PE1069 : Introduction to Oil & Gas Refinery Process, Design & Operation

This practical and 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.

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Introduction to Oil & Gas Refinery Process, Design & Operation. It covers the global oil and gas market dynamics and the role of refineries in the value chain; the crude oil characteristics, refining processes and major products and their markets; the global refining industry trends and basic refinery economics; the atmospheric and vacuum distillation, conversion processes, hydrotreating and desulfurization; and the reforming and isomerization, blending operations, gas processing and sulfur recovery.

Further, the course will also discuss the refinery design philosophy, layout and utilities including process flow diagrams (PFDs), P&IDs and key equipment in refineries; the refinery expansion and revamping; the API, ASME, ISO standards, regulatory requirements, design safety and reliability and environmental standards in design; the daily refinery operations and production planning and scheduling; and the energy and utilities optimization.

During this interactive course, participants will learn the refinery losses and efficiency, digitalization in refinery operations and health, safety and environment (HSE) in refineries; the product value chains, pricing and benchmarking of products and refinery supply chain and logistics; the product hedging strategies, trading desks and market exposure, futures, option and swaps and marketing and commercial decision impact; and the green refining, carbon intensity of products, regulatory trends, product innovation and circular economy.