Petroleum Refining 101

Course details

Need to have a greater understanding of refining processing for business or investment purposes? This insightful course will provide participants with an overview of modern and sophisticated petroleum refining processes. Each refining process will be presented in detail, giving the participant opportunity to discuss and gain a good understanding of feed stock properties and product qualities.

What's Special About This Course?

This course is run by Helmy Andrawis who has over 35 years of engineering experience in the fields of Oil and Gas Processing, Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals, Heavy Oil Upgrading and Sulfur Technology. His engineering experience covers feasibility studies, conceptual designs, process designs, detailed design as well as plant commissioning and startup.

Helmy has led many major projects for Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Valero, KNPC and GASCO and currently holds the position of Process Technology Manager in WorleyParsons' Los Angeles California office. He has published and presented many papers at the NPRA, AIChE, O&GJ and PTQ. Presented at the NPRA (AFPM), AIChE, Chaired sessions at PetroTech, Published in the Oil and Gas Journal and a Technology Management Certificate from the California Institute of Technology.

Also, remember that this course is operated by WorleyParsons, a key and widely recognized player in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC).

Course Overview

Petroleum refining has been in practice since the year 1738 when it was first reported in Russia that oil was being distilled to finished products. Since then, the art of petroleum refining has evolved to meet industry and government mandates for clean and reformulated fuels. The availability and continued discovery of oil has led to the evolution of modern refining to increase the conversion of heavier oils to produce more valuable finished products. The economic success of the refining industry has led to the growth that we enjoy today.

This course is intended to increase your knowledge regarding this special industry. You will learn the history behind some of the major development in this industry, how to characterize oil and why do we continue to invest in this industry.

Topics

• Energy Demands
• Crude Oil Qualities
• Product Qualities and Catalysis
• Gasoline Production
• Diesel Production
• Heavy Oil Upgrading
• Sulfur Management
• LP Modeling
• Estimating Refinery Costs and Materials Selection for Construction

Updated on 08 May, 2023