A - Z of the Petroleum Industry
Who should attend?

This course is designed for both technical and non-technical personnel as well as operational staff at professional levels employed in refineries, petrochemical, and oil and gas process industries. The course is designed to be of substantial benefit to personnel within the Oil and Gas Industries such as:

  • Technologists
  • Mechanical engineers
  • Safety and Inspection engineers
  • Operations, Maintenance or Project Engineers
  • Anyone requiring a broad understanding of the structure, operations and economics of the oil and gas industries
Duration
5 Days
Programme Overview

This course is designed for both technical and non-technical personnel as well as operational staff at professional levels employed in refineries, petrochemical, and oil and gas process industries. 

The course is designed to be of substantial benefit to personnel within the Oil and Gas Industries such as: 

  • Technologists 
  • Mechanical engineers 
  • Safety and Inspection engineers 
  • Operations, Maintenance or project engineers 
  • Anyone requiring a broad understanding of the structure, operations, and economics of the oil and gas industries

Objectives

This course is designed for both technical and non-technical personnel as well as operational staff at professional levels employed in refineries, petrochemical, and oil and gas process industries. 

The course is designed to be of substantial benefit to personnel within the Oil and Gas Industries such as: 

  • Technologists 
  • Mechanical engineers 
  • Safety and Inspection engineers 
  • Operations, Maintenance or project engineers 
  • Anyone requiring a broad understanding of the Structure, Operations, and Economics of the Oil and Gas Industries
Course Outline

Day One: Origins of Petroleum 

  • Origins of oil & gas 
  • Petroleum chemistry 
  • Petroleum geology 
  • Exploration & production of petroleum 
  • Types of Well 
  • Development of Oil and gas fields

Day Two: World Energy Markets 

  • Pipeline geopolitics 
  •  OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) 
  • EIA (Energy Information Administration) 
  • Statistical review of petroleum consumption and supply 
  • Distribution transmission and transportation 
  • Tank farms and storage

Day Three: Refinery Operations 

  • Physical separation – Distillation 
  • Chemical conversion processes 
  • Blending 
  • Refinery Complexity 
  • Refining margins

Day Four: Gas Processing 

  • Inlet separation, Dehydration/Dewpoint control 
  • Contaminants & Pipeline Gas specifications 
  • Amine Gas Sweetening 
  • Physical Solvent Processes 
  • Sulphur Recovery 
  •  Gas compression & Liquefaction

Day 5: Oil and Gas Management 

  • Cost estimation of oil and gas facilities 
  • Pricing, Trading, Markets, Risk Management 
  • Crude Benchmarks & price estimation 
  • Derivatives – Futures, Options and Swaps 
  • Climate Change & Renewable Energy 
  • Course Exercises, Evaluation and roundup



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