Fundamentals of Petroleum Refinery
Fundamentals of Petroleum Refinery
INTRODUCTION
This exciting programme is designed to introduce non-technical oil industry members to the fascinating field of petroleum refining. Learn how a refinery works and how refinery operations affect global oil and product prices.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone who needs to understand how this cornerstone of the petroleum industry works. New members of the industry will be given a great introduction to the industry. Marketing personnel will grasp the intricacies of how the products they market come to exist. Those from the service side of the industry (brokerage, software, consulting) will get a first-hand view of this the most fundamental aspect of the oil industry.
COURSE OUTLINE
Characteristics of Crude Oil
- Composition
- Description of Crude Oil Fractions
- Definition of Physical and Chemical Processes
Fundamentals of Petroleum Chemistry
- Description of a Hydrocarbon Molecule
- Types of Hydrocarbon Molecules
- Definition/Function of a Catalyst
Fundamentals of Crude Oil Distillation
- Description of the Distillation Process
- Cut Points of the Various Fractions
Basic Refinery Flow Configuration and Auxiliary Processes
- Refinery Flow Scheme
- Gasoline Processing Options
- Heavy Oil Processing Options
- Auxiliary Refinery Processes: Gas Plant, Sulfur Recovery, etc.
Product Blending and Usage
- Gasoline Properties and Blending
- Distillate Fuels: Heating Oil, Diesel, Jet Fuel
- Residual Materials: Bunker Fuel, etc.
- Lube and Specialty Products
Descriptions of the Gasoline Production Processes
- Catalytic Reforming
- Isomerization
- Fluid Catalytic Cracking
- Alkylation
Fundamentals of Hydro processing
- Hydrotreating
- Hydrocracking
Options for Heavy Oil Processing
- Delayed Coking
- Solvent Deasphalting
- Visbreaking
- Residual Oil Hydro processing
- Lube Oil Processing
Refinery economics terms