This course provides a technical and economic information regarding GTL processes.
Public :
Managers and engineers interested in the current developments of GTL technologies.
Level :Awareness
Prerequisite :
No pre-requisistes are necessary to follow this course.
Course Content
NATURAL GAS MARKETS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Production and consumption of natural gas in the world.
Main uses of natural gas.
Existing and potential routes for gas: pipelines, LNG, electrical power.
Natural gas reserves, associated gas: potential markets for GTL.
GTL TECHNOLOGIES
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Duration : 1.25 Days
Overview of full GTL production chain: synthesis gas, Fisher-Tropsch reaction, finishing.
Products quality from conventional versus GTL technologies.
Different processes for synthesis gas manufacturing and their reactions, catalysts, process schemes, past uses (methanol, etc.):
Steam reforming.
Partial oxidation (POX).
Auto-thermal reforming.
Fischer-Tropsch manufacturing processes: reactions, catalysts and process schemes.
Finishing processes for products upgrading, oligomerization and hydrocracking downstream Fischer-Tropsch units: reactions, catalysts and process schemes.
GTL PROJECTS & ISSUES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Investments, operating costs: CAPEX, OPEX, costs for natural gas.
Marketing advantages, environmental incentives.
Economic advantages/drawbacks of GTL versus LNG.
Strategies of the different actors (producing countries of natural gas, process licensors, Oil & Gas companies, engineering companies).
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
List the main technologies involved in GTL production.
Ways & Means
This session is adaptable to distance classroom.
Interactive course.
Learning assessment
Quiz.
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Coordinator :IFP Training trainer (permanent or contracted) having a good expertise and/or experience of the related topics, trained to adult teaching methods, and whose competencies are kept up-to-date.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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