Petroleum Refining-Production Planning, Scheduling and Yield Optimization
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Petroleum Refining-Production Planning, Scheduling and Yield Optimization Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
· Gain an appreciation of modern planning and scheduling tools that will be useful for planning of crude and product deliveries in their facilities
· Assist in improved operations, optimization, upgrading and modification of existing facilities
· Will result in improved profitability and help in continuous modernization of facilities
· Act as a primer into the industry of Petroleum Refining to maximize process fluid yields
· Familiarize industry professionals with all processes associated with the processing of petroleum into finished products
· Equip new engineers into the industry, with the basic tools for understanding the complex nature of Refining and its operations
Who Should Attend?
This training course is intended for:
· Refining Professionals working in the industry either as refining technologists or in refining operations and engineers
· All Professionals involved in Production, Planning, and Scheduling
· Process Engineers and Technologists engaged in planning and scheduling activities and who are required to understand and discuss issues related to their industry
· Operations Personnel including Shift Supervisors
· Marketers and Refinery Planners
· Blending Professionals
· Refining Technologists
Course Outlines:
Application of Planning and Scheduling
- 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
Improving Product Movements and Releasing Tankages
- Basic Information Required
- Crude Assay
- Intermediate Feed Characteristics
- Yields and Properties
- Different Process Units
- Utilities
Product Blending Rules
- Product Specifications
- New Trends in fuel production
- Environmental Issues
- Crude Cost
- Product Netback
Formulation of Problem
- 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
Application to a Refinery Worksheet
- 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 Yields Refinery Technology
- Introduction
- Crude Oil Origins & Characteristics