Course description
Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining is a VIRTUAL classroom course presented by the energy training experts at Mennta Energy Solutions.
You don't need an engineering degree to understand the fundamentals of petroleum refining! This exciting course 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. Also, you'll be introduced to refinery economics.
This virtual solution is comprised of four live instructor-led sessions hosted on state-of-the-art training software with video, audio, chat, live polls, competitive quizzes, breakout sessions and much more! See recorded demonstrations here. The program will also include several self-study assignments to maximize the time with the instructor.
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Content
Prerequisite to Session 1 Self-Study Assignment: 4.5 Hours On-Demand
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Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining Pre-Study
- Foundational terminology and concepts
- Fuels Quality Overview (FQO) online course
- Distinguish between diesel and gasoline
- Recognize what octane is and why octane ratings are important
- Identify the history of gasoline manufacturing and the drivers for its continued change
- Identify the impact that government legislation has on fuel quality, including the use of biofuels and the reduction of exhaust emissions
- Identify the roles played by ethanol, reformulated gasoline, biodiesel and other components of fuel
- Introduction to Refinery Economics (IRE) online course
- Identify the factors affecting refinery profitability
- Recognize how crude oil quality affects refining value
- Identify how refineries plan and optimize their output
- Point out how refinery margins are calculated
- Distinguish between the main trends in worldwide refining
Virtual Instructor-Led Session 1: 2 Hours
- Review of prerequisite learning and introduction to refining
- Fundamentals of crude oil
- Petroleum chemistry fundamentals
- The major stages of refining
- Exercises
- Team Refinery Competition
Virtual Instructor-Led Session 2: 2 Hours
- Atmospheric and vacuum distillation
- Cracking processes
- Catalytic cracking
- Thermal cracking
- Coking
- Hydrocracking
- Exercises
- Building the Refinery Flowchart
- Team Refinery Competition (continued)
Virtual Instructor-Led Session 3: 2 Hours
- Catalytic reforming
- Gas plants
- Processing sequence
- Cracking vs. non-cracking
- Processing sequence
- Isomerization
- Butane isomerization
- Pentane/Hexane Isomerization
- Alkylation
- Sulfuric acid alkylation
- Hydrofluoric acid alkylation
- Hydrotreating
- Treatment Processes
- Solvent Recovery of Aromatics
- Exercises
- Building the Refinery Flowchart (continued)
- Team Refinery Competition (continued)
Virtual Instructor-Led Session 4: 2 Hours
- Blending for finished products
- Summary
- Exercises
- Building the Refinery Flowchart (continued)
- Team Refinery Competition (continued)
Post Session 4 Self-Study Assignment: 2 hours On-Demand
- Elective course
- Two-hour online course of delegate's choice