ABOUT THIS TRAINING COURSE
This 3 full-day course will provide insights into many aspects of operating the
modern refinery as a business. This will include technical information on
refining processes, crude oils and processing options, the place of the refinery
in the value chain, refinery cost structure and management, optimization and
profit margin, energy and oil loss reduction. This course will also address
important management tools and techniques used for economic evaluations in
refineries including future trends.
This course will include presentations, simulations, a trading game, and
exercises. This is an interactive session where participants can propose
relevant topics upfront to discuss during class.
This course can be further tailored for inexperienced or experienced personnel.
Further customization can also include addressing a specific refinery, plant or
unit. The option for post-course consultancy or help-desk support is also
available.
This course can also be offered through Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)
format.
Training Objectives
By participating in this highly intensive course, participants will be able to:
* Understand the main functions in refining processes, configurations and its
operating characteristics
* Analyse the choice of crude, processing options and desired products and
product quality parameters
* Closely review refinery economics and planning, margins, costing & valuation
including trading
* Apply the methodology of refinery optimization and product improvement
* Gain an application of analytical tools to refinery management, supply chain
and their economic drivers
* Appreciate the current challenges, opportunities and future trends impacting
the refining industry
Target Audience
This course will benefit all refinery technical personnel, operations' process
engineers and process managers, technical services engineers and managers,
refinery planners, newly-hired refinery personnel and current semi-technical
personnel who require introductory training to acquire the broader perspective
of refinery economics and supply.
Course Level
* Basic or Foundation
Trainer
Your expert course leader is a passionate world-class expert with 35 years of
international experience in Crude Oil, Refinery Planning and Masterplanning,
Process Modelling, LP Modelling and Optimization Best Practices. He has a sound
understanding of refinery processes and economics. After retiring from Shell in
2020, he is now a principal consultant for Crude Oil & Refinery Modelling.
He enjoys dealing with challenging technical problems and opportunities to
deliver value through practical solutions. He has a hands-on mentality, is
flexible and builds strong relationship with clients. During his career, he
coached many engineers and delivered countless inhouse and external courses on
crude oil, hydrocracking and general refinery processes and economics at the
Shell Open University and many other client locations. He authored and
co-authored several publications and presentations at international conferences
and has three patents to his name.
He understands how to deliver outstanding services in sometimes difficult
cultural and commercial situations, having worked for clients around the world.
He works effectively in multi-disciplinary teams, has strong analytical and
problem-solving skills as well as excellent consulting, facilitation and
interpersonal and multilingual skills.
He has an MSc in Chemical & Agricultural Engineering (cum laude) and a BSc in
Chemical & Agricultural Engineering from the University Ghent, Belgium. He is
currently the Principal Consultant for Crude Oil & Refinery Modeling at
Petrogenium, the international, independent, technical consultancy in oil
refining, petrochemicals, oil & gas production & renewable resources.
POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL)
To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer
individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can
help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your
learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your
capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be
delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers.
They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help
you achieve your goals faster.
Request for further information post training support and fees applicable
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