Petroleum Refining Course
This course equips oil and gas workers with essential skills for running CDU/VDU units, controlling furnaces and columns, analysing crude oil properties, upholding safety standards, and resolving operational issues. Participants receive practical strategies to boost equipment reliability, maintain top product quality, and elevate overall refinery efficiency and performance in demanding environments.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on knowledge in crude oil distillation, CDU and VDU operations, and managing fractionation columns to ensure product quality and unit stability. Understand impacts of crude characteristics, furnace efficiency, pressure regulation, and instruments on yields, safety measures, emissions control, and problem-solving, with practical steps, tools, and skills for everyday plant operations.
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Develop skills
- Master interpreting crude assays to forecast CDU/VDU yields and vital operating boundaries.
- Optimise furnace and heater management to balance duty, maintain draft, and minimise coking risks with heavy crude types.
- Fine-tune fractionation processes by regulating pressure, reflux rates, and pumparound flows to meet product specifications.
- Handle safety protocols and emergency responses, including H2S control, corrosion prevention, flaring management, and urgent procedures.
- Apply structured troubleshooting methods using operational trends, alarm signals, and laboratory results to correct off-spec product streams.
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