Strategic Production Planning and Scheduling for Petroleum Refining
Course Overview
Efficient planning, scheduling, and yield optimization are critical to maximizing refinery profitability, ensuring smooth operations, and meeting market demands in a competitive energy sector.
This five-day intensive course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of modern tools, strategies, and best practices for strategic production planning, crude selection, scheduling, and yield optimization in petroleum refining.
Through real-world examples, refinery case studies, and practical exercises, participants will learn how to optimize refinery configurations, manage product movements, and ensure compliance with evolving environmental and product specifications. The course also introduces advanced techniques such as linear programming, capacity utilization strategies, and blending optimization to help refineries achieve operational excellence.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
* Gain in-depth knowledge of modern refinery planning and scheduling tools.
* Optimize crude selection, capacity utilization, and operational severity for better yields.
* Improve refinery efficiency, profitability, and adaptability in changing market conditions.
* Understand the interrelationship between different refinery processes and product outputs.
* Apply mathematical models and optimization techniques for scheduling and blending.
* Manage environmental compliance while meeting evolving fuel quality requirements.
* Execute effective refinery-wide product movement and inventory strategies.
Programme Outline
**Day 1 – Fundamentals of Refinery Planning and Scheduling**
* Overview of refinery planning and scheduling
* Refinery configurations: Hydro-skimming, secondary conversion, integrated refineries
* Crude selection strategies and process choice
* Crude oil scheduling and capacity utilization
* Cut-points optimization for maximum yields
* Managing upset situations and tankage requirements
**Day 2 – Data, Process Parameters & Optimization**
* Crude assay and intermediate feed characteristics
* Yield and product property analysis
* Blending rules and product specifications
* Environmental considerations in fuel production
* Crude cost vs. product netback
* Formulating refinery planning problems
**Day 3 – Scheduling Techniques & Product Movements**
* Refinery flow-sheets and material balances
* Demand equations and product inventory control
* Quality control for fixed composition blends
* Capacity constraints and feedstock availability
* Petroleum product movement and exchange strategies
* Marginal depot supply and movement optimization
**Day 4 – Refinery Process Integration**
* Crude oil origins, properties, and assays
* Distillation processes: Atmospheric, vacuum, and desalting
* Heavy oil processing: Coking, visbreaking, thermal processes
* Motor fuel production processes: FCC, hydrocracking, isomerization, alkylation
* Supporting operations: Hydrogen production, gas plants, sulfur recovery
**Day 5 – Refinery Economics & Advanced Optimization**
* Residue reduction and residual fuel management
* Cost estimation and economic evaluation
* Linear programming and graphic methods for optimization
* Vendor software applications in refinery scheduling
* Case studies of refinery optimization projects
* Group discussions, lessons learned, and implementation planning
Training Methodology
This course combines:
* Expert-led interactive presentations
* Real-life refinery case studies and problem-solving exercises
* Group activities on refinery models and yield optimization
* Software demonstrations for planning and scheduling
* Open discussions to address participant-specific challenges
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for professionals involved in refinery planning, operations, and economics, including:
* Refinery Planning and Scheduling Engineers
* Process Engineers and Operations Supervisors
* Refinery Managers and Optimization Specialists
* Product Blending and Quality Control Engineers
* Energy Economists and Business Analysts in Refining Sector
Certification
Upon successful completion, participants will receive a **KELeaders Certificate of Completion** in *Strategic Production Planning and Scheduling for Petroleum Refining*.
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