Introduction:
The primary emphasis is placed on the fundamental refining processes, which include fluid catalytic cracking, alkylation, hydrotreating, hydrocracking, and catalytic reforming. However, comprehensive coverage is provided for all major processes within the refining industry.
Course Objectives:
This training course aims to enable participants to achieve the following objectives:
- Understand the properties of crude oil (chemical and physical)
- Describe the process of crude oil formation
- Recognize various applications of crude oil products
- Recognize various products of crude oil after refining
- Outline the basic chemical and physical properties of; naphta, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, residual oil and asphalt
- Explain the basic principles for optimizing refining process
- Explain the step-by-step process of refining petroleum
- Interpret the typical flow diagram of petroleum refineries
- Understand the basics of the refinery economics
Who Should Attend?
The program has been designed for personnel how is looking for petroleum refining industry and for operations personnel with substantial hands-on experience. It is assumed that those in attendance have backgrounds in engineering and chemistry or have actual refinery operating experience.
- Professionals involved in designing, selecting, sizing, specifying, installing, testing, operating and maintaining systems.
- Professionals, Technologists, Supervisory personnel, Senior Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers engaged in the refinery operation activities, who have a considerable experience and who are required to understand and discuss issues related to their processes.
- Process and Process Control Engineering, Technologists, Supervisory personnel, Senior Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Oil Account Management: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Operational Planning, Refinery Scheduling Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Oil and Gas Operation, Filed/Control Room Operators, Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Mechanical, Rotating and Maintenance Planning: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Laboratory Service: Technologists, Supervisory personnel, Senior Technologists, Team leaders and Managers.
- Health, Safety and Environment (HSE): Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Instrument Maintenance: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Project Management: Supervisors, Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers.
- Commercial, Financial and Insurance Management: Controllers, Senior Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers engaged in the refinery operation and oil production/exploration activities.
- Business, sales, technical, and scientific personnel with limited or no broad refinery operating and oil production/exploration experience, along with technical sales personnel.
- Those involved in selling equipment or supplies to the refinery operations and oil production/ exploration industry.
- Those involved with economic evaluations of refinery operations and oil production/ exploration will benefit from this training course.
- Those involved in marketing, selling refined, final export products will benefit from this training course.
Course Outlines:
Crude Oil Distillation Fundamentals
Hydrotreating of Petroleum
- Hydrotreating Catalysts
- Chemistry and Process Flow
- Process Variables and Operating Conditions
- Hydrotreated Product Yields and Properties
Catalytic Reforming
- Reforming Catalysts
- Chemistry and Process Flow
- Process Variables and Operating Conditions
- Reformer Unit Configuration
- Reduction of Aromatics and Benzene in Reformate
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
- Mass, Heat, and Pressure Balance
- FCC Catalysts, Chemistry & Process Flow
- FCC Process Variables/Operating Conditions
- Cracking of Heavy Feedstocks
Hydrocracking of Petroleum
- Hydrocracking Catalysts, Chemistry & Process Flow
- Process Variables and Operating Conditions
- Hydrocracker Yields and Product Properties
Isomerization
- Catalysts, Chemistry & Operating Conditions
- Process Flow/Processing Options
- Isomerization Yields and Product Properties
Alkylation
- HF Alkylation Process
- Sulfuric Acid Alkylation Process
- Feedstock and Product Properties
Heavy Oil Process
- Delayed Coking
- Visbreaking
- Solvent Deasphalting