Course Description:

This training course presents a detailed overview of refining, from the crude oil feed to the finished products. Major refining processes are presented and discussed, including feedstock, feedstock preparation, operating conditions, catalysts, yields, product properties, and economics. It is oriented toward the practical aspects of refinery operations as well as the terminology and economics of refining units

Course Goal:

To enhance the participants, knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand basic refinery operations and blinding methods

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

1. Have an overview of plant equipment systems.
2. Be familiar with fluid storage, heating, cooling and flow control.
3. Understand furnace and distillation process systems.
4. Understand reactor process systems.
5. Understand refinery instrumentation.
6. Understand refinery operations.
7. Be familiar with main operator responsibilities.
8. Be familiar with blending methods & operations.

Course Outline:

• Overview of Plant Equipment Systems.
• Fluid Storage and Flow Control.
• Fluid Heating and Cooling.
• Furnace & Distillation Process Systems.
• Reactor Process Systems.

• 1. Operational Characteristics.
  2. Alkylation Unit.
  3. Cat Cracker.

• Refinery Instrumentation.

• 1. Process Variables & Process Control Systems.
  2. Measuring and Indicating Instruments.

• Refinery operations.

• 1. Control Room Operations.
  2. Off-site Operations.
  3. Combined Operations

• Main Operator Responsibilities.

• 1. Operator’s Role (Controlling Production Processes, Operations Safety, Safety and Emergency Situations) .
  2. General Control Room Activities.

• Blending Methods & Operations.

• 1. Distillates and Finished Products Produced by Blending.
  2. Batch Blending & In-line Blending.
  3. Typical Gasoline Blend Components.
  4. Asphalt Blending and Residual Fuel Blending.

Who Can Benefit?

All refining staff.