New standards initiated per year by subcommittee 3 in 2006, 1 by the SC on Aboveground Storage Tanks to address LNG, 2 by the SC on Heat Transfer Equipment to address hair-pin and spiral plate exchangers 2005 Standards older than five years/withdrawn standards 3 standards older than five years on average for 9 subcommittees, 4 withdrawn standards 2006 Standards older than five years/withdrawn standards 3 standards older than five years on average for 9 subcommittees, no withdrawn standards

7. CRE Metrics 2005 and 2006 Results: 2005 “Technical Inquiry” Log 8 technical inquiries received on average by each subcommittee, with 2 closed out Load varies by subcommittee, from 0-29 inquiries 2006 “Technical Inquiry” Log 10 technical inquiries received on average by each subcommittee, with 6 closed out Load varies by subcommittee, from 0-27 inquiries 2005 Report of published and co-branded standards Final count for 2005 off-press report was 8 standards, with 2 co- branded with ISO (two valve standards, 602 and 607) 2006 Report of published and co-branded standards Final count for 2006 off-press report was 12 standards, with 4 co-branded with ISO – three heat transfer standards (661 and 662 parts 1 and 2) and one mechanical equipment standard (612)

8. CRE Metrics 2005 and 2006 Results: Business impacts of published standards – some examples: 1. 622, “Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions”, 1 st edition and 536 “Post Combustion NOx Control for Equipment in General Refinery Service” assists companies in optimizing environmental controls 2. 570, “Piping Inspection Code”, Addendum 4 to the 10 th edition allows for use of composite materials for temporary piping repairs in lieu of fabricated and bolted clamps (cost and time savings) 3. 621 “Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, Globe and Check Valves” a tech assurance process for reconditioning valves while saving costs of buying new 4. 612, “Petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries steam turbines-Special Purpose” – int’l doc- design/fab/inspection/lube-aux/control/testing,etc.

9. 2007 Activities Emerging technologies and needs: The CRE presented several emerging technologies and needs for new standards to the GCR in February 2007 The CRE received support from the GCR for the following new initiatives:

10. 2007 Activities Emerging technologies and needs: Work underway: Refractory selection, QA, installation, repair, and inspection LNG equipment and cryogenic services Positive Material Identification, PMI (expanded scope) Projects under review: Air emissions and environmental controls equipment including electrostatic precipitators and gas scrubbers Crude characterization related to corrosion and process equipment integrity Corrosion under insulation, CUI

11. 2007 Activities PSM-Related Activities: The Subcommittee on Inspection (SCI) is developing a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for inspection activities These KPIs will cover Equipment Integrity for the SCI standards covering pressure vessels, piping, boilers and heaters, storage tanks, pressure relieving devices, and may be extended to other equipment API’s Statistics group would conduct the KPI survey that will be used for validating the KPIs and would then develop a database The SCI KPI work is not intended to cover all the indicators that might be developed to address the CSB recommendation that API and the USW develop a new consensus standard defining leading and lagging performance indicators for process safety

12. What Else is Up at this CRE Meeting CRE will be: Welcoming a new Vice-Chair: Mike Lubcyik- Chevron! Reviewing 2008 CRE project proposals Approving the FIRST joint API/ASME FFS Standard..5 years in the making. This is a BIG DEAL. Reviewing the 2007-2008 actions on API Standards Viability Plans New Business: S/CI awareness and proposal

13. Conclusions The CRE is committed to optimally managing the refining standards program The CRE thanks the GCR for reviewing their company-specific Priority 1 standards reports with their CRE members and providing additional resources for the emerging technologies The CRE wants to be supportive to industry’s PSM efforts Questions and comments?