Ụkpụrụ kpo oku nke akụrụngwa na-agbaze bitumen bụ ikpo ọkụ, gbazee na bitumen na-agbaze site na efere ọkụ. Ihe mejupụtara ya bụ igbe mkpofu gbọmgbọm, sistemu ebuli elu, propeller na sistemụ njikwa ọkụ eletrik.

A na-ekewa igbe mgbaze bitumen n'ime ụlọ elu na nke ala. Ụlọ elu bụ ụlọ na-agbaze bitumen, nke ejiri mmanụ ọkụ ọkụ na-ekpo ọkụ kpuchie ya ma ọ bụ ọkpọkọ ikpo ọkụ ikuku. A na-ekpo ọkụ ma gbazee btumen wee si na gbọmgbọm pụta. A na-etinye nko crane na gantry, ma kwụgidere ijide ịwụ. A na-ebuli bọket bitumen ahụ site na winch eletrik, wee kwaga ya n'akụkụ iji tinye bọket bitumen n'ọdụ ụgbọ okporo ígwè. Mgbe ahụ, onye na-emepụta ihe na-agbanye bọket ahụ n'ime ụlọ dị elu site na okporo ụzọ nduzi abụọ, ma n'otu oge ahụ, a na-ewepụ bọket na-adịghị efu site na njedebe azụ. Enwere tank mmanụ mgbochi ntapu n'ọnụ ụzọ barel bitumen. Bitumen na-abanye n'ime ụlọ dị ala nke igbe ahụ wee nọgide na-ekpo ọkụ ruo mgbe okpomọkụ dị ihe dị ka 100, nke nwere ike ibufe. Mgbe ahụ, a na-agbanye ya n'ime tankị bitumen site na mgbapụta bitumen. Enwere ike iji ọnụ ụlọ dị n'okpuru ebe a na-ekpo ọkụ bitumen.
Akụrụngwa na-agbaze bitumen drum nwere njiri mara nke ebe a na-ewu ihe na-amachibidoghị ya, ngbanwe siri ike, yana ọnụego ọdịda dị oke ala. Ọ bụrụ na achọrọ nnukwu mmepụta, enwere ike ikpokọta ọtụtụ nkeji.