Overview
How a modern refinery turns crude oil into fuels, unit by unit, and how the units interact.
Objectives
- Describe crude assay and API gravity
- explain distillation, reforming, FCC and hydrotreating
- understand blending to specification
Who should attend
Process engineers, operators, planners and commercial staff in refining.
Training methodology
Instructor-led sessions, worked field examples, case studies from operating assets, group exercises and a final assessment.
Programme outline
- Day 1Crude assay and refinery configuration
- Day 2Atmospheric and vacuum distillation
- Day 3Conversion units: FCC, hydrocracking, coking
- Day 4Treating units and sulphur recovery
- Day 5Product blending and refinery margins