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Panorama 27 Around the world with ExxonMobil Torrance refinery adds massive clean-air facilities New ExxonMobil MasterCard features unlimited gasoline rebates ExxonMobil and Citi Cards have launched a new ExxonMobil MasterCard that offers rebates on gasoline purchased at U.S. Exxon and Mobil retail locations. Cardholders earn rebates of 15 cents per gallon, and there is no limit on the amount of rebates that can be earned. However, those opening a new ExxonMobil MasterCard account during the promotion period that ends December 31, 2008, will earn rebates of 30 cents per gallon for the first 60 days. “Most cards offer percentage rebates off the total price,” says Ben Soraci, ExxonMobil U.S. Retail Sales director. “Our card has the competitive advantage of offering a cents-pergallon rebate that allows consumers to easily calculate their savings.” In addition, ExxonMobil MasterCard customers earn annual rebates of up to 2 percent on the first $10,000 in other eligible purchases and a 1 percent rebate on other eligible purchases of more than $10,000. The rebates will be automatically credited on monthly cardholder statements in $10 increments toward future Exxon and Mobil gasoline purchases made with the card. Other card features include: No annual fee 0 percent APR on purchases, plus no-interest balance transfers for the first six months Ability to link to Speedpass For more information, visit exxonmobilcard.com. One of the largest single environmental upgrades in the 79-year history of ExxonMobil’s refinery in Torrance, California, is nearing completion. The project involves installation of two electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) at the refinery’s fluid catalytic-cracking plant. Estimated to cost more than $300 million, the ESPs will put the refinery in compliance with a new statemandated clean-air regulation requiring substantial cuts in particulate-matter emissions. About the size of a 12-story building, each ESP was assembled at a remote site within the refinery. The project elected to follow unconventional modular construction due to facility congestion around the cat cracker. “We determined we did not have adequate space to safely follow a standard ‘stickbuild’ approach,” says Donald Runaldue, ESP project executive. “Instead, we elected to prefabricate at a safer location inside the refinery, then lift each module and transport it to the cat cracker for installation.” Rob Sturgis, ESP senior project manager, adds that the module approach allowed the project to install piling, foundations and structural steel in parallel with ESP assembly, shortening the construction span significantly. “This was particularly helpful since we were faced with a very tight construction schedule,” says Sturgis. Gene Weber, ESP technical manager, notes the dimensions of the ESPs and various components are impressive. “The ESP-1 module weighed 1,200 tons, while the fully assembled ESP-2 weighed almost 1,600 tons,” says Weber. “Fully erected, the completed units measure 125 feet tall, 174 feet long and 85 feet wide. One bypass duct has a diameter of 13 feet – wide enough to drive a car through. Some of the major valves have diameters of 11 feet or more.” Startup is planned for January 2009. The huge ESP-1 (above and left) shown being moved to its installation site inside the Torrance Refinery stood 12 stories tall and had a transport weight of 1,200 tons.
Pictured are (top row, from left) Hugh Helferty, EMRE Products Research and Technology manager who accepted the American Chemistry Society award on behalf of the company, and honorees Ernie Lewis, Stephen McCarthy and Kenneth Lloyd Riley, and (bottom row, from left) Michael Kerby, Sabato Miseo and Stuart Soled. EMRE scientists named 2008 Heroes of Chemistry The American Chemical Society has recognized six ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) scientists as its 2008 Heroes of Chemistry for their work in producing cleaner diesel fuel. The honorees are Michael Kerby, Ernie Lewis, Stephen McCarthy, Sabato Miseo, Kenneth Lloyd Riley and Stuart Soled. In collaboration with Albemarle Corporation, the EMRE scientists developed and commercialized the Nebula catalyst that significantly lowers sulfur content in diesel fuel. The cleaner-burning fuel enables advanced vehicle-emissions systems for reduced emissions and improved air quality. The scientists were honored at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society. “Heroes of Chemistry strives for greater recognition of scientists like these who, like chemistry itself, often wear a cloak of invisibility so far as public awareness is concerned,” said Bruce E. Bursten, president of the American Chemical Society and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “Their dedication and scientific contributions save lives and make life healthier and happier for billions of people around the world.” Western Colorado gift supports regional air-ambulance expansion A project to expand a critical-care transport program serving western Colorado and eastern Utah has received a $500,000 boost from ExxonMobil. The contribution will support the Century Project at St. Mary’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. The project will expand the capabilities of the CareFlight program, including moving its landing pad, hangar, fueling system and crew quarters to the rooftop of a new 12-story patient-care addition. An elevator will deliver patients, personnel and equipment from the rooftop directly to new state-of-the-art trauma and surgical services below. “ExxonMobil is pleased to support the Century Project and the significant enhancements it provides for CareFlight’s air-ambulance service,” says James Branch, project executive of ExxonMobil’s Piceance Project. “CareFlight is a vital resource Joel Schaefer, St. Mary’s trauma program medical director, and CareFlight crew members accept an ExxonMobil contribution of $500,000 from James Branch (third from left), project executive for ExxonMobil’s Piceance Project. for the residents of the West Slope of Colorado, and our contribution will help St. Mary’s Hospital continue to offer the highest quality medical care to the region.” The Piceance Project is developing natural gas reserves in western Colorado’s Piceance Basin. Phase 1 production startup is expected in early 2009. The CareFlight program’s Bell 412 EP twin-engine helicopter, capable of carrying four patients and four medical professionals, can access remote locations and varied terrains. “CareFlight is an integral part of our Level Two trauma center, which is the only major trauma center between Denver and Salt Lake City,” explains Joel Schaefer, medical director of the St. Mary’s trauma program. “Medical professionals can begin treating trauma victims on the scene and provide critical care during transport to St. Mary’s.” 28
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