This program is specifically designed to identify and resolve issues of production planning and scheduling in petroleum refineries that are most commonly encountered by refinery personnel working in this area. Issues of operations scheduling for petroleum refining are discussed in depth. It will also be enhanced with planning and scheduling examples and will provide relevant background information on the subject
Additionally, the program will present a detailed overview of refining process yields, from the crude oil feed to the finished products. Major refining processes are presented and discussed, including feedstock, feedstock preparation, operating conditions, catalysts, yields, product properties, and economics.
The program is oriented toward the practical aspects of refinery operations as well as the terminology and economics of refining.
Gain an appreciation of the planning and scheduling tools that will be useful for planning of crude and product deliveries
Differentiate and appreciate the similarities and differences between planning and scheduling
Understand the principles of scheduling optimization
Learn the skills to crude selection and optimization that results in improved profitability
Develop the skills necessary to apply blending techniques using excel and linear programming software
Operations personnel including shift supervisors
Marketers and refinery planners
Blending professionals
Refining Technologists
Other engineers who would like a further understanding of the complex refining processes and their impact on refinery planning and scheduling
Accountants, marketers, and other professions who would like to understand the complexities and terminology of Production Planning & Scheduling in Petroleum Refineries
Overview of planning and scheduling in oil refineries
Refinery Configuration:
Hydro skimming Refinery
Refineries with Secondary Conversion Process
Integrated Refineries
Existing & New Refineries
Choice of Crude
Crude oil scheduling
Choice of Processes
Capacity utilization of Crudes
The severity of Process Operations
Cut-points Optimization
Facing Upset Situations
Tankage Requirement
Basic Information Required
Crude Assay
Intermediate Feed Characteristics
Yields and Properties
Different Process Units
Utilities
Product Specifications
New Trends in fuel production
Environmental Issues
Crude Cost
Product Netback
Refinery Flow-sheets
Simplified Material Balance
General Formulation
Demand Equations
Product Inventory Control
Product Quality Control
Fixed Composition Blend
Capacity Control/ Constraints
Availability of Feedstock/ Control
Petroleum Product Movement and Product Exchange
Marginal Depot Supply and movements
Commonly Used Methods & Recent Developments
Mathematical Approach to Solution
Linear Programming
Graphic Method
Vendors Software
Crude Oil Origins & Characteristics
Crude oil Assay and properties
Crude oil products
Product specifications
Gasoline
Kerosene/ Jet Fuel
Fuel Oil/ Diesel Fuels
Petrochemical Feedstocks
Refineries Complexity
Overall refinery flow: Interrelationship of processes
Crude Processing
Desalting
Atmospheric distillation
Vacuum distillation
Heavy Oils Processing – Cocking and Thermal Processes
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