Laboratory Analysis and Pipeline Products Marketing Company (PPMC) Depot Operations (#9793)

ABSTRACTThis 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 CONTENTSTITLE PAGEAPPROVAL PAGEDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTABSTRACTTABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES1.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH1.4 PROBLEM STATEMENT1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW2.0 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PIPELINE TRANSPORT OPERATION2.1 PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION BY PIPELINE2.2 PRODUCT MOVEMENTS AND HANDLING GENERAL2.3 PIPELINE PRODUCTS MOVEMENT SCHEDULE2.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE AT DEPOT OPERATIONS2.4.1 MONITORING OF QUALITY OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AT REFINERIES2.4.2 MONITORING OF QUALITY OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AT DEPOTS/JETTIES2.4.3 MONITORING OF QUALITY OF PRODUCTS AT PETROL STATIONS2.5 THE ROLE OF PETROLEUM INSPECTORATE
CHAPTER THREE3.0 EXPERIMENTAL METHOD3.1LIST OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS USED3.2 EXPERIMENTAL TEST ON THE VARIOUS PIPELINE PRODUCTS3.2 EXPERIMENTAL TEST ON THE VARIOUS PIPELINE PRODUCTS3.2.1FLASH POINT TEST3.2.2SMOKE POINT TEST3.2.3DISTILLATION TEST3.2 EXPERIMENTAL TEST ON THE VARIOUS PIPELINE PRODUCTS3.2.1FLASH POINT TEST3.2.2SMOKE POINT TEST3.2.3DISTILLATION TEST3.2.4THE TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE DENSITY
CHAPTER FOURLABORATORY ANALYSIS4.1 PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL4.1.2DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUALITY CONTROL – UPON RECEPTION AT DEPOTS4.1.3DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUALITY CONTROL – UPON RECEPTION AT DEPOTS4.2 PPMC DEPOT OPERATIONS ANALYSIS STEPS4.2.1 Before pumping into partially filled tanks4.2.2 When pumping4.2.3 After pumping into tanks4.2.4 When being stored4.2.5 Test polluted products4.2.6 Test after loading the delivery vehicles4.2.7 Multiple testing4.3 TYPES OF EXAMINATION OR ANALYSIS AT DEPOTS4.3.1APPLICATION FOR ANALYSIS4.4 QUANTITATIVE EXTENT OF SAMPLES4.4.1 SAMPLING OF EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS4.5DIFFERENT KINDS OF SAMPLES4.6 SAMPLING EQUIPMENTS
CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 DISCUSSION5.2 CONCLUSION5.3 RECOMMENDATIONSReferences