Virtual session
03-05 Feb 2025
Houston, USA
Virtual session
05-07 May 2025
KL, Malaysia
Virtual session
27-29 Oct 2025
Rotterdam, NL
03-05 Feb 2025
Houston, USA
05-07 May 2025
KL, Malaysia
27-29 Oct 2025
Rotterdam, NL
Course Summary
This 3-day course is designed to provide an overview of basic refining process, operations and configuration in a non-technical language. The course will offer attendees an effective and practical knowledge of crude oil processing in refineries and how different processing units and configuration affects the profitability of a particular refinery. The course will demonstrate the importance of various process functions and unit operations required for maximizing the refining margins under different feedstock. The course material covers refining process, unit operations, plant configuration, crude characteristics, crude selection, refined products, products grade and specifications, supply trading and marine freight using real life examples generally practiced in refining and marketing organisations.

Meet your trainer
Syed was a Senior Marketing Manager in International Operations of Saudi Aramco Corporate HQ and recently retired. He served Saudi Aramco as the Group Head of North American markets for coordinating crude oil sales, supply and strategic planning. An international downstream veteran with more than 35 years of high profile expertise in technical and commercial operations of crude oil and refined products with major emphasis on refinery economics, sales, marketing, supply, trading, logistics, contract negotiations, joint venture due diligence, business development and strategies.
Virtual Sessions
All our courses are available virtually using MS Teams & Zoom platforms
£
1,600
Classroom Sessions
All our classroom sessions are now resumed and courses are held in different cities around the world.
Kindly refer to our 2025 calendar for dates & locations
£
2,500
We are pleased to offer all our courses as fully customisable In-House training programs, designed to meet your specific needs. Whether you prefer the course to be conducted at your office or any location of your choice, we are here to make it seamless for you. Email us at j.rogus@londonpetroacademy.co.uk to discuss further.
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