Introduction

    The importance of training courses is not only limited to professional life, as most of us think but training courses aim to transfer knowledge and practical experiences that enrich the skills of individuals and enhance their self-confidence, which contributes to the preparation of cadres which in turn contributes to the development and progress of institutions. Therefore, Strategic Vision Training Center aims to enhance the skills and experiences of individuals through the strongest training programs to keep pace with every development in the labor market.

Objectives

• Understand all the basics about crude oil, including its physical/chemical properties and composition
• Understand and discuss major refinery processes
• Describe all the refinery units
• Understand the flow diagrams of refineries
• Explain step-by-step the processes of refining
• Understand the refinery products and their characteristics
   

Training Outline

The advanced petroleum refining training course consists of the following lessons, which can be revised and tailored to the client’s needs:

Overview Of Petroleum Refinery

• History of the crude oil discovery
• What is petroleum?
• What is petroleum used for?

Crude Oil Specifications

• What is crude oil?
• Physical and chemical properties
  • API gravity
  • Density
  • Viscosity
  • Boiling Point
  • Flash point
  • Cloud point
  • Pour point
  • Cut Point
  • End Point
• Crude oil composition
• Sulfur and nitrogen content
• Crude oil classification

Refinery Units

• Crude Oil Distillation unit
• Vacuum distillation unit
• Naphtha hydrotreater unit
• Catalytic reforming unit
• Alkylation unit
• Isomerization unit
• Distillate hydrotreater unit
• Merox (mercaptan oxidizer) or similar units
• Amine gas treater, Claus unit, and tail gas treatment
• Catalytic Cracking
• Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit (FCCU)
• Hydrocracker unit
• Thermal cracking
• Coking Units
• Visbreaker unit
• Delayed coking and fluid coker units
• Solvent de-asphalting unit

Refining Process and Flow Diagrams

• Crude Units
  • Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)
  • Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU)
• Hydro treating/Hydrocracker Units
• Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
• Coking Units
  • Delayed coking
  • Fluid coking
• Reforming Units
• Alkylation Units
• Other Units and Utilities
• Refinery Flow Diagram – Step by Step

Product Specifications

• Products of refineries
  • Gasoline
  • Diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil
  • Residual fuel oil#6, asphalt
  • Petrochemicals in a barrel of oil
• Gasoline
  • Specifications
  • Composition
  • Octane rating
  • Additives
• Diesel
  • Specifications
  • Major components
• Jet fuel
  • Jet B
  • Military jet fuels
• Heating oil
  • Heating oil in the world
  • Natural gas vs. heating oil
• Residual fuel oil
  • Composition
• Asphalt
  • Specifications
  • Modern applications
  • Grading systems