Production Planning & Scheduling in Petroleum Refineries

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
Other Engineers who would like a further understanding of the complex refining processes and their impact on refinery planning and scheduling
Accountants, Marketers and other professions who would like understand the complexities and terminology of Production Planning & Scheduling in Petroleum Refineries