This advanced 5 days programme provides professionals with a rigorous, practice-oriented grounding in Refinery Process Yield Optimisation. Designed for those working across the Downstream Refining & Petrochemicals sector, the course combines established theoretical frameworks with current industry practice through expert-led instruction, structured case studies, and hands-on workshops.
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This advanced 5 days programme provides professionals with a rigorous, practice-oriented grounding in Refinery Process Yield Optimisation. Designed for those working across the Downstream Refining & Petrochemicals sector, the course combines established theoretical frameworks with current industry practice through expert-led instruction, structured case studies, and hands-on workshops.
Participants will engage with the most relevant tools, standards, and methodologies used in Petroleum Refining today. By the final day, delegates will leave with a clear personal action plan and the confidence to apply their learning immediately, contributing to improved performance, compliance, and competitive advantage within their organisations.
Equip professionals with the knowledge, skills, and frameworks required to excel in Refinery Process Yield Optimisation, driving measurable improvement in Downstream Refining & Petrochemicals performance and delivering tangible value to their organisations.
10 key learning outcomes
Understand crude oil refining process units and their role in producing petroleum products to specification
Apply refinery yield optimisation techniques to improve product slate and margin performance
Evaluate petrochemical feedstock options and process routes for key commodity chemicals
Apply process safety management to refinery and petrochemical operations and major hazard control
Understand refinery and petrochemical utilities: steam, hydrogen, fuel gas, power, and cooling water systems
Evaluate crude oil assay data and select crude slates for optimal refinery economics
Apply environmental regulations relevant to downstream operations including emissions, effluent, and waste
Understand product quality specifications and blending strategies for fuel and petrochemical products
Evaluate refinery and petrochemical plant performance KPIs including yield, energy, and reliability
Apply energy efficiency and decarbonisation strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of downstream assets
5 training days · 15 modules · hands-on workshops
Understand crude oil composition, refinery configurations, and core process units.
Crude assay analysis: teams evaluate three crude assays, calculate the theoretical yield of key products, and rank the crudes for a provided refinery configuration.
Understand catalytic and thermal conversion units that improve refinery yield and product quality.
Refinery yield optimisation: teams adjust the operating variables for a simplified refinery linear programme to maximise diesel yield and refinery margin for a given crude slate.
Understand the key petrochemical process routes and their integration with refinery operations.
Petrochemical value chain mapping: teams trace the value chain from crude oil to a final polymer product, identifying all process steps, key intermediates, and margin contribution points.
Apply process safety and energy management to downstream operations.
Energy audit exercise: teams conduct an energy audit of a simplified refinery heat and mass balance, identify the three largest energy losses, and quantify the saving potential.
Apply LP optimisation, digital tools, and decarbonisation strategies to future-proof downstream assets.
Capstone refinery optimisation: teams use a simplified LP model to determine the optimal crude slate and operating conditions for a provided refinery configuration, maximising margin under product and environmental constraints.
This programme is designed for professionals across these roles
Engineers responsible for unit performance, yields, and process optimisation in refining operations
Technical professionals working in olefins, aromatics, and polymer production facilities
Commercial teams responsible for crude selection, product pricing, and margin management
Safety professionals managing HAZOP, LOPA, and major accident hazard prevention in downstream
Engineers responsible for rotating equipment reliability and planned turnaround management
Professionals managing emissions, energy efficiency, and decarbonisation in downstream operations
Upcoming public dates — enrol anytime
This course carries internationally recognised professional credits
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