Refinery Operations & Process Units

Refineries are complex, integrated systems that convert crude oil into valuable fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants, and industrial products. Engineers, operators, and technical teams must understand how refinery units work, how they interact, and how process conditions influence product quality, safety, and efficiency.

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in refinery operations, major process units, crude oil characteristics, separation systems, conversion technologies, hydrotreating, and product blending. It is designed to strengthen operational awareness, troubleshooting capability, and process optimisation skills across refinery environments.

The GTMCS Refinery Operations & Process Units course delivers a practical, industry‑aligned, and competency‑focused learning experience.

This Training Course Will Highlight

Crude oil properties & assay interpretation

Refinery flow & configuration

Distillation & fractionation

Conversion units (FCC, hydrocracking, coking)

Hydrotreating & desulfurisation

Reforming & aromatics production

Product blending & quality control

Troubleshooting refinery operations

Course Benefits

Strengthen understanding of refinery operations

Improve troubleshooting & operational decision‑making

Build confidence in process unit behaviour

Enhance knowledge of crude oil properties & product quality

Support safe & efficient refinery operations

Align workforce with global refining standards

Tools & Techniques Covered

Crude assay interpretation

Distillation curve analysis

Process unit performance monitoring

Catalyst behaviour evaluation

Troubleshooting logic models

Product quality control tools

Practical Workshops

Crude assay interpretation

Distillation column behaviour simulation

Conversion unit case studies

Hydrotreating performance analysis

Refinery troubleshooting exercises

Real‑World Case Studies

Distillation column flooding due to crude variability

FCC unit catalyst deactivation

Hydrotreater temperature excursion

Coker drum foaming incident

Off‑spec gasoline due to blending error

Industry Relevance

This course is essential for:

Refinery engineers

Process operators

Production & planning teams

Maintenance & reliability professionals

HSSE & process safety teams

Future Skills Alignment

Refinery process literacy

Technical troubleshooting

Process optimisation

Catalyst & reaction awareness

Industrial problem‑solving

Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

Understand crude oil properties & refinery configuration

Analyse major refinery process units

Interpret distillation & conversion unit behaviour

Apply hydrotreating & reforming principles

Troubleshoot refinery process deviations

Support safe & efficient refinery operations

Certificates

Upon successful completion of this training course, participants will receive a GTMCS Certificate of Completion.