Bulk Liquid Movements & Product Quality Course
Consultant/Trainer: Michael Conway Nunn & Paul van Oers
Handling bulk liquids safely and efficiently is vital—but achieving seamless coordination across storage, pipelines, loading, blending, and sampling remains ongoing operational challenges. This course equips engineers and operational teams with industry-proven best practices to master process safety, logistics planning, transfer systems, and quality assurance.
Led by seasoned experts Michael Conway Nunn and Paul van Oers, you’ll explore troubleshooting techniques, product acceptance tools, and strategies for minimizing product loss and environmental risk.
Tailored modules adapt to experience level and unit configuration—and optional post-course support translates learning into immediate operational gains.
Participants
This Bulk Liquid Movements & Quality course is for refinery/petrochemical process engineers, economists and operational staff interfacing with or working in Oil Movements. It can be tailored to improve awareness at various experience levels or customized for a specific refinery/petrochemical complex. The course curriculum provides in-depth knowledge on a broad range of subjects. Options for post-course consultancy/help-desk support are available.
Learning Objectives
- Oil Movements Process Safety. Environmental & PQ Risks. Mitigation Steps.
- Develop, improve and assess unit design & operation.
- Broaden knowledge of OM & PQ for operating and project development staff.
- Assess which tools are most appropriate to apply for particular OM & PQ challenges.
Day 1: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 1
- Introduction
- Product classification
- Bulk liquid storage
- Venting & emissions
- Operation & Maintenance
Day 2: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 2
- Blending
- Transfer & handling
- Process safety in Oil Movements
- Slops management
Day 3: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 3
- Pipelines
- Piping
- Rail & road loading
- Marine loading & discharging
- Emission mitigation
Day 4: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 4
- ransfer & handling
- Feedstock & product movement masterplanning
Day 5: Paul van Oers
Product Quality
- Product Quality assurance
- Role of laboratory
- Product acceptance procedures
- Sampling & Sample systems
- (Bio) Product specifications & properties
The subject matters listed in the above program are merely a summary of over 54 possible modules on offer. Course curriculum can vary from 3 to 5 days with the Oil Movements content being 70% to 100% and the Product Quality portion up to 30%.
Programme
Day 1: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 1
- Introduction
- Product classification
- Bulk liquid storage
- Venting & emissions
- Operation & Maintenance
Day 2: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 2
- Blending
- Transfer & handling
- Process safety in Oil Movements
- Slops management
Day 3: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 3
- Pipelines
- Piping
- Rail & road loading
- Marine loading & discharging
- Emission mitigation
Day 4: Michael Conway Nunn
Oil Movements – 4
- ransfer & handling
- Feedstock & product movement masterplanning
Day 5: Paul van Oers
Product Quality
- Product Quality assurance
- Role of laboratory
- Product acceptance procedures
- Sampling & Sample systems
- (Bio) Product specifications & properties
The subject matters listed in the above program are merely a summary of over 54 possible modules on offer. Course curriculum can vary from 3 to 5 days with the Oil Movements content being 70% to 100% and the Product Quality portion up to 30%.