COURSE OVERVIEW

This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) continues to play a key role in an integrated refinery as the primary conversion process.  For many refiners, the cat cracker is the key to profitability in that the successful operation of the unit determines whether or not the refiner can remain competitive in today’s market.  

 

Approximately 450 cat crakers are operating worldwide as of June 2007, with a total processing capacity of over 16.5 million barrels per day.  Most of the existing FCC units have been designed or modified by six major technology licensers:- 

 

 

Although the mechanical configuration of individual FCC units may differ, their common objective is to upgrade low-value feedstock to more valuable products.  Worldwide, about 45% of all gasoline comes from FCC and ancillary units, such as the alkylation unit.
 
 

It is essential that the oil industry should adopt a procedure for soliciting, evaluating and awarding contracts, for equipment items or study/development project activities, which is fair, fully competitive and commercially transparent.  Rigorously applied, this procedure will result in the acquisition of a fit-for-purpose, high quality equipment item or development project; and staff qualification for new defiance which also meets the Company’s health, safety and environmental standards.
 
 

This course has been laid out, in logical sequence, in order to assist any employees of Refining Companies engaged in ITB contractual and/or procurement activities to obtain the most satisfactory end result by means of a process which can be clearly seen to be as competitive and unbiased as practically possible.  Further, this course will provide information on the technical areas of Fluid Catalytic Cracking and in modern refineries.  The course supplies a good overview of design, operation, troubleshooting and optimization of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC).  Further, it reveals the latest technologies to help improve profitability and reliability of FCC units.