The Center for Professional Advancement, Houston, TX
March 17-19, 2008
Who Should Attend
This introductory course has been designed for personnel who have limited refinery process or operating experience or who are involved in supporting operations. The course will benefit individuals relatively new to the refining industry especially- Fuel buyers
- Systems Analysts
- Oil Traders
- Operations Economic Assessors
- Insurers
- Product, Equipment, Chemicals, Supplies, or Services Sales Personnel
- Insurance Evaluators
Experienced operating personnel and engineering staff will benefit from this overview of the entire refinery.Description
This introductory course will present an overview of the modern, integrated petroleum refinery, its feedstocks, product slate and the processes employed to convert crude oil and intermediate streams into finished products. Hydrocarbon chemistry, crude oil properties and fuel product quality will be discussed, including changes to products resulting from Federal, California, EU and worldwide legislation. The issue of the worldwide response to CO2 emissions and its effect on vehicle engine/fuel options, including alternate fuels, will be presented.
Each refining process will be presented, covering operating description and conditions, feedstock and catalyst selection, product yields, and the relationship between process parameters, unit performance and product output and properties.
Finally, future operations, including anticipated changes in crude oil and product slates will be recapped.
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Invited Speakers:
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Dr. James H. Gary; Professor Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines
Dr. James H. Gary is Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Previously, he was Head of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum-Refining Engineering, Dean of Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Gary has over thirty publications in technical journals and is co-author with G.E. Handwerk, of the book Petroleum Refining—Technology and Economics. He worked six years for The Standard Oil Company, holds several patents in fuels and fuels processing, and has consulted for a number of petroleum companies. Dr. Gary received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Florida and the M.S. and B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is a member of the American Chemical Society.
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