Product Quality and Blending. A Eurotek training course

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1 Product Quality and Blending A Eurotek training course

2 ERS Product Quality and Blending An introduction: The ERS Product Quality and Blending training course is a comprehensive core skills course for professionals dealing with all aspects of the Refining Industry. The course will be highly valuable to all those involved in the operation, planning and scheduling of all refining facilities. Additionally, the course will be useful to any technical personnel wishing to gain a perspective into how product qualities are controlled and how blending fits into the operation of an integrated oil company.. Learning objectives: Upon completion of the course you will: Understand how product quality can be controlled through crude selection and refinery processes. Understand the importance of the refinery LP in refinery operation and planning strategy. Have a better understanding of why product blending is necessary. Know its importance in modern refining, and the impact on the economics of refining. Know the relevance of product quality specifications., Be able to calculate the qualities of blended products. Understand the valuation of intermediate blendstocks and their relevance in producing products in the most economical way. Be able to blend biofuels with conventional components and know the different ways of blending at the refinery. How to monitor quality performance monitoring and estimate the cost of quality giveaway.

3 Who should attend? ERS Product Quality and Blending is a comprehensive core skills course for professionals dealing with all aspects of the refining industry. The course will be highly valuable to all those involved in the, operation and planning of Refining facilities. Additionally, the course will be useful to any personnel wishing to gain a perspective on refinery production planning and how the blending of products fits into the refinery economics. Those involved in the trading and purchase of intermediate products will also find this helpful Description: Production of finished products to meet functional and environmental quality specifications requires significant optimisation of crude selection and refinery process plant. Blending is important both as part of the planning process to decide how to operate the refinery and also as a means to combine components to meet the product manufacturing specifications. This needs to be done safely, efficiently and most importantly economically. This course gives an overview of the elements of the blending process and provides an insight into the calculation of the most economical blends. Changes in product specifications will be discussed along with the implications for the refiner. The course is designed to complement and supplement material presented in other ERS training courses..

4 Course Presenter Dennis Wood is a Director and Senior Consultant of DCW Refining Consultancy. He has over 40 years experience in the oil refining and allied industries from research, refinery configuration studies using Linear Programming, refinery production planning, crude oils/cutting tool systems, and training. He has worked for various divisions of BP and UOP before setting up his own consultancy company carrying out both training and consultancy projects. Dennis managed the Production Planning group at BP s Gothenburg refinery (now Preem) gaining hands-on experience. During the last 15 years he has been involved in training including running the BP Refinery Business course, the UOP Refinery Business Economics course, and lecturing on many other courses. Consultancy work within BP, UOP and his current company has included carrying out Refinery Improvement studies, Refinery Investment and Due Diligence studies in many different parts of the world specializing in production planning and product blending. Dennis has a Ph.D in Organometallic Chemistry from Bristol University, and a B.Sc Hons. in Chemistry again from Bristol University, UK. Within BP and UOP Dennis was involved in many refinery configuration and planning studies generally using LP models to optimise the refinery economics.

5 Course programme Day 1 Refining Processes and their impact on Quality o Crude Distillation o Conversion Processes o Desulphurisation Processes o Octane Processes Refinery LP o What is an LP o Why do we need LPs o LP Structure for Planning and Scheduling Introduction to Product Blending o Why blending of products is necessary and important, and its impact on the economics of refining o Concept of linear and non-linear blending Fuel Oil Blending o European and Bunker Fuel Specifications o Concept of Blending Indices o Fuel Oil Stability Exercise 1: Fuel Oil Blending and Economics o Determine the optimum fuel oil blend, and then calculating the cost of correcting the blend o What s a component worth? Day 2 Jet Blending o Jet Specifications o How CDU cutpoints change flash and freeze points o What s the role of the Joint Inspection Group Diesel Blending o European Specifications o Blending decisions made during processing o What are biodiesel and green diesel? o Additives to improve cold weather performance Diesel Blending Calculation o Making the optimum diesel hydrotreater feedstock o What if biodiesel is blended? Performance Monitoring o The cost of quality giveaway What happens when it goes wrong? o Some recollections of blending problems Day 3 Gasoline Blending o European Specifications o Gasoline properties and performance o US gasoline RBOB will this happen in Europe? Exercise 2: Gasoline Blending o Blending both regular & premium gasoline o Investment needed to meet increasing specifications o Making an RBOB to be blended with ethanol Blending Technology o Tank blending, in-line ratio control blending, inline property control o

6 Registration form: Product Quality & Blending Course: CCT Venues, Aldersgate House, London EC1A4JA, UK. Please make a reservation at ERS Course for the following delegate: Title Given Name Family Name Position Company Address Tel: Fax : Early Bird Bookings Received before 27 th January: Course fee % VAT For Bookings Received after this date: % VAT will be applied PLEASE NOTE: Payment to be made at time of reservation. To qualify for Early Bird discount, payment must be received no later than 27 th January If an invoice is required to make payment by bank transfer please your request or Purchase order to reservations@eurotek-refining.co.uk and an invoice will be ed by return. Make payments to Eurotek Refining Services Ltd. Account: Eurotek Refining Services Ltd Bank: Lloyds Plc SWIFT: LOYDGB21419 IBAN No. GB91LOYD Cancellations, Substitutions & Programme Changes If you are unable to attend the course, you may make a substitution at any time. All substitutions and name changes must be received in writing by mail, , or Fax. For cancellations received by mail, or Fax 21 days before course start, 75% of the fees will be refunded. For cancellations received after this date course papers will be sent, but no refund. Course content may be subject to change at Eurotek Refining Services Ltd. s discretion Course timetable: 27 th February nwards Course Registration 09:00-17:00 Course Programme 28 th February 09:00-17:00 Course Programme 20:00 Course Dinner (free) 1 st March 09:00-16:00 Course Programme Four ways to book 1. Complete and return this form to: Eurotek Refining Services Ltd 389 Woodham Lane, Addlestone Surrey KT15 3PP, UK 2: Telephone with details on: : Complete and return this form to: Reservations@eurotek-refining.co.uk 4: Visit our website at and click on Registration Form.

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