Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining - A Non-Technical Introduction

Course

In Singapore ((Indicate)), London, Uk, Houston, Tx (USA) and 5 other venues

£ 1,045 + VAT

Description

  • Duration

    2 Days

Suitable for: Class delegates include 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.

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Location

Start date

Calgary, Ab (Canada)

Start date

On request
Cape Town, South Africa ((Indicate))

Start date

On request
Houston, Tx (USA)

Start date

On request
London, Uk (London)

Start date

On request
New York, Ny (USA)

Start date

On request
Rome, Italy (Italy)

Start date

On request
Singapore ((Indicate))

Start date

On request
Zug, Switzerland ((Indicate))

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On request
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About this course

There are no prerequisites for this programme. This is an entry-level course where we purposely keep everything in non-technical terms!
Pre-classroom Study
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Subjects

  • Petroleum

Course programme

Course Summary
You don't need an engineering degree to understand the fundamentals of petroleum refining!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.
16CPE creditsawarded for this course .

Requirements:
There are no prerequisites for this programme. This is an entry-level course where we purposely keep everything in non-technical terms!
Pre-classroom Study
As part of our blended learning package, this workshop has a specific web-based course which is recommended as pre-classroom study. Upon registering for the workshop delegates will receive details of how to access the web-based course. Access to the web-based course is included in the price of the classroom course. To optimize your classroom experience, it is recommended you take the appropriate online study as close to the classroom date as possible. The recommended pre-classroom study for this workshop is PrincetonLive.com's
Petroleum Refining Made Easy .
Suitability:
Class delegates include anyone who needs to understand ho- this cornerstone of the petroleum industry works. Ne- members of the industry will be given a great introduction to the industry. Marketing personnel will grasp the intricacies of ho- the products they market come to exist. Those from the service side of the industry (brokerage, software, consulting) will get a first-hand vie- of this the most fundamental aspect of the oil industry.


  • Fundamentals of crude oil
  • Petroleum chemistry made easy
  • The three stages of refining
  • Atmospheric and vacuum distillation
  • Cracking processes

    • Catalytic cracking
    • Thermal cracking
    • Coking
    • Hydrocracking

  • Catalytic reforming
  • Gas plants
  • Isomerization
  • Alkylation
  • Hydrotreating
  • Blending for finished products

    • Gasolines
    • Distillates
    • Residuals

  • Refinery economics terms

Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining - A Non-Technical Introduction

£ 1,045 + VAT