Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel

This training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented, including:

• Lectures
• The Use of PowerPoint presentations
• Short videos to reinforce specific points and relate the material to the real world
• Case studies and exercises that will be augment the seminar
• Discussions in a highly interactive programme that will offer and encourage the participants to advance their opinions and ideas

By the end of this Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel training course, participants will:

• Comprehend the basic differences between exploration, and refining and petrochemicals
• Understand the basics of the various refining and petrochemical processes
• Examine the fundamental differences in various refinery types, their complexity and impact on their profitability
• Identify the basics of the different building blocks of petrochemicals
• Appreciate that aromatic based petrochemicals are important to the polymer industry even though the refining industry is trying to minimize these in gasoline due to its toxic properties
• Appreciate that olefinic and aromatic petrochemical precursors are specialty chemicals produced by the refining processes from refineries of high complexity numbers

This Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals for Non-Technical Personnel training course is specifically designed to be of substantial benefit to non-technical personnel within the Oil and Gas Industries. This Gulf Rowad training course is also suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Non-technical professionals assigned to positions in refineries and petrochemical plants, corporate offices, suppliers and other interrelated companies
• Support Personnel including Environmental professionals, Accountants, Business managers, Administrative and legal staff, Sales and marketing personnel, Insurance representatives, Personnel managers, Financial professionals and other professionals who desire a better understanding of subject matter
•  Newly-hired refinery or petrochemical plant personnel and current semi-technical personnel who require further training
• Other support staff who have an interest in increasing their understanding of Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals production and operations
• Business Development Managers, Corporate Planning professionals and business analysts switching disciplines who are required to have a better understanding of this stimulating field
• Energy industry journalists and reporters
• Professional personnel such as legal, banking, insurance, finance dealing with oil supply, Petrochemicals, refining and transportation

Organisational Impact

• Recognized and respected certification for the delegates attending
• Assurance that the seminar is delivered by a quality training organization using a very experienced instructor
• Field engineers and staff with a deeper understanding and a better capability to critically analyze the methodologies employed within the industry
• Managers who have a broader overview and understanding of the structure and operations of the oil and gas production
• Comprehend that countries with abundant gas reserves that are utilized for petrochemical production have a competitive edge against their naphtha based competitors particularly during high crude oil prices (above $70/bbls)

Personal Impact

• Develop an appreciation and understanding of the origins of oil and gas
• A deeper insight of oil chemistry
• Appreciate that natural gas utilized for petrochemical production has a competitive edge against naphtha based petrochemicals at times of high crude oil prices
• Recognition of the different types of feedstock and their origins
• Enhance the participant’s awareness about influential parameters in an oil and gas field development plan
• A basic understanding of the principles of the mechanics of petrochemical production distribution, marketing and uses