PROGRAM DETAILS

 Introduction

The course presents an overview of petroleum refining processes.  The course includes the following topics:

Introduction to petroleum, its origin and composition, basic principles of refining, the effect of feedstock on refinery design, selection of refinery units, design of major equipment and refinery economics.

This course will arm you with the knowledge to understand the science and mechanics of refinery operations. Having this knowledge may assist you in your current business or allow you to extend or better pitch your services at the correct level.

Benefits

Economic evaluations are generally carried out to determine if a proposed investment meets the profitability criteria of the company or to evaluate alternatives at a level that you can understand. Time has been allowed for question and answer sessions as well as frequent course reviews. It will not make you a refinery expert but it will equip you with enough knowledge to allow a thorough understanding of refinery operations.

Learning Objectives 

• Crude Oil, types, properties and peculiarities
• Refining different crude oil types
• The refining processes, materials, pressures and temperatures
• Linking all aspects of production.
• Product range including dealing with waste materials
• Health & Safety in refinery
• Energy saving and Environmental issues.
• Learn the importance of the refined oil.
• Be familiar with the physical and chemical properties of crude oil and petroleum products as well as their uses.
• Understand different unit and conversion operations in petroleum refining.
• Understand the potential for safety and environmental hazards in oil and gas processing.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1. Describe the basic aspects of current petroleum refining technology including operational, environmental, and economical issues.
2. Recognize the refinery feed stocks and petroleum products and their distribution.
3. Measure and predict the physical and chemical properties of the crude and oil products.
4. Design, operation, and evaluation of the refinery units and its safety considerations.
5. Operate the laboratory equipment in a safe manner, analyze the experimental data, and to interpret the data. Determine the sources of error and make proper recommendations to correct them.
6. Write professional technical reports and conduct oral presentations.
7. Operate an oil refinery with safety as the prime consideration
8. Monitor instrumentation and the operation of equipment
9. Make adjustments to keep system process variables such as flows, temperatures and pressures within acceptable ranges
10. Detect potential and actual problems and take corrective action to prevent the interruption of system operations
11. Analyze operational trends and take corrective actions
12. Use standard operating procedures to start/stop production equipment
13. Economic evaluations

Target Audience

This training course has been designed for those with no real knowledge of total refinery operations. It assumes little overall refinery knowledge and will take you through all the current processes a modern refinery utility.  Most importantly this course will be pitched

Training methodology

The seminar will use a range of interactive activities – group and individual exercises, case studies and discussions. There will also be formal inputs of theory and practical models. The programme is geared towards effective application of what has been learned in order to maximize the value of the seminar to both the individual delegate and his/her organization.

Program Content

Day 1:

The first day of the course will used to introduce the delegates, to outline the objectives and benefits of the programme as well as look crude oil, its variations and properties.

Crude Oil

• Generic composition
• Variations from around the world
• Practical limitations
• Practical considerations
• Its introduction and initial testing at the refinery

The aim of today is to give all delegates knowledge and information surrounding the basic refining all aspects of refining various crude oil types.

Introduction to the basic refining processes of crude oil.

• Review of Day One
• The basic refining processes – a study in process technology
• Materials, pressures and temperatures
• Health and Safety aspects of the operation

Day 2:

The objective of this day is to complement yesterday’s work by further exploring the refining processes with respect to differing crude oil types.

• Refinery Feedstock’s and Crude Oil characterization
• Refinery Products          and Specifications

Variations in crude oil

•  Transporting and storage of crude oil at the refinery
• A detailed look at refining processes specific to particular crude oil types
  Products, By- products and added value processes
• Refined LPG Technology
• NGL Processes and handling techniques
• The physical linking of all the processes forms an important part in the understanding of the operation

Tying it all together.

• Purpose and limitations of linking processes
• Energy saving through linked processes
• Maintenance with respect to Health and Safety
• Product testing and quality

Day 3:

• Refining: Introduction to Petroleum Refining
• Refining: Distillation Technology
  refining: Basic Refinery Processes
• Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation

Day 4:

• Fluid Catalytic Cracking
• Catalytic Reforming
• Hydrocracking, Residue Processing, Coking
• Hydro processing
• Isomerization, Alkylation and Polymerization

Day 5:

• Safety, Economics, and Environmental impacts
• Economics evaluations
• Health & Safety in Refinery
• How to manage waste
• Hazards in oil refinery