Production Planning & Scheduling in Petroleum Refineries
Course Details
Objectives
• Gain an appreciation of modern planning and scheduling tools that will be useful for planning of crude and product deliveries in their facilities
• Assist in improved operations, optimization, upgrading and modification of existing facilities
• Will result in improved profitability and help in continuous modernization of facilities
• Develop the skills necessary to apply risk assessment techniques
Outline
Application of Planning and Scheduling
• Overview of planning and scheduling in oil refineries
Refinery Configuration:-
• Hydro skimming Refinery
• Refineries with Secondary Conversion Process
• Integrated Refineries
• Existing & New Refineries
• Choice of Crude
• Crude oil scheduling
• Choice of Processes
• Capacity utilization of Crudes
• Severity of Process Operations
• Cut-points Optimization
• Facing Upset Situations
• Tankage Requirement
Improving Product Movements and Releasing Tankages
• Basic Information Required
• Crude Assay
• Intermediate Feed Characteristics
• Yields and Properties
• Different Process Units
• Utilities
Product Blending Rules
• Product Specifications
• New Trends in fuel production
• Environmental Issues
• Crude Cost
• Product Netback
Formulation of Problem
• Refinery Flow-sheets
• Simplified Material Balance
• General Formulation
• Demand Equations
• Product Inventory Control
• Product Quality Control
• Fixed Composition Blend
• Capacity Control/ Constraints
• Availability of Feedstock/ Control
Application to a Refinery Worksheet
• Petroleum Product Movement and Product Exchange
• Marginal Depot Supply and movements
• Commonly Used Methods & Recent Developments
• Mathematical Approach to Solution
• Linear Programming
• Graphic Method
• Vendors Software
Who Should Attend ?
Operations Personnel including Shift Supervisors
Marketers and Refinery Planners
Blending Professionals
Refining Technologists
