Petroleum Refining Course
This comprehensive Petroleum Refining Mastery Course equips oil and gas professionals with vital expertise in CDU/VDU operations, furnace and fractionation column control, crude oil properties analysis, safety measures, and systematic troubleshooting techniques. Participants will acquire practical tools to boost plant reliability, enhance product quality, optimise yields, reduce emissions, and improve overall refinery performance, making it ideal for daily operational excellence and career advancement in the petroleum industry.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on knowledge of crude distillation units, vacuum distillation operations, and fractionation column dynamics to ensure product specifications are met and plant stability is maintained. Understand the impact of crude oil characteristics, furnace efficiency, pressure management, and instrumentation on yields, safety protocols, emissions control, and effective troubleshooting, with practical steps, essential tools, and skills ready for immediate use in refinery operations.
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Develop skills
- Master crude assay analysis to forecast CDU/VDU yields and identify critical operating boundaries.
- Optimise furnace and heater operations by managing duty, draft control, and minimising coking risks with heavy crude feedstocks.
- Fine-tune fractionation columns through precise adjustments in pressure, reflux ratios, and pumparound flows to achieve exact product specifications.
- Implement robust safety protocols and rapid upset recovery strategies for handling H2S, corrosion issues, flaring events, and emergency responses.
- Conduct systematic troubleshooting using operational trends, alarm systems, and laboratory data to resolve off-spec product streams efficiently.
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