The Natural Gas liquid (NGL), extracted offshore at OSO RX platform and

Eastweast GX platform (EAP) is conveyed to Bonny River Terminal through a 10-

12 inch subsea carbon steel at separate pipeline, into the propane plus (C3+)
surge drum. A piping arrangement that allows for the option to switch the feed
source from GX to RX, A process called spillover, the C3+ surge drum ensures a
continous stabilized stream of feed to the depanizer on order to prevent liquid
slugs upsetting the fractionation process.

The NGL liquids are pumped from the surge drum and divided into three streams,
the three streams enter the shell side of the coolers (propane (C3), butane (C4)
and pentane plus (C5+) product coolers) which cool the C3, C4 and C5+ product
from the depropanizer, after the cooling of each product , the stream is
preheated and commingle into one stream and enter the 23 rd tray of the
depropanizer.

The coolers are multi-tube double pipe heat exchanger to recover the coast heat
of product leaving the depropanizer and debutanizer.

FRACTIONATION SECTION

Depropanizer (Deprop)

The Depropanizer is divided into three sections; the top section which contains
the rectifying trays and is called the rectifying section. The center section is
called the feeding section and the bottom is called the stupping section.

The propane plus (C5+) feed stream feeds to the 23 rd tray of the feed section of
the tower, where phase separation occurs, the vapour rising up the column and
the liquid passing down.The heat is required by the depropanizer and is supplied
by the hot oil depropanizer Reboiler , liquids at the bottom of the column are
heated in the reboiler to vapourize any propane (C3) and light ends in the
bottom product. These vapours move up the column through the value trays
which ensures intimate contact with the downward flowing liquid. This contact
provides a heat exchange, so that any light ends in the liquid vopourizes and
start moving up the column and any vapourizes C4+ will be condensed and flow
down the column. The vapour gradually becoming lighter and the liquid
becoming heavier as they continually vapourize and condensed in each tray.

OR

Overhead vapour propane, leaves the top of the depropanizer at the temperature
of 124 and a pressure of 255 psi. This stream divides into three streams- The
first stream and largest stream enters the air-cooled depropanizer overhead
condenser, where the vapour is totally condensed into liquid.
The second stream is the Hot-Gas bypass, this stream bypasses the depropanizer
overhead condenser through the pressure control for yhe Reflux Accmlater. The
third stream stream is used as trhe blanket gas for the surge drum.

The condensed liquid of the first stream enters the depronizer reflux accumulator
at a temp. 120 through an inlet submerged distribution nozzle. The bypass
vapour of the second stream enter the top of the accumulator through 8 line
from the depropanizer (pusplit range).

In case of a build up of non condensable gasses in the accumulator, the excess

pressure will be automatically lented to the ground flare system through a
pressure control value (PCV).

All liquid leaving the accumulator is pumped by the depropanizer reflux pumps
and is split into two streams.

Depropanizer Reflux pumps stop automatically when the accumnulators liquid

level reaches low low liquid level (L-S-L-L) by one of 2 signals. The first stream,
the depropanizer reflux, returns to the top of the column Via flow indicator
controller (FIC)/ flow control value (FV), The second stream ,the propane
product is sent to propane product cooler.

DEBUTANIZER TOWER

Debutanizer feed is sent from the bottom of the depropanizer through Cascade
Control Level Indication Controller (LIC)/Flow Indication Controller (FIC). The feed
flashes across FV and enters the debutanizer at 165 f & 92.4psi.

The mixed phase feed stream enters the 17 th tray of the column and is
fractionated into an overhead vapor stream of butane, with the remainder being
bottoms product containing pentane plus (C5+).

Heat required for the fractionation is supplied by hot oil in the tubes of the
debutanizer reboiler. Reboiler construction and operation is identical to that
described for the depropanizer.

The bottom product of the debutanizer is a stable condensate. The bottom

stream leaves the debutanizer at 238 f and passes through the pentane plus (C5)
cooler where it is cooled to 96 f,then passes through the flow value FIC cascaded
from LIC. Finally, it is routed to the pentane plus Run Down Tank. The overhead
vapor leaves the debutanizer at 124 f and 90 psi and divides into two streams.

The First stream and the largest enters the air cooled Deputanizer overhead
condenser through pressure control value (PV) and is totally condensed. The
second stream is the hot gas bypass which bypasses the condenser through
pressure control value (PV) and is totall6 condensed. The second stream is the
hot gas bypasses the condenser through pressure control value (PV) and prevent
a vaccum forming in the accumulator. PV is used in the event that there are non-
condensable in the system that need lenting to flare.
All liquid leaving accumulator is pumped by the debutanizer reflux pumps and
split into two streams.

The first stream, debutanizer reflux, has first priority and is returned to the top of
the the debutanizer by FIC/FV to be used as reflux. In FF a mechanical stopper is
provided to maintain a minimum flow of the reflux to the tower top.

The second stream, butane product is sent to C4 product cooler.

CHILLING SECTION

Butane product liquid is cooled down in Butane High low and low level chillers.

In the High level chiller, C4 product is chilled to 71 f which will be chilled further
to prevent boil off in the storage tanks.

The C4 product rundown from the C4 cooler flows to the tube side of the chiller
to be cooled down further before storage and ship privy. Propane liquid which is
flowing from the C3 cooler enters the chiller (shell side) and extracts the heat
from butane, vapourizes and flows to the third stage section scrubber of propane
compressors.

In Low level chiller, butane product subcool to 18 f, so that the C4 product will
not boil off in butane High level chiller flows to the tube side of the chiller to be
subcooled further before storage and shipping.Propane liquid (45 psia, and
boiling temperature of 3 f) from the third stage section scrubber enters the
chiller (shell side) and extract the heat from the butane, vapourizes and flows to
the second stage section scrubber of the propane compressors.

PROPANE REGRIGERATION SECTION

Propane Compressor Section

Propane refrigeration is achieved by flashing of the rundown propane at the

pressure of the three stage suction scrubber. Part of the propane are liquids
provide the cooling for butane product.

The flashed propane vapors are recovered by recompression in propane

compressors, two 50 percent load compressors driven by electrical motor.

Suction Scrubbers & Propane Compressors

Propane vapor evolving from butane high level chiller flow to propane third stage
suction scrubbers after mixing with outlets of the flow control values (FV), vapors
separated from propane third stage suction scrubbers are fed to the third stage
of propane compressors as side loads.

A portion of the 116 psia propane liquid from propane third stage suction
scrubbers is used as the cooling medium in butane low level chiller. The propane
flow through a level control value to the shell side of butane low level chiller
generated in this chiller flow to propane second stage suction scrubbers. The
remaining of the 116 psi liquid propane is flashed across the level control value
and flow into propane second stage suction scrubber. These scrubber operate at
45 psi- vapors from these scrubber flow to the second stage of the propane
compressor as the second side loads. Propane liquids from propane second stage
suction scrubber flow to propane storage tanks.

The flashed vapors in their tanks flow to the first stage suction propane
compressors. Two 50 percent load, 3 stage, mirror driven propane compressors
are used for recovering the flash propane vapors. They compress the propane
vapors to 300 psi with the addition of two side streams from as discussed above.
Air cooled type propane product condenser cool and condense the third storage
discharge flow of the compressor.

The common propane receiver collects the condensed liquids. The propane
recovered as liquid is then split and flowed down to propane third stage section
scrubbers through level control values (FV)

The spill-back flow to keep the minimum flow of each stage of the is spilt from
the third stage discharge and fed to the suction of each stage. The spill-back
flows are hot,so they quenched by the spray C3 liquid as described above to be
used as suction flow. The circulating propane liquid by propane circulating pumps
is used for the quenching, because it is stable and best for this use.

STORAGE / LOADING

From the bottom of the second storage suction scrubbers, the propane
product is directed to the storage tank, Rundown flow rate is control with
level control values (LCV).

From the low level chiller butane product is directed to the storage tank.

From the C5+ Rundown Tank, here the C5+ has some residence time to
release any vapors entrained in it before being pumped to the storage
tank.

LOADING

The stored products are loaded to the ship by their respective loading
pumps, through each custody metering unit are loading arms. When the
propane and butane vapor is returned from the ship, it is routed to the
flame or to the respective storage tanks(s) through their respective
blowdown drum. An electrical heater is provide in each down drum to
vaporize the entrained propane or butane liquid.
The custody metering unit of C3 & C4 in this measure this system the
qualify of product delivery to ship consist of five meter mms on each
stream (pipe) of their respective metering unit, and a meter prover
system, C5+ consist of three meter prover system. Each stream has a flow
control value and a motor generated block value. During the loading
operation, the loading rate to ship is controlled by the flow control system.