This Petrogenium course can be tailored for awareness/inexperienced staff, for intermediate and for experienced personnel. 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: new oil refining personnel and professionals who work in the downstream Supply & Trading, Marketing, IT, Legal, Finance and Human Resources functions; staff from other industries (e.g. catalyst manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, IT service suppliers, business consultants) who have business interface with the oil refining sector will also highly benefit from this course.
After completion of the course participants will have solid understanding of:
who refinery customers are and what products they require
to identify the main and speciality products manufactured and describe their main characteristics, composition, etc.
understand the flow of oil/gas from well via manufacturing plants to finished products
in the market
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
the origin of crude oil, characterise the different types of crude oils, explain the concept of crude oil valuation and identify different types of crude oil pricing
explain the concepts of refinery costs and margins and be able to give indications of these costs and margins
identify the main refinery processes (which include distillation, treating, platforming, cracking and product blending), explain the main interfaces between these process units and identify the main elements which may have an impact on the quality of the manufactured products
determine and explain the influence of feedstock and refinery configuration on product yields, margins (Hydrocarbon and Gross Refining Margin) and product qualities by using a Refining Simulation Model
identify different Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) aspects in a refinery
Day 1
Products
Developments in main fuel qualities
Overview on refinery configuration
Yield/expense statement
Refinery costs and margins
Exercise: Refinery Simulation
Introduction to crude quality
Valuation of crude oil
Day 2
Distillation theory
Primary and vacuum distillation
Conversion technologies
Crude oil blending
Exercise: Crude oil blending
Reforming / Isomerisation
Alkylation
Exercise: Refinery Flow scheme
Visbreaking / Thermal Cracking / Coking
Exercise: V50
Day 3
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Hydrocracking
Gas and Liquid treating
Hydrotreating
Sulphur Recovery / Claus / Off gas treating
Exercise: Optimum Refinery Programme
Utilities and Energy Management
Lubricating oils
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.