Description
From
Wellhead to Gasoline Pump is
a class on the refining, transportation and marketing operations of
the oil industry. The course will
provide students with a basic understanding of how crude oil is transformed
into refined products and how these products are delivered and sold to
consumers. Ethylene
cracking and aromatics processing is discussed in an overview of
petrochemical operations. Participants will learn about the driving forces, economics and
strategy of downstream operations.
Features
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Over 440 slides that
provide an in-depth explanation of the downstream oil industry.
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Exercises that allow you to apply information
learned in lectures
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Lecture material that may be downloaded for
note-taking and future reference
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Chapter quizzes to emphasize important points
of lecture and test your knowledge
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Interactive refinery flowchart
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Easy access to help using the "Ask an Expert"
form and/or phone
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References for your to learn more about class
topics
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Class Outline*
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Fundamentals
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Oil and gas operations |
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Petroleum
chemistry basics |
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World oil supply and demand
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Crude Oil and Refined
Products
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Crude oil properties |
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Refined product specifications |
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Refined
product blending |
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Alternative transportation fuels
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Class Exercise
- Product Blending
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Transportation |
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Class Exercise
- Transporting Oil
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Oil Movements |
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Waterborne Shipments |
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Petroleum Pipeline Operations |
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Storage |
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Refinery Operations
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Separation |
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Quality
Improvement |
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Conversion/Upgrading |
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Blending and Support Operations |
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Building the
Refinery |
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Class Exercise
- Refinery
Configuration
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Refined
Product Marketing
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Refined products distribution |
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Retail gasoline operations |
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Valuing
crude oil |
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Balancing physical and financial markets |
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Class
Exercise
- Marketing Gasoline |
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Downstream
Economics and Strategy
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Downstream economics |
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Driving forces |
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Strategies of the downstream oil business |
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Class
Exercise
- Selecting the "Best" Crudes |
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Petrochemicals
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Petrochemical building blocks |
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Olefins processing |
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Aromatics processing |
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Chemicals from natural gas |
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Polymers |
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International
Refining and Marketing
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International refining and marketing operations
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OPEC’s role in world oil markets |
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Downstream Future and
Issues
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Major business drivers and challenges
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Forecasts of US and world oil supply and demand |
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* Click on topic to
see more information
Registration
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Format |
Schedule |
Dates |
Price |
Register |
| In-House |
Two-days
8:30 am until 4:30 pm |
According to
Request |
According to
Request |
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| Internet |
14 day training window |
On Demand |
$375 |
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Please see
Terms and Conditions of Use
before registering.
After we receive your
registration, we assign an individual user name and
password and send this to the e-mail address associated with the
registration.
This process is usually done within one day. Your time does not begin
until
after we have transmitted the user name and password.
Some e-mail servers are
restricting any e-mail that looks like spam. This may prohibit
delivery of your username and password. Please call us at 214-616-9408 if
you have not received your username and password within 24-hours after your
registration.
If you are registering outside the
United States, you will have to call us at 214-616-9408 with your credit card
information.
Updated
01/07/08
Copyright
2000
PetroStrategies, Inc.
All rights reserved
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