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Commission Implementing Decision of 9 October 2014 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas (notified under document C(2014) 7155) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/738/EU)

EU Decision 2014/738 · Adopted 9 October 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Implementing Decision

of 9 October 2014

establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas

(notified under document C(2014) 7155)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/738/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)f1, and in particular Article 13(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the Commission to organise an exchange of information on industrial emissions between it and Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection in order to facilitate the drawing up of best available techniques (BAT) reference documents as defined in Article 3(11) of that Directive.

(2)

In accordance with Article 13(2) of Directive 2010/75/EU, the exchange of information is to address the performance of installations and techniques in terms of emissions, expressed as short- and long-term averages, where appropriate, and the associated reference conditions, consumption and nature of raw materials, water consumption, use of energy and generation of waste and the techniques used, associated monitoring, cross-media effects, economic and technical viability and developments therein and best available techniques and emerging techniques identified after considering the issues mentioned in points (a) and (b) of Article 13(2) of that Directive.

(3)

‘BAT conclusions’ as defined in Article 3(12) of Directive 2010/75/EU are the key element of BAT reference documents and lay down the conclusions on best available techniques, their description, information to assess their applicability, the emission levels associated with the best available techniques, associated monitoring, associated consumption levels and, where appropriate, relevant site remediation measures.

(4)

In accordance with Article 14(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU, BAT conclusions are to be the reference for setting permit conditions for installations covered by Chapter II of that Directive.

(5)

Article 15(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU requires the competent authority to set emission limit values that ensure that, under normal operating conditions, emissions do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques as laid down in the decisions on BAT conclusions referred to in Article 13(5) of Directive 2010/75/EU.

(6)

Article 15(4) of Directive 2010/75/EU provides for derogations from the requirement laid down in Article 15(3) only where the costs associated with the achievement of the emission levels associated with the BAT disproportionately outweigh the environmental benefits due to the geographical location, the local environmental conditions or the technical characteristics of the installation concerned.

(7)

Article 16(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU provides that the monitoring requirements in the permit referred to in point (c) of Article 14(1) of the Directive are to be based on the conclusions on monitoring as described in the BAT conclusions.

(8)

In accordance with Article 21(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU, within 4 years of publication of decisions on BAT conclusions, the competent authority is to reconsider and, if necessary, update all the permit conditions and ensure that the installation complies with those permit conditions.

(9)

The Commission established a forum composed of representatives of Member States, the industries concerned and non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection by Decision of 16 May 2011 establishing a forum for the exchange of information pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissionsf2.

(10)

In accordance with Article 13(4) of Directive 2010/75/EU, the Commission obtained the opinion of the forum, established by Decision of 16 May 2011, on the proposed content of the BAT reference document for the refining of mineral oil and gas on 20 September 2013 and made it publicly available.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 75(1) of Directive 2010/75/EU,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.

f2

OJ C 146, 17.5.2011, p. 3.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Application and Interpretation
  3. Annex: BAT CONCLUSIONS FOR THE REFINING OF MINERAL OIL AND GAS
  4. SCOPE
  5. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
  6. Averaging periods and reference conditions for emissions to air
  7. Conversion of emissions concentration to reference oxygen level
  8. Averaging periods and reference conditions for emissions to water
  9. DEFINITIONS
  10. 1.1General BAT conclusions for the refining of mineral oil and gas
  11. Environmental management systems
  13. BAT 1In order to improve the overall environmental performance of plants for the refining of mineral oil and gas, BAT is to implement and adhere to an environmental management system (EMS) that incorporates all of the following features:
  14. Applicability
  15. Energy efficiency
  16. BAT 2In order to use energy efficiently, BAT is to use an appropriate combination of the techniques given below.
  17. Solid materials storage and handling
  18. BAT 3In order to prevent or, where that is not practicable, to reduce dust emissions from the storage and handling of dusty materials, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below:
  19. Monitoring of emissions to air and key process parameters
  20. BAT 4BAT is to monitor emissions to air by using the monitoring techniques with at least the minimum frequency given below and in accordance with EN standards. If EN standards are not available, BAT is to use ISO, national or other international standards that ensure the provision of data of an equivalent scientific quality.
  22. BAT 5BAT is to monitor the relevant process parameters linked to pollutant emissions, at catalytic cracking and combustion units by using appropriate techniques and with at least the frequency given below.
  23. Division
  24. BAT 6BAT is to monitor diffuse VOC emissions to air from the entire site by using all of the following techniques:
  25. Description
  26. Operation of waste gas treatment systems
  28. BAT 7Division BAT 7
  29. Description
  30. BAT 8In order to prevent and reduce ammonia (NH3) emissions to air when applying selective catalytic reduction (SCR) or selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) techniques, BAT is to maintain suitable operating conditions of the SCR or SNCR waste gas treatment systems, with the aim of limiting emissions of unreacted NH3.
  31. BAT 9In order to prevent and reduce emissions to air when using a sour water steam stripping unit, BAT is to route the acid off-gases from this unit to an SRU or any equivalent gas treatment system.
  32. Monitoring of emissions to water
  33. BAT 10Division BAT 10
  34. 1.1.7Emissions to water
  35. BAT 11In order to reduce water consumption and the volume of contaminated water, BAT is to use all of the techniques given below.
  36. BAT 12In order to reduce the emission load of pollutants in the waste water discharge to the receiving water body, BAT is to remove insoluble and soluble polluting substances by using all of the techniques given below.
  37. BAT 13When further removal of organic substances or nitrogen is needed, BAT is to use an additional treatment step as described in Section 1.21.2.
  38. Waste generation and management
  39. BAT 14Division BAT 14
  40. BAT 15In order to reduce the amount of sludge to be treated or disposed of, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  41. BAT 16In order to reduce the generation of spent solid catalyst waste, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  42. Noise
  43. BAT 17In order to prevent or reduce noise, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below:
  44. BAT conclusions for integrated refinery management
  45. BAT 18In order to prevent or reduce diffuse VOC emissions, BAT is to apply the techniques given below.
  46. BAT conclusions for the alkylation process
  47. Hydrofluoric acid alkylation process
  49. BAT 19Division BAT 19
  50. Description
  51. Applicability:
  52. BAT 20In order to reduce emissions to water from the hydrofluoric acid alkylation process, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.
  53. Sulphuric acid alkylation process
  54. BAT 21Division BAT 21
  55. BAT conclusions for base oil production processes
  56. BAT 22In order to prevent and reduce the emissions of hazardous substances to air and water from base oil production processes, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  57. BAT conclusions for the bitumen production process
  58. BAT 23In order to prevent and reduce emissions to air from the bitumen production process, BAT is to treat the gaseous overhead by using one of the techniques given below.
  59. BAT conclusions for the fluid catalytic cracking process
  60. Division
  61. BAT 24Division BAT 24
  62. IPrimary or process-related techniques, such as:
  63. IISecondary or end-of-pipe techniques, such as:
  64. Division
  65. BAT 25Division BAT 25
  66. IPrimary or process-related techniques, such as:
  67. IISecondary or end-of-pipe techniques, such as:
  68. Division
  69. BAT 26Division BAT 26
  70. IPrimary or process-related techniques, such as:
  71. IISecondary or end-of-pipe techniques, such as:
  72. Division
  73. BAT 27In order to reduce carbon monoxide (CO) emissions to air from the catalytic cracking process (regenerator), BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  74. BAT conclusions for the catalytic reforming process
  75. BAT 28In order to reduce emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins/furans (PCDD/F) to air from the catalytic reforming unit, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  76. BAT conclusions for the coking processes
  77. BAT 29In order to reduce emissions to air from the coking production processes, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below:
  79. BAT 30Division BAT 30
  80. Description
  81. Applicability
  82. BAT 31In order to reduce SOX emissions to air from the calcining of green coke process, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  83. Division
  84. BAT 32In order to reduce dust emissions to air from the calcining of green coke process, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.
  85. BAT conclusions for the desalting process
  86. BAT 33In order to reduce water consumption and emissions to water from the desalting process, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  87. BAT conclusions for the combustion units
  88. Division
  89. BAT 34Division BAT 34
  90. IPrimary or process-related techniques, such as:
  91. IISecondary or end-of-pipe techniques, such as:
  92. Division
  93. BAT 35Division BAT 35
  94. IPrimary or process-related techniques, such as:
  95. IISecondary or end-of-pipe techniques, such as:
  96. Division
  97. BAT 36Division BAT 36
  98. IPrimary or process-related techniques based on a selection or a treatment of the fuel, such as:
  99. IISecondary or end-of-pipe techniques:
  100. Division
  101. BAT 37Division BAT 37
  102. Description
  103. BAT conclusions for the etherification process
  104. BAT 38Division BAT 38
  105. BAT 39Division BAT 39
  106. BAT conclusions for the isomerisation process
  107. BAT 40Division BAT 40
  108. BAT conclusions for the natural gas refinery
  109. BAT 41Division BAT 41
  110. BAT 42Division BAT 42
  111. BAT 43Division BAT 43
  112. BAT conclusions for the distillation process
  114. BAT 44Division BAT 44
  115. Applicability
  116. BAT 45Division BAT 45
  118. BAT 46Division BAT 46
  119. Applicability
  120. BAT conclusions for the products treatment process
  122. BAT 47Division BAT 47
  123. Applicability
  124. BAT 48Division BAT 48
  125. BAT conclusions for storage and handling processes
  127. BAT 49Division BAT 49
  128. Description
  129. Applicability
  130. BAT 50In order to reduce VOC emissions to air from the storage of volatile liquid hydrocarbon compounds, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  131. BAT 51In order to prevent or reduce emissions to soil and groundwater from the storage of liquid hydrocarbon compounds, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
  132. Division
  133. BAT 52In order to prevent or reduce VOC emissions to air from loading and unloading operations of volatile liquid hydrocarbon compounds, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below to achieve a recovery rate of at least 95 %.
  134. BAT conclusions for visbreaking and other thermal processes
  135. BAT 53Division BAT 53
  136. BAT conclusions for waste gas sulphur treatment
  137. Division
  138. BAT 54In order to reduce sulphur emissions to air from off-gases containing hydrogen sulphides (H2S), BAT is to use all of the techniques given below.
  139. BAT conclusions for flares
  140. BAT 55Division BAT 55
  141. BAT 56In order to reduce emissions to air from flares when flaring is unavoidable, BAT is to use the techniques given below.
  142. BAT conclusions for integrated emission management
  144. BAT 57Division BAT 57
  145. Description
  146. Table 18BAT-associated emission levels for NOx emissions to air when applying BAT 57
  147. Notes:
  148. 1Division 1
  149. 2Division 2
  150. 3Division 3
  152. BAT 58Division BAT 58
  153. Description
  154. Table 19BAT-associated emission levels for SO2 emissions to air when applying BAT 58
  155. Notes:
  156. 1Division 1
  157. 2Division 2
  158. 3Division 3
  159. GLOSSARY
  160. Description of techniques for the prevention and control of emissions to air
  161. 1.20.1Dust
  162. 1.20.2Nitrogen oxides (NOX)
  163. 1.20.3Sulphur oxides (SOX)
  164. 1.20.4Combined techniques (SOx, NOx and dust)
  165. 1.20.5Carbon monoxide (CO)
  166. 1.20.6Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
  167. 1.20.7Other techniques
  168. Description of techniques for the prevention and control of emissions to water
  169. 1.21.1Waste water pretreatment
  170. 1.21.2Waste water treatment