Course Summary

You don't need an engineering degree to understand the fundamentals of petroleum refining! This exciting programme is designed to introduce non-technical oil industry members to the fascinating field of petroleum refining. Learn how a refinery works and how refinery operations affect global oil and product prices.

16 CPE credits awarded for this course.

Delivery Method: Group-Live

Who Should Attend?

Class delegates include anyone who needs to understand how this cornerstone of the petroleum industry works. New members of the industry will be given a great introduction to the industry. Marketing personnel will grasp the intricacies of how the products they market come to exist. Those from the service side of the industry (brokerage, software, consulting) will get a first-hand view of this the most fundamental aspect of the oil industry.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this programme. This is an entry-level course where we purposely keep everything in non-technical terms!

Pre-classroom Study

As part of our blended learning package, this workshop has a specific web-based course which is recommended as pre-classroom study. Upon registering for the workshop delegates will receive details of how to access the web-based course. Access to the web-based course is included in the price of the classroom course. To optimize your classroom experience, it is recommended you take the appropriate online study as close to the classroom date as possible. The recommended pre-classroom study for this workshop is PrincetonLive.com's Petroleum Refining Made Easy.

Course Contents

• Fundamentals of crude oil
• Petroleum chemistry made easy
• The three stages of refining
• Atmospheric and vacuum distillation
• Cracking processes
  • Catalytic cracking
  • Thermal cracking
  • Coking
  • Hydrocracking
• Catalytic reforming
• Gas plants
• Isomerization
• Alkylation
• Hydrotreating
• Blending for finished products
  • Gasolines
  • Distillates
  • Residuals
• Refinery economics terms

The following course(s) are available..

Date / No of days	Location	Fee: Course only	Fee: + accommodation	Code
23 - 24 Sep 2010 (2)	London, UK	GBP£1140 + 17.5% VAT	- n/a -	FPR\CGBR10
27 - 28 Oct 2010 (2)	Houston, TX	USD$1530	- n/a -	#FPR102710
17 - 18 Nov 2010 (2)	Cape Town, South Africa	GBP£1140	- n/a -	FPR\ARSA10
17 - 18 Nov 2010 (2)	Calgary, AB	USD$1530 +5% GST	- n/a -	#FPR111710
1 - 2 Dec 2010 (2)	Rome, Italy	GBP£1140	- n/a -	FPR\AITA10
8 - 9 Dec 2010 (2)	Zug, Switzerland	GBP£1140	- n/a -	FPR\ACHE10