COURSE OVERVIEW

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

The demand for petroleum products is increasing throughout the world. Traditional markets such as North America and Europe are experiencing moderate increase in demand, whereas the other emerging markets are witnessing a rapid surge. This has resulted in a squeeze on existing refineries, prompting a fresh technological approach to optimize efficiency and throughput. Major oil companies and technology suppliers/licensors are investing heavily to revamp their refining technologies in an effort to cater to the growing needs of customers.

Even though the nature of crude oil is changing, refineries are here to stay in the foreseeable future, since petroleum products satisfy wide-ranging energy requirements/demands that are not fully catered to by natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or coal. Refineries are eager to adapt to changing circumstances and are amenable to trying new technologies that are radically different in character. This is evident from the increasing use of different types of refinery process technology and novel separation methods.

This course is designed to provide participants with a complete and up-to-date overview of refinery optimization. On completion of the course, participants will gain a satisfactory understanding of the concepts of optimization fundamentals, design optimization, planning optimization, equipment optimization, process optimization, operations optimization, optimizing process controls, optimizing reliability, optimizing offsites operations, continuous improvement and integrated supply chain optimization. Actual case studies from around the world will be demonstrated to highlight the topics discussed.