Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel

Introduction:

This course examines the history and use of petroleum from exploration through to refining and then to petrochemicals. The technology used and the production operations of the oil industry are outlined and explained in a clear easy to understand language.

Designed for non-technical professionals who function within the Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals industry, this course promises you an insight into chemical processes, plant operations, equipment, and economics

Targeted Groups:

Non-technical professionals assigned to positions in refineries and petrochemical plants, corporate offices, suppliers, and other interrelated companies.
Support Personnel including Environmental professionals, Accountants, Business managers, Administrative and legal staff, Sales and marketing personnel, Insurance representatives, Personnel managers, Financial professionals, and other professionals who desire a better understanding of subject matter.
Newly-hired refinery plant personnel and current semi-technical personnel who require further training.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

Develop an appreciation and understanding of the origins of oil and gas
Understand the basics of refining and petrochemicals
Appreciate the basic differences between exploration, and refining and petrochemicals
Identify the basics of the different building blocks of petrochemicals
Examine the basics of different refinery types and complexity

Targeted Competencies:

This training course provides the essential skills to build a proactive knowledge base of the Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals, as well as the necessary competencies to meet the challenges it faces

Course Content:
Unit 1: Origin and Nature of Petroleum:

Chemistry of fossil fuels
Basic petroleum geology
Origins, formation and trapping of oil & gas
Exploration and production Methods
Transportation

Unit 2: Overview of Refining:

Classification of hydrocarbons
Surface processing of oil and gas
Refinery types and complexity
Hydroskimming, Cracking and Coking Refineries
Refining Margins and Profitability
Netback & Complexity Factors

Unit 3: Refinery Process Operations:

Physical separation – Crude and Vacuum Distillation
Chemical conversion processes, Gasoline Production
Hydrotreating, Catalytic Reforming, Alkylation, and Isomerization
Residue Reduction I: Cat Cracking, Hydrocracking, Visbreaking, Hydrocracking
Residue Reduction II: Coking, Asphalt and Residual Fuel
Blending

Unit 4: Petrochemicals I - Production and Uses:

Olefin based compounds
Ethylene
Propylene
Butadiene
Isobutylene
Aromatic based compounds
Benzene
Toluene
Xylene

Unit 5: Petrochemicals II - Production and Uses:

Natural Gas based compounds
Ammonia
Methanol
Gas to liquid technologies
Case study - Petrochemical production – Major Companies

Engineering, Oil and Gas

Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel

Introduction:

Targeted Groups:

Course Objectives:

Targeted Competencies:

Course Content: Unit 1: Origin and Nature of Petroleum:

Unit 2: Overview of Refining:

Unit 3: Refinery Process Operations:

Unit 4: Petrochemicals I - Production and Uses:

Unit 5: Petrochemicals II - Production and Uses:

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Istanbul Office (Turkey)

Amman (Jordan)

Course Content:
Unit 1: Origin and Nature of Petroleum: