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Saudi Aramco!Flaring Minimization Program Adel S. Al-Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco !

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Master Gas

System!

Corporate Flaring Roadmap!

Near Zero Flaring!

1970s! 2000s! 2010s!

Saudi Aramco Flaring Minimization Program

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Master Gas

System!

1970s!

Saudi Aramco Flaring Minimization Program

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Saudi Aramco Master Gas System

4200 MMSCFD!

200 MMSCFD !

4000 km pipeline!

50 GOSPS!

7 Gas Plants!

2 NGL Plants!

ü  Reduction of 4 Bscfd

ü  80 MM tons CO2 annually

ü  (2.8 Giga-tons since 1980)

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Master Gas

System!

2000s!

4000 MMSCFD!95%!

Corporate Flaring Roadmap!

1970s!

Saudi Aramco Flaring Minimization Program

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Saudi Aramco Corporate Flaring Minimization!Program Components

Measure!

Monitor!

Mitigate!

Real-Time FMS Measurement!

Corporate Flare Monitoring System (CFMS)!

Annual Flaring Minimization Plan (FMP)

Flaring Standards & Procedures Manage!

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Saud Aramco Corporate FMS - Measure!

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Saudi Aramco Corporate FMS - Monitor!

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Corporate FMS Hierarchy & Display!

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Saudi Aramco Corporate FMS - Mitigate!Site specific Annual Flaring Minimization Plan (FMP) approved by facility manager

Ø  Detailed description of the flare system

Ø  Details of source wise flaring amount and reasons

Ø  Policies and procedures of the site

Ø  Long-and short-term mitigation measures

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For accountability, consistency and continuous improvement

FMP is governed by procedures and standards:

•  SAEP-400 : Guidelines for Facility Flaring Minimization Plan

•  SAEP-400A : Guidelines for Real-Time Flare Monitoring System Development

•  SAES-A-102: Ambient Air Quality and Source Emissions Standards

• Corporate Flaring KPI is established to manage flaring loss

Saudi Aramco Corporate FMS - Manage!

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0,50!

1,00!

1,50!

2,00!

2,50!

2009! 2010! 2011! 2012! 2013! 2014! 2015! 2016! 2017!

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Corporate Flaring Minimization Roadmap!

Target Met:!50% Flaring Reduction!

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Corporate-wide Implementation !

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Saudi Aramco Engineering Solutions Center !

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Flaring Monitoring System Corporate Dashboard!

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Flaring Monitoring System Dashboard (By Department)!

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Saudi Aramco Flaring Minimization Program!

Master Gas

System!

2000s!

Near Zero Flaring!

2010s!

4000 MMSCFD!95%!

100 MMSCFD!98%!!

Corporate Flaring Roadmap!

1970s!

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High Integrity Protection Systems (HIPS)!

ZDT! ZDT! HIPS! FGRS!

Saudi Aramco Near Zero Flaring Technologies!

Flare Gas Recovery Systems (FGRS)!

Zero Discharge Technology (Onshore)!

Zero Discharge Technologies (Offshore)!

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0,50!

1,00!

1,50!

2,00!

2,50!

2009! 2010! 2011! 2012! 2013! 2014! 2015! 2016! 2017!

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2009! 2010! 2011! 2012! 2013! 2014! 2015! 2016! 2017!Flaring % of Raw Gas Production! 2,26! 2,12! 1,02! 0,89! 0,98! 0,63! 0,67! 0,63! 0,50!

SA Corporate Flaring & Near Zero Flaring!Target Met:!

50% Flaring Reduction!Target Met:!

50% Flaring Reduction!

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Saudi Aramco Flaring Minimization Program!

Master Gas

System!

Near Zero Flaring!

2000s! 2010s!

4000 MMSCFD!95%!

100 MMSCFD!98%!

50 MMSCFD!99.5%!

Corporate Flaring Roadmap!

1970s!

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Saudi Aramco Flaring Minimization Performance!

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0! 10! 20! 30! 40! 50!

Saudi Arabia!Canada!

UAE!China!Brazil!Qatar !

USA!Kazakhstan!

UK!Russia!Mexico!

Ecuador!India!

Angola!Australia!

Oman!Indonesia!Venezuela!

Vietnam!Nigeria!

Iraq!Egypt!

Iran!Malaysia!

Libya!Ukraine!Algeria!

Turkmenistan!Gabon!

Chile!R. of Congo!Uzbekistan!

World Bank GGFR Flaring Intensity 2017!(m3 Gas flared per Barrel oil produced)!

Saudi Aramco! Flaring Minimization ! Program •  Master Gas System •  CFMS

•  Near ZRF

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Saudi Aramco Achievements!

4000 MMSCFD!Associated Gas Utilized by the Master Gas System!

100 MMSCFD!

Flaring Reduction: Corporate Flaring Roadmap!

50 MMSCFD!

Flaring Reduction: Near Zero Flaring !

98.5 MM T/Y!

Reduction in CO2 Emissions !

Patented FMS!

FMS Patented for Saudi Aramco!

Global FMS!

FMS Globally Available for Implementation!

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WB Global Recognition For Saudi Aramco !

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