This Petrogenium course can be tailored for awareness/inexperienced staff, for intermediate and for experienced personnel, but is designed for non-engineers who will benefit from a knowledge of refinery processes, such as distillation, cracking and chemical treatment. Furthermore the course can be customized for a specific refinery, plant or unit. The option for post-course consultancy/help-desk support is also available.
Participants may include: those assigned in upstream, mid-stream, analysts, schedulers, accountants, sales, marketing, tax, finance, legal, HR and IT functions.
After completion of the course participants will have solid understanding of:
the properties of crude oil and refined products
the refinery types and their complexity in relation to the different crude oils
the role of heavy oil upgraders and the effect of shale oil and shale gas
to explain the various refinery types/configurations and be able to construct a refinery flow scheme by clearly indicating product flows to and from the process units
petroleum chemistry (awareness) and processing
the typical products of refining and their specifications (both performance and regulatory)
product blending and tank farm operation
how to manager sulphur in the refining process
how to understand the impact of refinery operation on the environment (SO2, CO2) and the drive and impact of biofuels
how costs, volumes, proceeds, investments and product qualities affect refinery economics
the role of LP modeling and refinery economics: the economic drivers that refinery, tank farm/blending profitability and why the price at the pump is set where it is set
how the supply chain is constructed and how logistics and shipping can mitigate price fluctuations (e.g. contract form, hedging)
the role and importance of Master planning
Day 1
What is Downstream
Crude supply and demand
Regulatory and specification changes
Overview of the refining processes and product blending
Oil refinery and petrochemical integration
Refinery economics and margins
Crude and product costs
Operating costs
Capital charges
Freight rates and fiscal duties
Working capital
Capital investment
Day 2
The importance of Master planning
The strategic view
Scenario development
Scenario analyses
LP models and other tools
Economics and sensitivity analyses
Important auxiliaries (utilities, environmental protection)
Cost estimates
Project execution
Master planning results presentation
Delivery Options & Upcoming Dates
In-House / On-Site Training
Tailored to Your Team
This course can be tailored and delivered at your own facility — adapted to your specific units, equipment, and team experience level. We come to you, wherever you are in the world.
All content can be customised for awareness, intermediate, or experienced staff. Post-course consultancy and help-desk support is also available.