VIRTUAL COURSE: Refinery Performance and Cost Improvement
COURSE CONTENT
Refinery Performance and Cost Improvement Course Timetable
Day 1
8:00 – 9:15
Safety & Introduction
- Welcome, Safety & In-house arrangements
- Introduction of participants (optional)
- Program
Introduction
- Global energy demand
- Global crude oil and products demand
- Crude oil reserves (incl. video)
- Refinery position in the value chain
Q&A
9:15 – 9:25 – break
9:25 – 10:40
Crude Oil and Products
- Crude oil origin, types and movements
- Crude oil products
- Crude oil product specifications
- Crude oil pricing
- Crude oil product pricing
The Refinery
- Refinery segments
Q&A
10:40 – 10:50 - break
10:50 – 12:05
The Refinery
- Simple refinery
- Semi-complex refinery
- Complex refinery (incl. exercise)
Q&A
12:05 – 12:15 – break
12:15 – 13:30
The Refinery
- Main refinery units (incl. exercise, videos)
- The role of catalysts
Q&A
Day 2
8:00 – 9:15
Recap Day 1
The Refinery (continued)
- Utilities
- Refinery fuel
- Refinery slops
- Blending (incl. video)
- Costs of petroleum processing plants
- Refinery lay-out
Q&A
9:15 – 9:25 – break
9:25 – 10:40
Refinery Economics
- Refinery Margin
- Yield & Expense Statement (incl. exercise)
- Linear Programming model
- Crude oil selection
- Crude oil WC, Exposure, Natural Length
Q&A
10:40 – 10:50 - break
10:50 – 12:05
Refinery Planning
- Long-term planning
- Short-term planning
- Scheduling
- Appraisal
Q&A
12:05 – 12:15 – break
12:15 – 13:30
Environmental Regulations
- Restrictions & opportunities
- IMO 2020 (incl. video)
Hydrocarbon Mass Balance and Loss
- Hydrocarbon mass balance
- Hydrocarbon loss
- Ocean loss
Q&A
Day 3
8:00 – 9:15
Recap Day 2
Maintenance and Turnarounds
- Maintenance & Reliability
- Turnarounds (incl. video)
Oil-Chemicals Interface
- Petrochemicals
- Products exchange
Q&A
9:15 – 9:25 – break
9:25 – 10:40
Refinery Process Control
- Drawings
- DCS
- APC (incl. video)
Performance Monitoring
- Key Performance Indicators
- Review meetings
- Benchmarking
Q&A
10:40 – 10:50 - break
10:50 – 12:05
Quality & Assurance
- Management System
- Auditing
Trends
- Future of fossil fuels
- Future of refineries
Q&A
12:05 – 12:15 – break
12:15 – 13:30
Miscellaneous
- Participants topics
- Further reading
- Video inventory
Questions and Answers
Examination & Certification
Feedback
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