This course provides a broad technical information on refining processes and units, in order to understand a manufacturing scheme in relation with the qualities of the products.
Public :
Professionals in the Oil & Gas industry (engineers, technicians…) or related sectors (in the technical, commercial, legal, finance, or HR departments) interested in oil refining.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
The participants should to fullfill at least one of the following criteria: to have 3 months of proven professional experience in the refining or petrochemical industry or to have followed a training course orientated to introduction to the refining environment.
Course Content
PETROLEUM STATISTICS
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Evolution of the structure of the Crude market and the characteristics of petroleum products on a European and global scale. Biofuels in formulations.
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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Duration : 1 Day
Principal components of petroleum products; general hydrocarbon classification and main impurities (sulfur, nitrogen, metals and asphaltenes, etc.).
Quality requirements for petroleum products regarding their utilization: quality specifications measured by standard tests, characteristics related to the product composition.
REFINING PROCESSES
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Duration : 3.5 Days
Crude oil fractionation
Origin, overall characteristics and classification of crude oils.
Yields and properties of straight-run cuts obtained by distillation, potential destinations.
Basics of processes, types of catalyst, product yields and hydrogen production.
Industrial units: process flowsheets, operating conditions, equipment, low pressure processes.
Hydrorefining processes
Main features of impurities removal by catalytic hydrogen treatment.
Main refining applications.
Example of ULSD hydrotreatment unit: operating principles, operating conditions.
Sulfur recovery unit: amine washing, sulfur production, Tail gas treatment from Claus units.
Conversion units
Outline of conversion and various cracking processes.
Characteristics and origin of feeds for cracking.
Conversion by means of thermal cracking: visbreaker, various cokers.
Conversion by means of catalytic cracking: FCC and related units, gasoline sweetening and desulfurization, alkylation, production of ethers and propylene, hydrocracker and related units, hydrogen production (SMR, POX).
Developments in hydrotreatment and hydroconversion of heavy residues.
Evolution of feeds and processes
Co-processing
Bio-refineries
MANUFACTURING FLOWSHEETS
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Main routes to major products.
Up to date refining schemes including the production of petrochemical intermediate products.
Impacts of the evolution of market demand and the quality of the products on manufacturing patterns.
Base lube oil manufacturing.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
describe the composition, main characteristics and new trends of petroleum products,
explain the role of various processing units in a refinery,
describe the main manufacturing schemes encountered in oil refining,
acquire and use a common vocabulary with interlocutors in the oil services sector.
Ways & Means
Detailed course material with a glossary of the main technical terms used in the refining industry.
Active participation of trainees through interactive games and quizzes to grasp the key points of the course.
Learning assessment
Quiz.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
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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