Product Blending & Optimization
Consultant/Trainer: Anwar Tatariya
Struggling with off-spec products, margin loss, or inefficient blending strategies?
In today’s competitive market, sub-optimal blending isn’t just costly—it’s a missed opportunity.
Join our Product Blending & Optimisation course to master the principles, tools, and tactics that industry leaders use to reduce quality giveaways, improve margin, and stay compliant in an increasingly complex refining landscape.
Learn from former Shell experts with decades of hands-on experience
Solve real-world case studies and explore blending pitfalls
Gain practical skills you can apply immediately to optimise your blending systems
Don’t just blend—blend smart. Secure your seat now.
In today’s competitive market, sub-optimal blending isn’t just costly—it’s a missed opportunity.
Join our Product Blending & Optimisation course to master the principles, tools, and tactics that industry leaders use to reduce quality giveaways, improve margin, and stay compliant in an increasingly complex refining landscape.
Learn from former Shell experts with decades of hands-on experience
Solve real-world case studies and explore blending pitfalls
Gain practical skills you can apply immediately to optimise your blending systems
Don’t just blend—blend smart. Secure your seat now.
Cost
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates
TBD
About the Trainer
Anwar brings over 25 years of global experience in petroleum supply chain management, with a strong focus on refinery planning, scheduling, and blending optimisation. He has delivered complex projects for leading refineries across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. His expertise spans the development of advanced blending and scheduling models using platforms like Aspen and AVEVA, refinery profit improvement studies, and real-time energy and process optimisation using tools such as Visual Mesa and Petro-SIM. Anwar’s practical, hands-on approach—backed by deep technical knowledge and real-world case studies—ensures participants gain immediately applicable skills and insights to optimise their blending operations and boost refinery performance.
Participants
This course is ideal for professionals involved in product blending and optimization across various stages of the supply chain.
Note: Product Blending & Optimization is not only relevant to refinery professionals but also to traders and blenders who operate outside refinery locations, such as traders in Singapore, who will find the Malaysia course particularly relevant.
- Refinery Engineers & Technicians involved in blending processes and optimization.
- Operations Managers & Supervisors focused on maximizing efficiency in blending operations.
- Traders & Blenders who source streams from multiple refineries and optimize value at terminal tanks or other locations.
- Supply Chain & Logistics Professionals responsible for managing and optimizing product flow and blending processes.
- Business Development Professionals seeking to understand blending strategies and identify new opportunities.
Note: Product Blending & Optimization is not only relevant to refinery professionals but also to traders and blenders who operate outside refinery locations, such as traders in Singapore, who will find the Malaysia course particularly relevant.
Learning Objectives
In the Product Blending & Optimisation course, you’ll learn to optimise blending operations, reduce quality giveaways, and boost profitability. You’ll gain hands-on experience with advanced tools like Aspen and AVEVA, while also mastering real-time process optimisation techniques. The course covers solving real-world challenges, integrating blending within refinery supply chains, and implementing energy and cost-saving strategies—providing you with practical, actionable skills to improve refinery performance immediately.
Day 1:
Day 2:
- Product blending overview
- Blending systems – batch, continuous and in-line
- Product specifications
- Property blending correlations:
- Linear, non-linear and derived (pre-blend and post-blend) property correlations
- Quality giveaway
- Blend components and typical properties
Day 2:
- Blend optimization objectives:
- Component cost vs product price
- Minimize giveaway
- Adherence to planning targets
- Blend optimization:
- Single batch optimization
- Multi batches / multi grades optimized together
- Correction batch optimization
- Additives
- Key product blending software
Programme
Day 1:
Day 2:
- Product blending overview
- Blending systems – batch, continuous and in-line
- Product specifications
- Property blending correlations:
- Linear, non-linear and derived (pre-blend and post-blend) property correlations
- Quality giveaway
- Blend components and typical properties
Day 2:
- Blend optimization objectives:
- Component cost vs product price
- Minimize giveaway
- Adherence to planning targets
- Blend optimization:
- Single batch optimization
- Multi batches / multi grades optimized together
- Correction batch optimization
- Additives
- Key product blending software