Refinery Process Overview

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

• the origin of crude oil, characterize the different types of crude oils, explain the concept of crude
• 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
• 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
• to identify the main and specialty products manufactured and describe their main characteristics, composition, etc.
• integration between refinery and petrochemicals.

Day 1:

• Overall hydrocarbon supply chain
• Overview of refinery configurations
• Crude oil characterization
• Distillation units:
  • Crude oil distillation & vacuum distillation

Day 2:

• Conversion units:
  • Hydrotreating & hydrocracking
  • Reforming
  • Catalytic cracking & thermal cracking
  • Alkylation & isomerization

Day 3:

• Purification, auxiliary & treatment units:
  • Merox
  • Sulphur recovery & amine regeneration
  • Hydrogen production & recovery
• Refinery tank farms and logistics
• Product blending and specifications
• Refinery & petrochemical integration