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Refining 101 - Non-Technical
The refinery provides the key conversions from crude oil and other feedstocks into an array of petroleum products needed by the energy marketplace. This one-day course presents a "low-to-mid-tech" view of the basics of petroleum refining, the processing units that make up typical refining configurations in world markets, and the key factors comprising the economic "drivers" of refinery operations.
Course Information
| Price | £895 + VAT |
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| Duration | 1 day |
| Location | London |
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Who Should Attend
New employees, or those newly assigned to responsibilities in the various aspects of the petroleum industry would find this course especially helpful in understanding the role of the various operating units and how these units fit together to efficiently produce a wide array of products.
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Course Content
The key processing operations involved in a refinery will be discussed. We'll apply just enough chemistry to understand the big picture of what conversions are taking place and why. You will also learn how value is added in the refinery, and you'll learn about the derivation of relative value among the various crude oil and feedstock choices in the global marketplace.
Topics covered include:
- Crude oil characteristics.
- Refinery types and degrees of complexity.
- Distillation.
- Cracking.
- Hydrogen treatment.
- Catalytic reforming.
- Alkylation.
- Isomerization.
- Gas treatment.
- Primary product pools.
- Blending.