REF 203
Refinery and Petrochemicals Hydrocarbon Mass Balance and Loss Course
Refinery and Petrochemicals Hydrocarbon Mass Balance and Loss Course
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REF 203 | 10-12 Aug 2026 | Online | 2000 |
| REF 203 | 2-4 Nov 2026 | Amsterdam | 2700 |
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is a 3-day course designed to provide participants with a broad understanding of the need to develop proper refinery hydrocarbon mass balances and monitor losses. The course begins with an introduction of the various mass balances and various types of hydrocarbon losses. Next is how to minimize these losses. Benchmark targets will be discussed supported by key performance indicators and governance structure. A case study on flare reduction illustrates a typical money-saving exercise. Finally, several topics from the Energy Institute HM 31 guidelines will be discussed in detail. This course is highly interactive with plenty of time for participating in topics.
This course provides participants with expertise to develop mass balances and minimize hydrocarbon loss in the refinery & petrochemicals business and eventually ‘save money’. The participants will receive and understand practical information to abate hydrocarbon losses. This course is highly interactive with presentations supported with slides (which also serve as a dedicated course manual), interactive discussions and participant topics (on demand), and Q&A Sessions
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
INSTRUCTOR
Day 1
o Safety and Introduction
o Welcome, Safety & In-house arrangements
o Introduction of participants
o Program
o Course objectives
o Refinery and Petrochemicals Introduction
o Refinery operation
o Petrochemicals operation
o Hydrocarbon Mass Balances
o The role of mass balance
o The impact of hydrocarbon loss
o Basic refinery mass balance
o Reconciled refinery mass balance
o Hydrocarbon Losses
o Physical losses
o Paper losses
o Accounted losses
o Unaccounted losses
o Minimizing Physical Hydrocarbon Losses
o Physical losses mitigating actions
o Physical losses checklists
o Minimizing Paper Hydrocarbon Losses
o Paper losses mitigating actions
o Paper losses checklists
o Ocean Loss
o What is ocean loss
o Minimising ocean loss
o Targets and Benchmarks
o Targets & Benchmarks
o How to arrive at Best-in-Class
o Questions and Answers
Day 2
Key Performance Indicators
o KPI Introduction
o KPI Dashboards
o Governance
o Roles and Responsibilities
o Reviews Meetings
o Auditing
o Case Study ‘Flare reduction’
o Introduction
o Case Study
o Best Practices
o Questions and Answers
Day 3
o HM 31 Guide Topics
o Introduction
o Weighing & measuring
o Loss from process units
o Tankage
o Miscellaneous Topics
o Idea lists
o Tools
o Summary and Conclusions
o Questions and Answers
o Examination
o Course Feedback and Certification Appendices
Instructor Profile
Instructor holds a Masters and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He then worked 26 years for Shell. His expertise lies in Manufacturing, Supply & Distribution, Research & Technical Services, Business Assurance (Quality & Auditing), Change Management and Continuous Improvement. He has 15 years of refinery and petrochemicals engineering experience and worked 12 years in three refineries. He led large multi-cultural teams of highly educated (PhD-level) direct reports in The Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. His last Shell-role was in the Management Team of Pernis Refinery in Rotterdam with a secondment in Shell Internal Audit as Senior Auditor. He also was assigned to Delft University of Technology as Senior University Lecturer and currently runs a consultancy agency to support Production Processes Performance Improvement in mainly the refining and (petro)chemicals industry
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
The course is designed for:
o Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Managers
o Production Managers
o Finance Manager
o Oil Movement Managers
o Yield Accountants
o Instrumentation Engineers
o Control Engineers
o Laboratory Manager
o Maintenance Engineers
o Terminal Operators
o Plant Engineers
o Supply and Trading Managers
o Process Engineers and Technologists
COURSE LEVEL
o Basic to Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
o Present a brief introduction to refining and petrochemicals operation (technical and economic).
o Understand the various types, roles and importance of mass balances.
o Appreciate the (monetary) impact of hydrocarbon loss.
o Understand the various types of hydrocarbon losses (physical, paper, accounted, unaccounted).
o Minimize the physical and paper hydrocarbon losses.
o Understand the impact of ocean loss and how to minimize.
o Appreciate the use of checklists to find potential hydrocarbon losses.
o Save money after implementation of mitigating actions.
o Understand how Key Performance Indicators can support business improvement.
o Appreciate the need of good governance.
o Understand how to reduce flaring.
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