OIL TERMINAL OPERATIONS
COURSE OVERVIEW & LEARNING OUTCOMES
This terminal operations training is a one week immersion of participants in the theory, management and operations of oil and gas terminals for storage and export. Partcipants are tuned to best practices that ensures a safe and efficient management of one of the critical downsteam operations in the O&G value chain.
This course includes the proper planning and scheduling techniques in storage & transfer systems, safety practices and procedures in terminal operations including oil spill contingency and emergency response plans.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
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Terminal Managers, Supervisors and Superintendents
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Oil and Gas Refinery or Product Storage Facility Personnel
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Oil and Gas Field Operations Personnel and Engineers
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Facility Managers
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Process Engineers, Project Managers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Instrumentation / Control Engineers
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HSSE Personnel
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Transfer and Fiscalization Supervisors
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Oil and Gas Cargo Officials
EXAMPLE MODULES
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Crude Oil and Stored Product Properties
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Physical, Chemical & Hazardous Properties of Stored Products
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How Physical & Chemical Properties Influences Choice of Storage
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Tank Types & Requirements for Stored Products
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Tank Farms: Differences and Purposes
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Product (Crude and Refined) Storage
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Overview: LNG, LPG, CNG Storage
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Roof Types: Fixed, Dome & Cone
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Floating Roof, Internal / External
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Suction Levels Fixed / Floating
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Estimation and Measurement of Tank Emissions and Losses
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Safety and Risk
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Fire-fighting & protection
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Tank Farm Operations and Planning
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Transfer Systems
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The Ship/Shore Safety Checklist
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Terminal Inventory Control & Inter Tank Transfers
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Disposal of tanks washings, slops & dirty ballast
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Bunkering
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Communications & emergency response plans
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Tank Gauging and Metering, Meter Proving, Stock Loss & Pipeline Transfer Loss
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Sampling and Quality Control – ISO 17025
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Centrifugal pumps: Operations and Troubleshooting
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Piping systems
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Flow and pressure matching
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Comingled Stock & Un-pumpable
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Changing Tanks' Service
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Tank Calibration / Recalibration
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Overview of Electrical Systems
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Instrumentation, Flow and Level Measurement
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Overview- Instrumentation and Control
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Level Alarms / Independent Level Alarms
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Spill and Overfill Control
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Control of Pump and Piping Systems
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Product Blending and Product Failures
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Operations of Ballast and Cargo Handling Systems
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Inert Gas System
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Crude Oil Washing (COW)
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Safe Loading and Unloading Cargoes
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Prevention of Marine Pollution
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International Regulations & Requirements for Oil & Gas Marine Terminals
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Major Accidents Prevention: The Seveso III Directive
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Required notifications in the event of a release -ISGOTT
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Release Detection, Response, Reporting and Investigation
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Tank Inspection and Cleaning
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Gas Freeing and Confined Entry
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API 653 Tank Inspection
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Tank Failure Causes and Prevention
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Settling
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Corrosion
DURATION
5 Days
LOCATIONS:
Dubai, Houston, London