Petroleum Refining - Complete Guide to Products & Processes

The main scope of the course is to create strong basis and fundamentals regarding the processes in the Petroleum Refining. We take a look to the Oil&Gas Industry briefly and continue directly with the Refining Process. We then make a focus in each individual unit operation in the  refinery.

Learn about:

• Oil& Gas Industry

• Difference between Petroleum Refining vs. Petrochemical Industry

• Overview of the most important operations and products

• Market insight (supply/demand) as well as (production/consumption)

• Several Petroleum Refineries around the World

Unit Operations & Processes

• Refining and Fractionation

• Atmospheric Distillation Column

• Vacuum Distillation

• Hydrotreating (Hydrogenation)

• Blending

• Reforming

• Isomerization

• Alkylation

• Steam Cracking

• Fluid Catalytic Cracking

• Gas Sweetening (Hydrodesulfurization)

• Coking

Components:

• Fuel Gas / Natural Gas

• Liquified Petroleum Gases (LPG)

• Propane, Butane

• Sulfur / Hydrogen Sulfide

• Gasoline / Automotive Gas Oil

• Naphtha Cuts (Light/Heavy)

• Kerosene

• Diesel

• Gasoil

• Lubricants

• Vacuum Residues

• Asphalt

• Coke

NOTE: This course is focused for Process Simulation

At the end of the course you will feel confident in the Petroleum Refining Industry. You will know the most common Process & Unit Operations as well as their distribution, production and importance in daily life.