Asset Management

Product Blending & Optimization

In-House / On-Site
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This Petrogenium training can be tailored for awareness/inexperienced staff, for intermediate and for experienced personnel, although it has originally been designed as an advanced course. Furthermore the course can be customized for a specific refinery / plant or multiple sites. The option for post-course consultancy/help-desk support is also available.

Participants may include: Product schedulers, Blend operations, Tank farm operations, Products and intermediate traders.

After completion of the course participants will have solid understanding of:

  • A better understanding of the blending system & various blend stocks in the refinery process
  • Improved the knowledge and skill about the blending rules, and compatibility of blend components
  • Understanding how to fulfill product properties to meet requirement and specifications in the market
  • How to optimize blend effectively
  • Single grade and multi-grade blend optimization

Day 1:

  • 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

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.

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