Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel
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Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel Course
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
Course Objectives:
- 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
Who Should Attend?
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 Outlines:
Origin and Nature of Petroleum:
- Chemistry of fossil fuels
- Basic petroleum geology
- Origins, formation and trapping of oil & gas
- Exploration and production Methods
- Transportation
Overview of Refining:
- Classification of hydrocarbons
- Surface processing of oil and gas
- Refinery types and complexity
- Hydro skimming, Cracking and Coking Refineries
- Refining Margins and Profitability
- Netback & Complexity Factors
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
Petrochemicals I - Production and Uses:
- Olefin based compounds
- Ethylene
- Propylene
- Butadiene
- Isobutylene
- Aromatic based compounds
- Benzene
- Toluene
- Xylene
Petrochemicals II - Production and Uses:
- Natural Gas based compounds
- Ammonia
- Methanol
- Gas to liquid technologies
- Case study - Petrochemical production – Major Companies
- Connection (SBC) Assessment
