To familiarize and understand the various refinery types and appreciate how refining complexity impacts refining optimization and refining margins
Comprehend the importance quality giveaways and learn how use blending calculations to reduce these
Use hands on software that allow professionals in the industry to choose different types of crude diets and thus optimize refinery utilization and efficiency
Act as a primer into the industry of Petroleum Refining to maximize process fluid yields
Familiarize industry professionals with all processes associated with the processing of petroleum into finished products
Equip new engineers into the industry, with the basic tools for understanding the complex nature of Refining and its operations
Target Audience
Refining engineers
Operations personnel including shift supervisors
Marketers and refinery planners
Blending professionals
Other engineers who would like a further understanding of the complex refining processes
Accountants, marketers and other professions who would like to comprehend the advantages and limitations of the various refining processes at their site
Course Outline
DAY 1: Crude Oil Yields Refinery Technology
Introduction to Crude Oil Origins & Characteristics
Crude oil Assay and properties
Crude oil products & Product specifications
LPG
Gasoline
Kerosene/ Jet Fuel
AGO / Diesel Fuel Oil
Petrochemical Feedstocks
Overall refinery flow: Interrelationship of processes
DAY 2: Petroleum Refinery Processes
Crude Processing
Desalting
Atmospheric distillation
Vacuum distillation
Heavy Oils Processing / Bottom of the barrel upgrading